Caretaker

Starting Salary: The starting salary for this role is €36,519 per annum pro-rata

Job Summary

This position is for a Caretaker, reporting to the School Principal or a designated supervisor. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that the school environment is clean, safe, and well-maintained for all pupils, staff, and visitors. Flexibility is essential, as duties may vary depending on the needs of the school.

Key Responsibilities

The Caretaker will be expected to carry out a range of cleaning tasks and respond promptly to any issues that may arise during the working day.

The candidate will be required to carry out duties, not limited to but including the following:

▪ Cleaning

▪ Security including systems functioning

▪ Routine inspection

▪ Maintenance and repairs

▪ Groundskeeping

▪ Emergency response repairs

▪ Suppliers and equipment inventory management

▪ Coordination with contractors

▪ Compliance monitoring

This job description offers a broad outline of the role’s key duties and is designed to be flexible and adaptable. It will be reviewed periodically to ensure it remains aligned with organisational needs.

Essential Requirements

The following outlines the essential qualifications, skills, and competencies required for candidates applying for the Caretaker position. These criteria are designed to ensure that applicants possess the necessary foundation to excel in the role and contribute effectively to the organisation’s goals.

▪ Be capable and competent of fulfilling the role to a high standard

Desirable Requirements

The following outlines the desirable requirements for candidates applying for the Caretaker position and may be used to facilitate shortlisting should there be a high volume of applicants:

▪ Previous work experience in a similar post.

Person Specification

▪ A clear understanding of Health & Safety procedures particularly in relation to duties and maintaining a safe school environment

▪ Basic maintenance, technical and problem-solving skills

▪ Good attention to detail to ensure the building is clean, safe and in good working order

▪ Good communication, time management and organisational skills

▪ Good understanding of safety awareness

▪ Good ability to perform physically demanding tasks such as lifting, carrying and operating machinery

▪ Punctual, reliable and trustworthy

▪ Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team

▪ Good interpersonal and communication skills

▪ Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with any unexpected problems that arise

▪ Good organisational and time management skills

▪ Flexible with the ability to deal with unexpected events and changing work activities

▪ Willingness to work flexibly and outside normal hours as required

▪ Willingness to undertake further training and development as required

▪ The successful candidate will also be community focused, patient, kind, generous and enjoy working as part of a large staff team with the best interests of children and young people's social and emotional wellbeing and education at heart.

Eligibility to Apply

Candidates must, by the date of job offer, be:

▪ A citizen of the European Economic Area. The EEA consists of the Member States of the European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway; or

▪ A citizen of the United Kingdom (UK); or

▪ A citizen of Switzerland pursuant to the agreement between the EU and Switzerland on the free movement of persons; or

▪ A non-EEA citizen who is a spouse or child of an EEA or Swiss citizen and has a stamp 4 visa; or

▪ A person awarded international protection under the International Protection Act 2015 or any family member entitled to remain in the State as a result of family reunification and has a stamp 4 visa; or

▪ A non-EEA citizen who is a parent of a dependent child who is a citizen of, and resident in, an EEA member state or Switzerland and has a stamp 4 visa