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Caretaker

Employer
Undisclosed Company
Location
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Salary
Up to £12.00 per hour
Closing date
10 May 2018

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Sector
Care
Job Type
Temporary
Hours
Full-time

We are seeking a committed, reliable and pro-active caretaker to join our team of caretakers and maintenance engineers.

Ideally, the successful candidate will have previous experience in care taking or be good at basic day to day maintenance with a positive 'can do' attitude. A basic understanding of maintenance work will also be ideal.

The sites you will be responsible for include:

- Schools

- Estate sites

- Commercial premises

The role:

  • Respond in a timely manner to any issues with the delivery of routine and non-routine services. Provide cover and remedial tasks as necessary.
  • Act as Key holder. Carry out routine and non-routine security procedures for the schools, buildings and grounds.
  • Respond to security or maintenance issues outside normal working hours.
  • Liaise and provide regular feedback to the Area Team Leader and client representative on caretaking issues
  • Carry out internal and external routine inspections of the premises.
  • Carry out minor or temporary repairs within competency level.
  • Experience of supervising the work of others
  • Demonstrate a good understanding of health and safety principles
  • Able to organise and prioritise work to meet deadlines
  • Be sufficiently fit to be able to undertake caretaking duties
  • Capable of working on own initiative with minimum supervision
  • Able to work as a team player and pass on knowledge to others
  • Possess good communication and customer care skills
  • Flexible and willing
  • Prepared to work out of hours as necessary

This role requires an enhanced disclosure

An enhanced disclosure contains the following information:

  • All convictions both current and past,
  • Cautions, reprimands and warnings help on the police national computer for England and Wales,
  • Relevant convictions in Scotland and Northern Ireland may be included,
  • Checks against the Children's and Vulnerable adults barring list,
  • Additional checks for relevant information held by the local police forces for the position being applied for.

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