• Caretaker
  • Birmingham
  • £13.68 p/h
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Area: Turves Green, Birmingham

Caretaker

Job Description

Zest Education is recruiting a reliable and proactive Caretaker to support a welcoming school in Turves Green. This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and well‑presented school environment and enjoys a hands‑on, varied workload.

🔧 Key Responsibilities

  • Carry out general maintenance, repairs, and basic DIY tasks around the school
  • Ensure the site is safe, secure, and well‑maintained at all times
  • Open and lock the school premises, including setting alarms
  • Conduct regular health & safety checks, including fire alarms and emergency exits
  • Support with cleaning duties when required
  • Monitor stock levels of cleaning and maintenance supplies
  • Liaise with contractors and oversee on‑site work
  • Maintain outdoor areas, including pathways, playgrounds, and car parks

👤 Ideal Candidate

  • Previous caretaking, maintenance, or site management experience (school setting desirable)
  • Confident with basic DIY, repairs, and general maintenance
  • Strong awareness of health & safety and safeguarding procedures
  • Reliable, punctual, and able to work independently
  • Good communication skills and a positive, proactive attitude
  • Enhanced DBS (or willingness to obtain one)

If you are interested in this position or want to find out more, email Mia at mia@zesteducation.co.uk or ‘apply for job’ at the top of the page to submit your details.

Zest Education are an APSCo audited agency and are dedicated to safeguarding children. All candidates must hold an enhanced DBS (or allow us to process one for you) and be registered to the DBS Update Service, be able to provide references to cover the last two years and successfully pass all other necessary safeguarding checks prior to clearance for work.

Salary is dependent on experience, training, or qualifications. The minimum experience, training, or qualifications required for this position are recent school-based experience (within the last 5 years within a school that teaches the British Curriculum) and/or care-based experience within the last 5 years.

The role advertised is for temporary supply work.

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Job Details

  • Caretaker
  • Birmingham
  • £13.68 p/h
  • Applications have closed
  • Job Area: Turves Green, Birmingham

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