Job Ref: 212556243

Date: 2020-10-07 14:22:05

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Once Britain's Best-Kept Secret, Bletchley Park, is a unique heritage site and vibrant tourist attraction and is now seeking a Part-time (Friday’s & Saturday’s) Caretaker in Bletchley, Milton Keynes to join its expanding team. You will receive a company pension scheme, BUPA healthcare scheme and holiday pro rata 33 days pa including statutory holidays. 

As a Caretaker, you will take responsibility for the care and upkeep of the Bletchley Park site and buildings, including keeping the building secure, maintaining the cleanliness of the site and buildings, assisting with health and safety checks/assessments and undertaking minor repairs of building and equipment as required. 

As a Caretaker at Bletchley Park, your responsibilities will include:

Maintaining the cleanliness and tidiness of the site at all times. 
Ensuring all toilets on site remain clean, tidied and stocked with provisions. 
Ensuring visitor buildings remain clean and tidy.
Locking and unlocking buildings as per rota and turning all external building lights off when unlocking and on when locking in the evening. 
Ensuring office, staff, learning and other non-public areas remain clean, undertaking tasks outside of the cleaner’s responsibilities. 
Wearing Personal Protective Equipment (clothing) as appropriate and to follow Health and Safety procedures at all times.
Collecting and delivering articles in the site van. 
Undertaking minor repairs to buildings or equipment as requested, within capabilities. 
Meeting, directing and supervising contractors on site. 
Being available for out-of-hours call-out, dependent on rota. 
Assisting with furniture and equipment set-up, shifting and take-down for events, office relocations and exhibitions. 
At Bletchley Park, we are looking for a Caretaker who has the following skills and experiences:

Hard-working, practical and dependable. 
Honest and reliable. 
Good communication skills. 
Ability to work with others and as part of a team. 
Understanding of health and safety requirements.
Ability to show initiative and be self-motivated.
Holder of a clean, valid driving licence. 
Knowledge of cleaning standards and COSHH rules.        
Willingness to assist in non-skilled tasks and general labouring duties. 
Ability to prioritise tasks to ensure customer satisfaction is paramount. 
Physically fit, able to lift/carry and work at heights (using ladders). 
A knowledge of and interest in the Bletchley Park story and a willingness to promote the Trust’s mission. 
This Caretakers role is public facing and as such a dress code is in place. 

The role will be manned by 2 Caretakers who must work together to ensure leave entitlements are covered by the team as far as reasonable. You must cover for one another’s annual leave. 

You will be working every Friday and Saturday 07:00-18:00 and will must be available for out-of-hours call-out on occasions. Additional hours worked will be recompensated. 

The Trust operates a policy of compliance with the law on grounds of non-discrimination on the basis of race, colour, sex, age, nationality or disabilities. No smoking is permitted in any offices or buildings. 

To apply for this role as Caretaker at Bletchley Park, please upload a full CV and covering letter explaining why you are interested in this role and how you meet the core skills for the role. 

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