Maintenance Caretaker

St Columba’s College has an exciting opportunity for a Maintenance Caretaker to join the team based in St Albans, Herts. You will be on a full time permanent contract, with a highly competitive salary of £25,000 per annum (including on call allowance).

Maintenance Caretaker Job Role

Assist in ensuring the college site is in a clean, tidy and presentable condition at all times and that it provides a safe and secure environment for students, staff, parents and visitors.  To work to support the day to day activities of the college which involves carrying out activities such as site security, setting up rooms, porterage, some cleaning, general repairs and decorating. To use initiative and show flexibility to meet the constantly changing and unpredictable needs of the college as well as contributing to the overall ethos and aims of the college. 

In order to deliver services effectively, a degree of flexibility is needed and the postholder may be required to perform work not specifically referred to above. Such duties, however, will fall within the scope of the post, at the appropriate grade.  

Responsibilities as our Maintenance Caretaker

- Security of the college’s buildings and grounds

- Operation and knowledge of the college’s plant/equipment, utility intakes and meters, alarm system, fuse boards, stopcock’s, CCTV etc.

- General porterage duties, including setting up of rooms and movement of furniture and equipment within the college.

- Handyperson duties, which may include door closer and mag-lock adjustments, minor repairs to furniture and fixtures and non-specialist decorating tasks, putting up shelves, hanging pictures, basic plumbing/electrical repairs etc.

- Day to day supervision of the cleaning team.

- Work to ensure that the site is clean and well presented at all times. This will include cleaning the exterior of the site/grounds during the day.

- Such other duties which may arise from the use of the premises.

- The postholder will be one of the college’s key holders for call out and emergency access to the premises.

- To be the primary contact for out of hours alarm call outs on a three week rota basis.

- To supervise out of hours lettings (evenings and weekends) as required by the college as per the Lettings Diary (overtime pay applicable where necessary)

- To work in accordance with the college’s safeguarding policy.

Key Skills and Requirements needed to become our Maintenance Caretaker

- Previous experience in any of the following trades: Plumbing, Electrical work, Carpentry

- Experience working as a caretaker / maintenance.

- Experience working in a school or a large employer such as the NHS.

- Computer literate, competent in Microsoft office and Excel.

- Experience working to a PPM annual rotor.

- Experience with risk assessments and H&S.

- Experience working with the general public.

- Legionella and asbestos trained.

- Full UK Driving licence.

- DBS Clearance.

If you feel you are the right candidate for the role as our Maintenance Caretaker then please click ‘apply’ now! We’d love to hear from you!

The appointee’s responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for whom s/he comes into contact will be to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy at all times.  If in the course of carrying out the duties of the post the appointee becomes aware of any actual or potential risk to the safety or welfare of children in the School s/he must report any concerns to the Designated Senior Leader.