Caretaker

Overview

Care. Initiative. Pride. We see more than just high standards.

Caretaker

Location: Outwood Acadey Normanby, Middlesbrough Road, South Bank, Middlesbrough, TS6 9AG

Hours: 38.75 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Rate £14.04 per hour

Robertson Facilities Management (RFM) provides hard and soft FM services, grounds maintenance and energy services for single and multi-site locations throughout the UK. We work across sectors including education, healthcare, emergency services and commercial, assuring our customers of high-quality, best value and a sustainable approach.

RFM has grown significantly since its inception in 1999, with a turnover of £181m for FY2025 and employs more than 1500 people. We are now on a growth trajectory, with ambitious plans to grow the business to £300m turnover by 2030. Our plans for growth require RFM to ‘make the market’, and to be at the forefront of high value opportunities in the FM marketplace

Your new role

What you’ll do:

• Carrying out routine and ad-hoc janitorial duties in support of all on site personnel to ensure compliance with contract conditions

• Carrying out planned janitorial maintenance duties in accordance with agreed timescales and procedures and undertake any property maintenance work within the post holder’s range of competence
• Supervising, developing and monitoring of all cleaning staff to ensure cleaning standards are maintained in accordance with contract conditions and agreed quality management procedures
• Maintaining the safe and efficient operation of all the school’s energy systems in accordance with agreed contract conditions
• Providing support and assistance to any other sites as directed by the Lead Janitor or Facilities Manager
• Locking up the school. Opening if required.

What you’ll need:

• Awareness of Health & Safety issues and the need for safe methods of working
• Awareness of COSHH regulations

The successful candidate will require an Enhanced DBS with Child Barred List Check before starting in the job.

Who we’re looking for:

People are at the heart of everything we do and achieve at Robertson. To fit right into the team you’ll be friendly, professional and care about the job you do; listen to customers and work with your colleagues to support them as a team; follow procedures that keep you and our customers safe and help us maintain high standards; share our pride in making a real difference.

What's in it for me

Our Principles - The Robertson Way

Our principles are our roadmap to achieving positive outcomes and delivering on our purpose. They influence daily decisions around what we do and how we do things, creating an environment of growth, innovation and high performance.

We listen

Listening enables us to work positively and collaboratively, and gives customers, partners and colleagues the assurance that their voices are always heard.

We are professional

Our mix of prudence and diligence, care and attention to detail means that our customers have certainty and assurance in everything we do and trust us to deliver.

We take responsibility

Each of us is accountable for what we do. From the smallest detail to team safety and caring for our communities and the environment, we know that everything matters.

We are determined to succeed

Every challenge is an opportunity. We work collaboratively and focus on safety, productivity and quality to find solutions we can be proud of and that provide a positive, lasting benefit.

We are one team

We work as one - in our teams and partnerships, and with our customers. We respect each contribution, and everyone stands up to be counted. We are Team Robertson.

For more information on our principles and culture, please visit: https://www.robertson.co.uk/careers/culture

Benefits of working with Robertson:

In return, we offer a wide range of rewards and employee benefits such as:

• 33 days annual leave

• Salary Sacrifice Pension Scheme

• Life Assurance

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Discounts (gym memberships, restaurants, days out etc.) with Hapi Rewards App

• Annual Flu Vaccine

• Access to E-Learning

• Health & Wellbeing Support

• Life Management & Financial Support

Diversity & Inclusion:

When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we see things differently at Robertson. That’s why we’re working hard to create an environment where everyone can feel welcome, and where we can all be ourselves. We encourage applications from people of all races, ages, genders, religions, sexual orientations and more - so whoever you are, we hope you’ll see things our way, too.

Apply now

If you’ve got what it takes to look at things differently, to find new perspectives, and to discover the extraordinary within the ordinary, we’d love to meet you. To apply for this role and to start seeing things our way, submit your CV.

This role will be subject to pre-employment screening, including references. The level of screening may vary depending on role responsibilities and will be discussed at interview.

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