Caretaker

We're looking for a Caretaker to join our team based in Downsell Primary School, Waltham Forest.

Location: Downsell Primary School, Waltham Forest
Hours: 40 hours per week

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Caretaker, you'll play a vital role in maintaining a safe, secure, and welcoming environment at Downsell Primary School. You'll support day-to-day operations and planned maintenance activities, ensuring the site is well-presented for staff, pupils, and visitors. This is a hands-on role where you'll carry out minor repairs, liaise with contractors, and help maintain the overall condition of the building and grounds.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Caretaker, you'll be working within the site operations team, supporting them in maintaining a safe and well-maintained school environment. Your day to day will include:

• Carrying out minor building repairs, adjustments, and maintenance tasks such as joinery, plumbing, changing light bulbs, and painting
• Completing daily, weekly, and monthly safety checks and planned preventative maintenance, recording them accurately on our tablet-based system
• Managing site security as a keyholder, including locking and unlocking the building and setting alarms
• Liaising with contractors and visitors, ensuring they follow site procedures and have the correct documentation in place
• Supporting grounds maintenance, accepting deliveries, and setting up rooms for meetings as required

What are we looking for?

This role of Caretaker is great for you if:

• You have previous experience in maintenance duties with strong DIY skills
• You're physically fit and able to carry out lifting and handling tasks safely
• You have excellent communication skills and enjoy working collaboratively with colleagues and clients
• You're comfortable using tablets and computer systems to update work tasks and records
• You're flexible, self-motivated, and able to work independently whilst prioritising tasks effectively

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier.