School Caretaker

Salary: £18 per hour

My client, a successful secondary school in Hertfordshire, are looking to recruit an experienced School Caretaker to join their site team.

This is a full time role; 35 hours over five-days-per-week. 

The role is offered on a shift-based rotation system where the hours will be 06.30 to 14.30 one week and then 14.30 to 22.30 the following.

What’s involved

The brief of site manager or a caretaker can vary widely depending on the size of the school, but often includes some or all of the following:

• Setting the priorities for maintenance and repairs
• Carrying out basic repairs
• Managing access to the premises and maintaining security
• Cleaning or supervising cleaning
• Planning site use and development
• Championing health and safety around the school, and supervising external contractors
• Managing site staff

Skills and experience you will need

Premises managers need to:

• Be able to work flexibly
• Have basic DIY skills
• Be reasonably fit to cope with the lifting and carrying involved

Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility.