Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker

AWD online; Hedge End; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A local school in Hedge End seeks a proactive Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker to ensure a clean and safe environment. You will be responsible for supporting maintenance, health and safety compliance, and site security. The ideal candidate should possess excellent organisational skills and be flexible with working hours. This is a full-time permanent role with a competitive salary of £25,186 plus shift allowance and benefits, including a public sector pension scheme.

Benefits

Friendly colleagues

Free on-site car park

Staff membership rates for Leisure Centre

Enrolment in public sector pension schemes

Cycle-to-Work scheme

Good transport links

Qualifications

• Comfortable with lifting, moving and handling duties.
• Able to use initiative and solve problems confidently.
• Strong time management and ability to prioritise.
• Positive contributor to the wider school community.
• Willing to work varied shifts to support school needs.
• Maintains professionalism and discretion at all times.

Responsibilities

• Supporting upkeep of buildings, equipment and fixtures.
• Completing routine checks with full training provided.
• Acting as a key holder and ensuring the site is safe and secure.
• Setting up rooms, moving furniture and managing deliveries.
• Ensuring lighting and heating systems are fully operational.
• Working collaboratively with the site and maintenance team.

Skills

Manual Handling

Proactive Approach

Organisational Skills

Team Working

Flexibility

Confidentiality

Job description

Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker

A great opportunity for an enthusiastic and proactive Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker to support maintenance, cleaning standards, site security and health and safety compliance across a busy school environment.

If you’ve also worked in the following roles, we’d also like to hear from you:

• Maintenance Assistant
• Caretaker
• Facilities Operative
• School Site Officer
• Building Maintenance Worker
• Facilities Assistant
• Site Operative
• Site Assistant

SALARY: £25,186 per annum plus 14% shift allowance totalling £28,712 per annum + Excellent Benefits

LOCATION: Hedge End, Southampton, Hampshire

JOB TYPE: Full-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, worked on a rotating shift pattern (shift pattern to be agreed at appointment)

Job Overview

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker who will help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment while supporting daily operations across the school site.

As a Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker you will carry out general repairs, routine maintenance and compliance checks, ensuring all facilities remain operational, secure and health and safety standards are met.

The Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker will work closely with the maintenance team, using initiative to solve problems, manage priorities and provide practical support such as moving furniture, managing deliveries and maintaining lighting and heating systems.

Full health and safety training will be provided.

Duties

Your duties as the Site Maintenance Assistant / School Caretaker include:

• General Repairs and Maintenance: Supporting upkeep of buildings, equipment and fixtures
• Health and Safety Compliance: Completing routine checks with full training provided
• Site Security: Acting as a key holder and ensuring the site is safe and secure
• Operational Support: Setting up rooms, moving furniture and managing deliveries
• Building Systems: Ensuring lighting and heating systems are fully operational
• Team Support: Working collaboratively with the site and maintenance team

Candidate Requirements

Essential

• Manual Handling: Comfortable with lifting, moving and handling duties
• Proactive Approach: Able to use initiative and solve problems confidently
• Organisational Skills: Strong time management and ability to prioritise
• Team Working: Positive contributor to the wider school community
• Flexibility: Willing to work varied shifts to support school needs
• Confidentiality: Maintains professionalism and discretion at all times

Desirable

• Trade Skills: Experience in any maintenance trade area
• Facilities Experience: Background in site operations or building upkeep
• Compliance Knowledge: Experience with safety checks or maintenance logs – Full health and safety training will be provided

Benefits

• Friendly and sociable colleagues
• Free on-site car park
• Staff membership rates to the modern on-site Leisure Centre
• Enrolment in one of the UK’s Largest public sector pension schemes
• A tax efficient Cycle-to-Work scheme through salary sacrifice
• Good transport links

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The school will ensure that all their recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service / DBS checks along with other relevant employment checks.

We reserve the right to close any of our vacancies early.

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JOB REF: AWDO-P14176