Reliable, practical and Visible, our caretakers are the backbone of daily campus operations making sure every building is open, safe, welcoming and ready for staff, students and visitors.
If you’re hands‑on, organised and calm under pressure, this role puts you right at the heart of Estates & Facilities. You’ll carry out essential daily checks, minor repairs, porterage, waste management, security support and multi‑site duties that keep the College functioning at its best.
You’ll be trusted to spot issues early, respond quickly, and help maintain safe, compliant and professional environments across all sites.
You’ll work flexibly, support colleagues, liaise with contractors, assist with audits, and contribute to continuous improvement.
We are looking for someone who is professional, practical, proactive and people‑focused.
Join us and help keep the college safe, efficient and ready for success.
About Gateshead College
At Gateshead College we’re famous for education with Employment Edge, industry inspired education that combines high quality learning with real world skills. This means giving our students the knowledge and skills to be successful in work and life and supporting them to be the best they can be.
This means putting everything we’ve got into making sure our students are the most employable and this is what makes our college such an exciting place to work.
From bringing industry expertise into the classroom and working hand in hand with businesses, to delivering the highest quality teaching and learning and supporting students to develop personally as well as professionally, we’re all about creating experiences that will set learners up for life
If you share our ambition, we’d love to hear from you.
In return we can offer a values-driven organisation and the chance to work with brilliant people who put students first. You’ll be listened to and will have opportunities to make an impact. We prioritise health and wellbeing and your work life balance will be respected.
Our inclusive culture means you’re valued for being yourself and diversity is celebrated, and our commitment to being a sustainable organisation means we always try to do business the right way to make our community better for everyone.
At Gateshead College we all have the opportunity to help our learners succeed and it’s this clear purpose and shared effort that makes us such a great place to work; we hope you think about joining.
Our Benefits:
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Generous holiday allowance of 33 days plus 8 bank holidays (pro-rata to hours worked).
- Mental health and wellbeing support, with 24/7 access to an employee assistance programme and counselling services.
- Career average pension with the Local Government Pension Scheme.
- Travel support including subsidised on site parking, discounted public transport scheme and cycle to work scheme.
- Retail and travel discounts.
- Volunteering Days.
Interviews will be held on Friday 11th September 2026.
