Caretaker / Porter / Maintenance (Worksop College)

About Us

Worksop College and Ranby House; one community set across two schools - educating children from age two to eighteen. We're proud of being a broad‑ability school with a focus firmly on progress, recognising that every child has their own set of skills and abilities, whether it be academic, sporting, musical or otherwise. We believe that education is about more than the flight towards academic success, but about human flourishing. We want our students to be the very best version of themselves. If they are destined to attend an established university, here is where they will flourish, or if they are an outstanding sportsperson, here is where they will hone their skills. Perhaps they are a talented artist or musician, here is where they’ll perfect their craft, but if these talents are yet to be revealed, here is where they’ll be discovered. We are a remarkable school, in a stunning setting, with exceptional facilities and a talented teaching staff. At our school, what matters is the individual, their aspirations and their future.

Job Description

To work as part of the Household team (as a part‑time resident) to provide an efficient, safe, and customer‑focused caretaking and portering service across all school sites. The role supports the maintenance, cleanliness, safety and security of the premises, contributing to a well‑managed environment for pupils, staff and visitors. The successful candidate will have opportunities for professional development, including the potential to gain further qualifications. The post holder must promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young people in line with the School’s Child Protection Policy. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and the school reserves the right to close this vacancy early.

Key Responsibilities

• Caretaking Responsibilities
• Open, lock and secure buildings; set alarms where required.
• Ensure heating, lighting and electrical equipment are used appropriately and safely.
• Conduct end‑of‑day site checks, securing departments and switching off lights/heaters.
• Act as the first point of call for emergency, incident and security matters when required.
• Assist with fire drills, emergency responses and security incidents.
• May be required to work outside normal working hours.
• Maintain high standards of professionalism and cleanliness across all areas.
• Comply with Health & Safety legislation and internal procedures at all times.
• Portering Responsibilities
• Move furniture, boxes, paper and equipment around the school and deliver post, parcels etc.
• Take over or assist with essential cleaning tasks in the absence of other cleaning staff.
• Occasional painting, manual labouring working alongside the maintenance team on building projects.
• Collect rubbish from boarding houses and teaching areas daily and dispose of it correctly within recycling systems.
• Ensure events are set up and cleared away in a time‑managed and organised manner in conjunction with other duties and the school timetable.
• Attend call‑outs within 15 minutes of notice where necessary and attempt remedial actions where appropriate.
• Always comply with Health & Safety legislation.
• Ensure heating and lighting are turned on or off as appropriate.
• Receive deliveries and distribute parcels to recipients.
• Assist the household / maintenance team with general maintenance tasks within the boarding houses.
• Assist with moving furniture within boarding houses and school areas.
• Obtain gas and electricity meter readings from staff houses located within the grounds of the school.
• Escort visitors and contractors around the site as required.
• Collect and deliver laundry to boarding houses as required.
• Undertake low‑level maintenance tasks to external areas of the school, such as clearing blocked drains and cleaning ground‑floor windows.
• Car‑park management during busy periods.
• Attend staff training and meetings.
• Support the Household team to maintain high standards of site presentation and operational efficiency.

Additional Responsibilities

Successful candidates will be expected to undertake such additional responsibilities as may, from time to time, be considered reasonable and required by the Chief Financial and Operating Officer.

Other Matters

You will be required to carry out other duties commensurate with the post which do not change the character or purpose of the post and are necessary to maintain high standards of business practice. This job description may be altered from time to time to meet the changing needs of the School.

Statutory Requirements & Equal Opportunities

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers, online searches, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via Disclosure and Barring Service (including Barred List Check). All offers of employment are conditional upon a satisfactory outcome of child protection screening checks.

Disclosures

The College requires an investigation to ensure staff have no criminal record that would prevent them from accepting the post. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory outcome of this enquiry. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions, including those that are “spent” unless they are “protected” under the DBS filtering rules.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal‑opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all employees and applicants equally. We take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of ability and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (including colour, nationality and ethnic or national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

Benefits

• Fee concessions for your children.
• Workplace pension scheme.
• Access to gym, sports hall and swimming pool.
• Free meals provided when on duty.
• Free onsite parking.