Caretaker
Sub Division: Facilities Management
Location: Sheffield
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours - Variable Shift Pattern
Creating and maintaining great places to live and work delivered by excellent people who care…
Purpose of Role
We are looking for a reliable and hands-on Caretaker to join our facilities team at Newfield & Talbot School supporting a unique school campus comprising both a mainstream school and an SEN school.
This is a varied and rewarding role where you’ll play a key part in maintaining a safe, secure, and well-functioning environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Job Description
This is an important role supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of the school, helping to maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.
This role operates on a rotating shift pattern:
- Shift 1: 6:00am – 2:00pm
- Shift 2: 8:00am – 4:00pm
- Shift 3: 11:00am – 7:00pm
Flexibility is essential to cover all shifts as required.
Responsibilities
- Opening and closing the school site, ensuring buildings are secure
- Carrying out minor repairs and general maintenance tasks
- Monitoring and maintaining site safety and cleanliness
- Supporting contractors and overseeing site access where required
- Conducting routine inspections of facilities and reporting issues
- Assisting with room setups and site preparation for school activities and events
- Ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures
Essential Qualifications/Skills
- Experience in caretaking, maintenance, or facilities management (preferred)
- Practical DIY skills and the ability to carry out minor repairs
- Good organisational skills and the ability to work independently
- A proactive and flexible approach to work
- Strong awareness of health and safety practices
- Good communication and teamwork skills
In return for your hard work we offer additional training and development, 26 days holiday (+ bank holidays), generous pension contribution, life assurance and much more.
We are VINCI Facilities – experts in the built environment. VINCI Facilities is a Facilities Management and Building Solutions provider, delivering cost-effective and sustainable bespoke solutions to customers in the public and private sectors. We are committed to working towards a lower carbon society, focusing on sustainable and innovative methods to exceed our partners' goals and add value for all stakeholders – and we were named the top-ranked FM service provider in the Sustainable FM Index for 2020. We put our people first. Always working as a team and collaborating from start to finish. We are the trusted expert in the built environment because we listen to our team and create a workplace that maximises their potential.
Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at VINCI Facilities is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team. Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.
Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.
VINCI recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.
Work Location: In person
