Caretaker and Estates Operative

RNN Group • Permanent • Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom • £24.46k / year • 6d ago

Caretaker and Estates Operative – DVC

Hours; Full time (37hrs per week, all year round) on a shift pattern basis of morning and afternoons

Duration; Permanent

Salary; Up to £25,456 per annum + benefits

Location; Dearne Valley College, Rotherham

About the Role

The Caretaker and Estates Operative fulfils a key role at the College by ensuring that all buildings are available, accessible and suitable for the use of students, staff and visitors.

Fulfilling this role is critical to ensuring that we have a safe, clean and welcoming campus environment. Your role and how you deal with people in a professional and friendly way will shape staff and visitor’s views of the overall look and feel of the College Campus.

Main duties will include;

To participate in shift rota to ensure there is an Estates presence on all campus’s whenever the College buildings are open and conduct procedure to open and maintain security of college premises, in addition to keeping premises and equipment secure during the day.
To assist in maintaining the cleanliness of college buildings and grounds by the removal of refuse and emptying of bins.
Promoting general health and safety by keeping corridors and fire exits clear at all times of any spills, trips or hazards as reported or noticed by yourself during your walks around campus grounds.
Ensuring rooms are prepared for use, setting up rooms for curriculum areas or meeting rooms, assisting with staff room moves or re-arrangement of furniture
Ensuring that goods / documents post and parcels are delivered quickly to the correct areas, college campus, externally or within college buildings, so that those departments can work effectively.
Routine maintenance and repairs, where appropriate advising on suggested improvements to the general environment and to support risk assessments and pre planned maintenance programmes.
Responding to College emergencies including duties of evacuating the buildings in the case of a fire / fire drill and directing emergency services as appropriate and responding to lift breakdowns as required to release trapped persons.
Assisting in the provision of First Aid as and when required

You will…

You will have prior experience of working in a maintenance/security/caretaking role or similar (ideally within education but this is not essential).
You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths or be willing to work towards.

Department Info

You will report to the Estates and Facilities Management Team and work co-operatively with colleagues across all College Campuses and premises.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

Access to local government pensions scheme
Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
Parking available at all of our sites
Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.

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