College Caretaker

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Reed FE are a leading recruitment agency working with colleges, prisons, universities, and training providers across the North-West and Scotland. We are currently looking for a Site Supervisor to join our team and help us deliver top quality service to the education providers we work with.

Job Title: Caretaker

Position: Full-Time

Role type:  Permanent

Location: Wigan

Rate: Under Review

What the role will entail:

• To work as part of the Estates Team and wider College community to support our students.
• To provide effective porterage and minor maintenance services as directed by the Estates Team Leader across all College sites.
• To work across Wigan and Leigh campuses with alternating shift patterns
  
  • Week 1(Mon-Thurs) 6am-2pm
  • Week 2: (Mon-Thurs) 2pm- 10pm
  • Friday’s 10-6pm.

• To drive the College minibus as a central part of daily duties including operating a shuttle minibus
• Undertake the College postal service and related driving duties, including driving College vehicles between sites
• Carry out site safety and housekeeping inspection checks.
• Travel and work at any of the College sites as and when required.
• Act as key holder for the premises with responsibility for locking and unlocking sites on a rota basis.
• Access and monitor the Colleges security systems i.e. CCTV, fire alarms etc
• Access and operate the College computer based ‘Help Desk’ system to effectively administer routine and responsive Estates tasks.
• Work as part of a team, provide security duties undertaking regular patrols around the College estate and be actively involved in security of the premises.

The successful applicant will have the following:

• Hold a full, clean UK Driving License and be able to drive a minibus for work purposes
• D1 category on driving licence
• Hold a relevant and up to date first aid certificate or be willing to gain the qualification
• IT literacy, including having a working knowledge of windows based software
• Have previous experience in a similar work
• Have a practical working knowledge and understanding of Health and Safety at work as it affects estates and maintenance services
• Ability to effectively undertake basic maintenance related duties
• Literacy and numeracy skills to be able to undertake administrative tasks

Benefits of working with us:

• Exclusive representation to leading FE colleges, prisons, and training providers in the area
• A specialist further education consultant who will search for jobs on your behalf
• A Health Cash Plan and Reed Discount Club
• Entitlement to Statutory Sick Pay, Statutory Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Pay, Parental Leave and Antenatal/Pre-Adoption Appointment Payment
• Access to Training and Development - Reed Assessment Centre - Reed Learning.
• Great referral bonus’
• Access to roles throughout the UK and online/remote learning

Reed Further Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment by undergoing a 2 year’ employment check and a DBS Application, completing mandatory training within 6 weeks of your first assignment and annually thereafter.