Caretaker and Estates Operative - DVC
Hours; Full time (37hrs per week, all year round) on a shift pattern basis of morning and afternoons
Duration; Permanent
Salary; Up to £25,456 per annum + benefits
Location; Dearne Valley College, Rotherham
Closing date: 05/05/2026
About the Role
The Caretaker and Estates Operative fulfils a key role at the College by ensuring that all buildings are available, accessible and suitable for the use of students, staff and visitors.
Fulfilling this role is critical to ensuring that we have a safe, clean and welcoming campus environment. Your role and how you deal with people in a professional and friendly way will shape staff and visitor’s views of the overall look and feel of the College Campus.
Main duties will include;
- To participate in shift rota to ensure there is an Estates presence on all campus’s whenever the College buildings are open and conduct procedure to open and maintain security of college premises, in addition to keeping premises and equipment secure during the day.
- To assist in maintaining the cleanliness of college buildings and grounds by the removal of refuse and emptying of bins.
- Promoting general health and safety by keeping corridors and fire exits clear at all times of any spills, trips or hazards as reported or noticed by yourself during your walks around campus grounds.
- Ensuring rooms are prepared for use, setting up rooms for curriculum areas or meeting rooms, assisting with staff room moves or re-arrangement of furniture
- Ensuring that goods / documents post and parcels are delivered quickly to the correct areas, college campus, externally or within college buildings, so that those departments can work effectively.
- Routine maintenance and repairs, where appropriate advising on suggested improvements to the general environment and to support risk assessments and pre planned maintenance programmes.
- Responding to College emergencies including duties of evacuating the buildings in the case of a fire / fire drill and directing emergency services as appropriate and responding to lift breakdowns as required to release trapped persons.
- Assisting in the provision of First Aid as and when required
You will…
You will have prior experience of working in a maintenance/security/caretaking role or similar (ideally within education but this is not essential).
You will hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths or be willing to work towards.
Department Info
You will report to the Estates and Facilities Management Team and work co-operatively with colleagues across all College Campuses and premises.
Our excellent benefits and rewards package:
- Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
- Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
- Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
- Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
- Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
- Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
- Free Parking available at all of our sites
- Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
- New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
- Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for RNN Group, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to our website to complete your application.
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