Job Description:

What you’ll be doing:

• Carrying out day to day maintenance and repairs around the centres. This can include general labouring and site works along with painting and decorating, plumbing and joinery
• Carrying out routine checks of building heating and lighting operating systems and ensuring these are set and monitored
• Carrying out inspections of safety systems such as fire alarms, firefighting equipment, emergency lighting and water temperatures ensuring these are recorded as per the compliance process
• Liaising with contractors and overseeing work to ensure compliance with safety policies and acceptable working practices are being adhered to and tasks are being completed as specified
• Following the health and safety procedures and agreed safe working practices
• Maintaining adequate levels of cleaning consumables and equipment and distributing these around the sites

What we’re looking for:

• Awareness of Health & Safety is essential
• Good written and verbal communication
• Experience of completing and reporting safety checks
• Full UK Driving License
• Good practical skills, experience around maintenance and building compliance
• Experience of painting and decorating to a high standard with certified competence
• Experience in maintenance and skilled minor repair/development works to premises and plant
• Ability to work own initiative as well as within a team
• Good understanding of IT software’s such as Microsoft programs

About Entrust

Entrust is a joint venture company between Capita and Staffordshire County Council and has supported educational establishments across England to improve outcomes since 2013.

‘Excellence in education’ is the heart of our business. Our passion is inspiring futures and improving outcomes for children, young people, and adults.

We work in partnership with schools, academy trusts and Local Authorities to provide specialist expertise, ensuring every child and young person; receives a good education; is in a safe and healthy environment; and is given expert guidance to realise their full potential.

We also work with clients across a range of other sectors including central government, health, and the private sector.

Our achievements are underpinned by our vision ‘to inspire futures’ by being Open, Ingenious, Collaborative and Effective. By building on our reputation for excellence and delivering what we promise, we want to help make every school in England a good school, ensuring every child and young person gets the education they deserve.

What’s in it for you

• Salary £19,305
• The role will be based at Standon Bowers, The Riverway Centre or Laches Wood Outdoor Education Centre
• Training will be provided for the role
• 23 days holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel, and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 55,000 experienced, innovative, and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next:

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you. For further information please reach out to Fayyaz Riaz at Fayyaz.riaz@capita.com

To view our Covid-19 and process adjustments information, please visit the Capita Careers site.

We’re an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, which means we recruit and develop people based on their merit and passion. We’re committed to providing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and working environment for everyone. If you need the job description or application form in an alternative format (such as large print or audio), or if you’d like to discuss other changes or support you might need going forward, please email Iqbal at reasonableadjustments@capita.com or call 07784 237318 and we’ll get back to you. For more information about equal opportunities and process adjustments, please visit the Capita Careers website.