£25,387.40 to £25,387.40 per year, Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Disability Confident: Yes
Closing Date: 01/08/2026
About this job
Pinnacle Group are looking for an experienced School Caretaker to ensure our buildings and facilities are well-maintained, secure, fully functional and Health & Safety compliant.
You will be joining our Facilities Management team based in Swindon.
Responsibilities will include performing routine maintenance, managing repairs, ensuring security protocols are followed and keeping the premises clean and orderly.
You will need to be proactive, detail‑oriented, and have excellent problem‑solving skills.
This is a full‑time permanent position based at Abbey Park School. There are 2 shift patterns available for this role: 6:30AM‑2.30PM and 10AM‑6PM Monday‑Friday.
Key responsibilities:
- Ensuring security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols, monitoring.
- Carry out day‑to‑day duties according to daily schedule, i.e. litter picking, bin emptying, sweeping.
- Carry out defined Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities in accordance with each school’s schedule and individual’s skills. Provide access, escort, liaise with and assist service providers on site to undertake remedial work or Planned Preventive Maintenance.
- Carry out minor maintenance repairs and decoration works.
- Carry out initial investigations into reactive requests during the day relating to deficiencies in accommodation and making temporary or permanent repairs or otherwise notifying management of the need to call in a service provider, in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
- Respond to emergency situations, affecting temporary or permanent rectification in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
- Respond to request for porterage and collection of parcels, movement of furniture, rearrangement of rooms, etc. in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.
- Weekly checking and clearing drains, gullies for blockages as well as weekly plant room check/plant changeover, monthly change/sterilise shower heads, painting (patch and programmed works).
Key Requirements:
- Range of general handyperson skills such as general DIY skills, minor plumbing, carpentry and electrical.
- Good customer service skills.
- Amenable and approachable personality.
- Ability to liaise with and assist external service providers.
- Ability to work in a team.
We believe that diversity makes us stronger. The more varied our workforce, the better we can understand, reflect and meet the needs of the communities we serve.
In addition to statutory benefits such as sick pay, maternity/paternity leave, a pension scheme, and annual leave, we offer a wide range of additional benefits tailored to your role and business area, including:
- Maternity/Paternity packages
- Flexible Working Arrangements
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Pension Scheme
- Additional Annual Leave
- Private Medical Insurance
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Retail Discounts
- Childcare Assistance
- Season Ticket Loans
- Sick Pay Schemes
- Personal Development Plans
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