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Caretaker
| Posting date: | 20 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,372 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 February 2025 |
| Location: | Colchester, Essex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | University of Essex |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | REQ09085 |
Summary
The duties of the post, some of which will require physical effort such as standing for long periods, walking
distances, climbing stairs, bending, stretching and lifting, pushing and pulling and using cleaning and
maintenance equipment and driving university transport, will include the following:
1. Removing rubbish and recycling from buildings and external bins. All rubbish and recycling
transported to compactor or other appropriate receptacle using a motorised vehicle where available.
2. Litter picking and general cleaning of areas directly outside of residential accommodation.
3. Cleaning communal areas of residences to the required standard, including shampooing carpets when
necessary.
4. Cover Housekeeping staff duties as and when required.
5. Distribute student post.
6. Undertaking weekly fire alarm testing, legionella checks, and any other relevant health and safety
checks that may be required, recording this information for audit purposes as necessary.
7. Maintain door locks including, but not limited to, battery changes and reprogramming locks with
the use of laptop/service terminals.
8. Carry out minor repairs to furniture and fittings, including the replacement of these when necessary.
9. Driving, checking and cleaning the departmental motorised vehicles as required.
10. Ensuring that all machinery is kept in a clean and safe condition, reporting any faults directly to
the line manager.
University of Essex Campus Services Limited
Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
T 01206 873753 E uecs@essex.ac.uk
www.essex.ac.uk/uecs
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11. Collecting and distributing materials and equipment from stores/external delivery companies. This will
include manual handling of items such as mattresses and furniture.
12. Flexibility in relation to University key events such as Arrivals Day, Visit Days, student 'move-out'
days, summer conference season, Christmas rubbish collection and any other key University
key accommodation events.
13. Ensuring that Health and Safety guidelines are followed at all times.
14. Assisting with the training and mentoring of new and temporary members of staff within the team.
15. Assisting with distribution of laundry and equipment during conference season.
16. lssuing and collecting master keys as required, and ensuring their secure storage, in the
absence of the line manager.
17. Any other such duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Deputy Director (Services)
or their nominee.
distances, climbing stairs, bending, stretching and lifting, pushing and pulling and using cleaning and
maintenance equipment and driving university transport, will include the following:
1. Removing rubbish and recycling from buildings and external bins. All rubbish and recycling
transported to compactor or other appropriate receptacle using a motorised vehicle where available.
2. Litter picking and general cleaning of areas directly outside of residential accommodation.
3. Cleaning communal areas of residences to the required standard, including shampooing carpets when
necessary.
4. Cover Housekeeping staff duties as and when required.
5. Distribute student post.
6. Undertaking weekly fire alarm testing, legionella checks, and any other relevant health and safety
checks that may be required, recording this information for audit purposes as necessary.
7. Maintain door locks including, but not limited to, battery changes and reprogramming locks with
the use of laptop/service terminals.
8. Carry out minor repairs to furniture and fittings, including the replacement of these when necessary.
9. Driving, checking and cleaning the departmental motorised vehicles as required.
10. Ensuring that all machinery is kept in a clean and safe condition, reporting any faults directly to
the line manager.
University of Essex Campus Services Limited
Wivenhoe Park Colchester CO4 3SQ United Kingdom
T 01206 873753 E uecs@essex.ac.uk
www.essex.ac.uk/uecs
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11. Collecting and distributing materials and equipment from stores/external delivery companies. This will
include manual handling of items such as mattresses and furniture.
12. Flexibility in relation to University key events such as Arrivals Day, Visit Days, student 'move-out'
days, summer conference season, Christmas rubbish collection and any other key University
key accommodation events.
13. Ensuring that Health and Safety guidelines are followed at all times.
14. Assisting with the training and mentoring of new and temporary members of staff within the team.
15. Assisting with distribution of laundry and equipment during conference season.
16. lssuing and collecting master keys as required, and ensuring their secure storage, in the
absence of the line manager.
17. Any other such duties as may be assigned from time to time by the Deputy Director (Services)
or their nominee.
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