Caretaker

Company: Pinnacle Group Limited
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Location: Swindon
Job Description:

Position Overview

Pinnacle Group is seeking an experienced School Caretaker to join our Facilities Management team in Swindon. The role involves maintaining the building and facilities, ensuring health & safety compliance, and providing a secure, clean, and welcoming environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Ensure security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols, and monitoring.
  • Carry out day‑to‑day duties according to the daily schedule, including litter picking, bin emptying, and sweeping.
  • Perform Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities according to the school schedule and skill level.
  • Provide access, escort, and liaise with service providers for remedial or Planned Preventative Maintenance work.
  • Carry out minor maintenance repairs and decoration works.
  • Investigate reactive requests for deficiencies, carry out temporary or permanent repairs, or notify management to call a service provider, following prescribed procedures and timescales.
  • Respond to emergency situations, executing temporary or permanent rectification as per prescribed procedures and timescales.
  • Respond to requests for porterage, parcel collection, furniture movement, and room rearrangement, following prescribed procedures and timescales.
  • Perform weekly checking and clearing of drains and gullies; weekly plant room checks; plant changeovers; monthly sterilisation of shower heads; and painting (patch and programmed works).

Key Requirements

  • Range of general handy‑person skills, including general DIY, minor plumbing, carpentry, and electrical.
  • Amenable and approachable personality.
  • Ability to liaise with and assist external service providers.
  • Ability to work well within a team.

Position Details

Full‑time permanent role based at Abbey Park School, Swindon. Two shift patterns are available: 6:30 AM–2:30 PM and 10:00 AM–6:00 PM, Monday‑Friday.

Equal Employment Opportunity

We actively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, especially those who represent the communities we serve.

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Posted: July 9th, 2026