Caretaker and Maintenance Person

Caretaker & Maintenance Person - UES1

Location: South Croydon and surrounding sites

Role Type: Full time (hours and working pattern to be agreed)

About the role:

Uniform Education is supporting a specialist setting and its associated charity retail/shop operations and transport facilities. The successful candidate will help ensure that the buildings, grounds, vehicles and facilities are safe, secure and well-maintained across multiple sites.

Key responsibilities & person specification:

• Carry out grounds work (grass cutting, weeding, low tree trimming, pressure washing, winter salt/grit) and outdoor structure/fencing repairs.
• Perform building maintenance tasks: painting/decorating, minor plumbing, general repairs, working with contractors, purchasing materials.
• Facilities & compliance: PAT testing assistance, weekly fire alarm tests, monthly lighting checks, water temperature monitoring, supporting pool maintenance.
• Vehicles: Transport school buses to/from garage, perform routine checks, ensure cleanliness of vehicles.
• Essential: proven experience in caretaking/maintenance, competence with a wide range of practical skills, grounds-keeping ability, good organisational and communication skills, ability to work independently and as part of a team, full clean UK driving licence.
• Desirable: school or educational setting experience, retail/charity shop operations, pool maintenance or PAT testing.

Why apply?

This role provides variety, scope for independent work and the chance to contribute significantly to the smooth running and maintenance of a specialist learning environment and its associated facilities.

Safeguarding:

Enhanced DBS check required.