Caretaker - Swanscombe, England - Pinnacle Group

Pinnacle Group

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Swanscombe, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Caretaker (2633)
:

Overview:

Ref:

2633

Salary:

£23,920 - £23,920/annum

Location:

United Kingdom
England
South East England
Kent
Swanscombe

Contract Type:

Permanent

Posted:

05 June 2023

Pinnacle Group provides people first, integrated services across a range of community facing assets and
infrastructure including multi tenure housing, schools, open spaces, public buildings, utilities and broadband
networks as well as a range of complementary employment and wellbeing outcomes. Across the UK, Pinnacle
supports over 300,000 homes, 200 schools and 80 public buildings creating value, providing stewardship and
generating positive outcomes for our customers, our partners and our clients.

Our FM business delivers Facilities Management to homes, public and private sector bodies including Registered
Providers, schools, universities and blue light statutory authorities. We pride ourselves on placing people at the
centre of what we do, while maintaining our values of high quality and excellent customer care.

The Role
Pinnacle Group are looking for a Caretaker to ensure that the internal and external school facilities are available,
fully functional, Health & Safety compliant, and aesthetically pleasing where this fails within the remit of the
caretaking team.

Duties/Key Responsibilities
Ensuring security integrity of the school buildings and grounds through locking and unlocking, patrols,
monitoring third party lettings.

Carry out day to day duties according to daily schedule, i.e., littler picking, sweeping, refreshing toilets.

Carry out defined Planned Preventative Maintenance responsibilities in accordance with each school's schedule
and individual's skills.

Where appropriate provide access, escort, liaise with and assist service providers on site to undertake remedial
work or Planned Prevented Maintenance.

Carry out minor repairs and decoration works.

Participate in cleaning/deep cleaning activities as and when required.

Being proactive by noticing deficiencies in the facilities and either rectifying if within capabilities or bringing the
defect to the attention of management.

Carry out initial investigations into reactive requests made 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 such as floods, bodily fluids and effecting temporary or permanent
rectification in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.

Respond to request for collection of parcels, movement of furniture rearrangement of rooms
etc in accordance with prescribed procedures and timescales.

Be available for lettings of the premises outside of normal hours with agreement of site manager.

Daily visual checks of BMS, boiler and hot water functioning Monthly pest inspections

Weekly checking and clearing drains, gullies for blockages

Weekly plant room check/plant changeover monthly change/sterilize shower heads Painting (patch and
programme

Unlocking and Locking the school ensuring that persons are not locked in

General walk around to check facilities available

Change CCTV tapes procedures, review/monitor tapes in the event of an incident

Refresh toilets and reception areas

Setting up rooms/assemblies against schedule

Challenge visitors not wearing badges

Escort from premises and report

Investigating reactive requests, carrying out temporary repairs and notifying management of further repairs
required

Clear up spillages and bodily fluids

Cleaning ground level windows internally and externally including internal partition glazing

Putting up and taking down of sports equipment

Skills Required:

Range of general handyman skills such as general DIY skills, minor plumbing, carpentry, electrical

Good customer service skills

Amenable and approachable personality

Ability to liaise with and assist external service providers

Ability to work in a team

Ability to multi skill

Willingness to learn new skills and undertake training to develop role

Flexible and adaptable in approach

To be able to demonstrate the behaviours required as outlined in the Living the Values section of the Pinnacle
Way booklet.

Contact information:

SwanscombeFM Mock