Mitie
About the Role:
Deliver excellent caretaking service standards for a Mitie customer, ensuring contract service delivery meets all SLA agreements. This role requires a reliable and professional individual to maintain the school premises and grounds to a high standard.
Key Responsibilities:
- Successfully complete all required caretaking training.
- Adhere to Mitie Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures.
- Maintain equipment cleanliness, upkeep, and safe working order.
- Demonstrate full working knowledge of cleaning equipment, materials, and approved chemicals.
- Ensure proper maintenance, cleaning, security, and safety of school premises and grounds.
- Handle emergency cleaning tasks (slippery floors, spillages, bodily fluids).
- Monitor and address helpdesk jobs within assigned timelines and SLAs.
- Act as key holder and provide building access as needed.
- Perform porterage tasks according to SLAs and school requests.
- Keep internal and external areas free from litter.
- Resolve or escalate helpdesk job issues as the first point of contact.
- Empty internal and external bins.
- Prepare rooms for examinations and school functions, returning them to their original layout.
- Carry out Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM) tasks, including weekly fire alarm and sprinkler tests and monthly emergency light tests.
- Cover out-of-hours building usage on a rota basis.
- Ensure contractor access and escort if necessary, based on DBS clearance.
- Adhere to all Safeguarding Policies and report any concerns.
- Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
- Perform any other related duties within capability and business needs.
Skills and Expertise:
- Caretaking experience preferred, but training provided.
- Reliable, hardworking, and professional attitude.
- Ability to work to a schedule and as part of a team.
- Ability to work independently where appropriate.
- Openness, honesty, self-motivation, and determination.
- Commitment to continuous improvement in service delivery.
Why Join Us:
Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will undergo an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references. If you are working in regulated activity, please note that applying for this role requires meeting relevant legal and safeguarding requirements.