Evening Caretaker

With more than 2000 students 200 staff and numerous visitors attending the College each day Queen Marys is a very busy place. The site is large at 23 acres and includes a sports centre and theatre. The site is made up of a number of separate buildings which vary in age and furnishings. There is a dedicated team of site services personnel including: this role a morning caretaker grounds person student and site security officer cleaning staff and the Site Services Manager. The Team keeps the site suitably maintained welcoming clean and safe for staff students and visitors. A recent Ofsted report graded us as Outstanding for Student Attitudes and Behaviour.

The ideal applicant for this role is a reliable team player who will take responsibility for locking up each weekday evening. A self-starter with a strong eye for detail and someone comfortable working on their own and with others. The evening shift will start at 1pm for caretaking and team tasks with lock up generally completed by 9pm Monday to Friday. There will be some exceptions to this for shows and events when lock up can be later and the shift start time will be adjusted or lieu accrued. The individual will take pride in their role and help us provide a safe and well-maintained site for our students and stakeholders.

Purpose of Job: To maintain buildings and other assets to provide a safe secure and fit for purpose environment for students staff visitors and the wider community to enjoy.

Accountable to: Site Services and Estates Manager

Key Outcomes:

Site locked and secured each evening after use

Safe and secure buildings and premises

Maintenance and redecoration duties to ensure study and workspaces are fit for purpose and kept to a high standard

Support for Exams Team to ensure compliant delivery of examinations

Support for Sports Centre and Sport/PE Department to ensure safe delivery of services and equipment compliance

Support Site Services and Estates Manager with contractor management

Support Site Services and Estates Manager to ensure College complies with legislative and College policies processes and arrangements

Promotion of the College its amenities and brand protection

Specific Responsibilities - The post holder is responsible for a range of duties which include but are not limited to:

Ensuring the night-time security of the buildings and site in general. Locking up alarm sets.

Minimising cost and wastage by switching off lighting and heating as appropriate.

Making safe pedestrian routes and ensuring lighting is sufficient during the hours of darkness to enable safe passage.

To exercise key holder responsibility on a shared basis

Porterage of deliveries furniture and equipment as required

Cleaning duties if required

Routine maintenance and upkeep of minibuses

Maintenance and decorating tasks to support the Maintenance Technician

Identifying faults and minor works for attention and proactively addressing where skills set allows

Supporting our commercial operations department by managing expectations of non QMC users and ensuring the safety and wellbeing of everyone on campus

Disposal of broken and damaged assets in line with waste management regulations and contractor limitations

To act as a member of the emergency evacuation team

To ensure Safeguarding commitments are upheld and followed by all.

Person Specification:

Previous caretaking and/or maintenance or advanced DIY experience is desirable

Willing to work independently but with a strong team ethic

Able to use initiative and have a can do attitude

Be friendly and approachable delivering excellent customer service to stakeholders

Reliable trustworthy and responsible

Flexible and proactive approach to responsibilities

A sense of humour appropriate to working in a setting with young people

Benefits

Wellbeing is at the heart of our operations. Having recently won the Best Place to Work Award (Summer 2025) we are proud of our workplace and workforce. We offer a dynamic and friendly place to work set in beautiful surroundings working with professional and supportive Site Services & QM Leisure Team.

You will join an effective cohesive team who support each other work well together and constantly seek solutions. Along with the wider Team QMC we work hard to meet the challenges of modern day demands on a multi-purpose site designed for teaching learning and commercial activities whilst keeping students at the heart of what we do.

In return we offer a number of benefits such as use of the Sports Centre facilities free parking on site discounted Central Studio tickets complimentary and discounted beverages including Costa and Starbucks addition to related training and development a counselling service generous annual leave and subject to service length: sickness and maternity/paternity package.

Plesae see attached job description for Contractural Information.