School Caretaker

Overview

Better places, thriving communities. At Mitie we bring out the best in places. Unlocking their potential so that everyone looks forward to using them and can do their best work in them. From offices and shopping centres to hospitals and airports, we create better places for the communities we serve to thrive. We are looking for a School Caretaker who will deliver excellent service standards, while meeting SLA agreements and adhering to cleaning schedules.

Contract: Permanent

Type: Full Time

Hours: 40 per week

Shift Pattern: 6am-2:30pm, 8am-4:30pm, evening 11:15am-7:15pm

Pay: £12.81 per hour

Location: Lea Manor High School, Northwell Drive, Luton, Bedfordshire, England, LU3 3TL

Responsibilities

• Undertake all required training and follow Mitie\’s Quality, Safety, Health and Environmental policies.
• Maintain equipment in clean, safe working order and understand all cleaning materials and chemicals used.
• Ensure proper maintenance, cleaning, security, and safety of school premises and grounds.
• Respond to helpdesk jobs, unlock/lock buildings, and carry out porterage and room setups.
• Perform PPM tasks including fire alarm tests, emergency light checks, and support out-of-hours building use.

What We\’re Looking For

• Previous caretaking experience (preferred but not essential).
• Reliable, hardworking, and professional attitude.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Open, honest, self-driven, and determined.
• Commitment to safeguarding and confidentiality, with willingness to undergo an enhanced DBS check.

What We Offer You

• Lifestyle benefits via Choices platform including dental insurance, tech discounts, and dining cards.
• Virtual GP, Salary Finance options, life cover, and cycle-to-work scheme.
• Recognition through Mitie Stars, training, and career development opportunities.

Mitie is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all employees to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

If you are working in regulated activity please note that you are subject to the following:

• It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group (i.e. vulnerable adults, children or both).
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and Mitie is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are \”spent\” unless they are \”protected\” under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children or vulnerable adults.

Our market-leading flexible benefits scheme provides you with benefits that suit your lifestyle. We have a virtual GP on hand for you and members of your household. You can access Salary Finance, life cover, and other options, and we offer a cycle-to-work scheme. When you join us, you’ll receive a link to our flexible benefits platform, Choices, to customize your benefits to best suit your lifestyle. You can choose from dental insurance, dining cards, coffee clubs, buying technology products, and more. We offer high street discounts through MiDeals and other programs.

Life cover is the greater of your equivalent annual salary or a minimum of £10,000. We also offer a save-as-you-earn scheme and a Mitie Matching Share Plan. We award Mitie Stars as recognition for hard work, with monthly cash prizes and a potential £10,000 top prize at year-end.

Our success is a direct result of the experience and quality of our people. Progressing your career is a top priority, with a diverse range of training and development resources available.

We are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible. If you have a disability or long-term condition and need reasonable adjustments during recruitment, please let us know by emailing us.

Since 1987, Mitie0,000 employees have been maintaining companies globally. We are the UKs leading facilities management and professional services company, with clients ranging from household names in banking and government to hospitals and schools.

Join our Mitie Team. Together our diversity makes us stronger.

Documents

• Mitie Safeguarding Policy.pdf (404.58 KB)
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