Caretaker

• Caretaker


• £19,500


• Horsforth, Leeds


• Permanent

We are currently recruiting for a permanent Caretaker to work at a school in Horsforth, Leeds. The role is full time position working 37.5 per week between 7am-3pm with a 30minute unpaid break.

The main aim of this role is to manage all facilities and safety aspects of the school to provide a positive working environment for the students and staff.

Duties of the role include:

• Ensuring security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols, monitoring third party contractors.


• Conduct initial investigations for reactive requests, carrying out the repairs or reporting the damage to the helpdesk


• Carry out daily tasks i.e. litter picking, spot cleaning toilets, replenishing toilet role


• Respond to emergency situations such as floods, bodily fluids and effecting temporary or permanent rectification in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales


• Respond to request for collection of parcels, movement of furniture rearrangement of rooms etc in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales


• Be observant for H&S issues and ensure that they are rectified or made safe and reported to management


• Being proactive by noticing deficiencies in the facilities and either rectifying if within capabilities or bringing the defect to the attention of management

The ideal candidate:

The ideal candidate will have experience of working in an education facility as a caretaker or similar with a proven trade such as carpentry, electrical or plumbing. Other skills required are,

• General handyman skills such as general DIY skills, minor plumbing, carpentry, electrical


• Experience working in a school or similar


• Good customer service skills


• Amenable and approachable personality


• Willingness to learn new skills and undertake training to develop role


• Flexible and adaptable in approach


• Able to work the shift pattern and out of hours calls as needed


• Enhanced DBS check