Estates Caretaker

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Please note, we do not accept CVs submitted without a fully completed online application form.

We are seeking a reliable and proactive Estates Caretaker to join our Estates Team based at our Hadlow campus. This is a key role in helping to provide a safe, welcoming and well-maintained environment. As a member of the Estates Team, you will play an important part in the day-to-day operations, safety and presentation of our buildings and grounds. You will carry out routine safety checks, basic maintenance tasks, portering duties and respond to jobs logged through the Estates Helpdesk. Flexibility, teamwork, excellent communication skills and a strong commitment to health and safety are essential.

What you’ll do:

• Carrying out routine safety checks, including fire doors, fire extinguishers, fire alarms and emergency lighting.
• Undertaking termly safety tours of buildings and external areas.
• Monitoring buildings for cleanliness, hazards and defects and taking corrective action where appropriate.
• Logging, updating and completing jobs via the Estates Helpdesk.
• Reporting defects or hazards that cannot be resolved immediately to the Estates Manager.
• Assisting Estates Technicians in maintaining buildings, facilities and grounds.
• Portering duties including furniture moves, exam and event set-ups, and preparing teaching and meeting spaces.
• Opening and locking buildings and ensuring safe access across the campus.
• Supporting College events such as theatre productions, open days and seasonal events.
• Supervising deliveries, receiving goods and assisting with transport between sites.
• Undertaking basic cleaning, litter collection and vehicle valeting and checks.
• Participating in emergency arrangements, including out-of-hours call-out.

What we’re looking for:

• A practical, dependable professional with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Strong understanding of health & safety in a facilities or estates environment.
• Full driving licence and willingness to undergo further training as needed.
• The willingness to assist across a wide range of duties as essential.
• You’ll be part of a team that values reliability, initiative, and a can-do approach. This is a great opportunity for someone who enjoys varied work, problem-solving, and being part of a supportive environment.

The Role:

Where you’ll work: This role is based at North Kent College’s Hadlow campus.

Your hours: 42.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per annum, to be worked on a shift rota basis (earlies and lates) covering the hours of 6am – 7pm Monday to Friday. You will also be required to participate in an emergency out of hours on-call rota, which will require you to be on-call an average of one week in four.

Your pay: £28,357.84 per annum, plus an additional £100 for each week spent on-call for out of hours emergencies.

The College:

North Kent College (including Hadlow College) is proudly rated as an Ofsted ‘Good’ provider, with ‘Outstanding’ learner behaviours and attitudes (April 2024). With four campuses across Kent and 4,000 students, we strive to equip the young people who study here with an inclusive and innovative education experience to enhance their future career prospects, which, as noted by Ofsted, is supported through our high-quality, industry standard facilities. Each and every staff member plays a key part in delivering the success of our learners’ experience, and we want those who join our curriculum and support teams to share our passion in achieving this.

The Benefits:

In addition to a competitive salary, you can expect the following as an employee at NKC:

• 33 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays (including 3 days allocated between Christmas and New Year)
• Enrolment onto the People’s Partnership Pension Scheme as an employee of North Kent College Business Services Ltd (a wholly owned subsidiary of North Kent College)
• Access to free parking and a number of onsite facilities, including gyms, restaurants and coffee shops.
• CPD days and on-the-job training.

How to Apply:

If this sounds like the next role for you, please visit the North Kent College staff vacancies page to see the full job description and apply.

Please note that the closing date for applications is 27 May 2026 with interviews scheduled to take place on 10 or 11 June 2026.

North Kent College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and all staff have a responsibility to share and maintain this commitment. In line with the requirements of ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, appropriate safeguarding checks (including an enhanced DBS check) will be undertaken on all individuals selected for appointment. Posts at the College, a specified establishment where the work gives opportunity for contact with children, are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to complete and submit prior to their interview a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Further guidance / information from the Ministry of Justice can be found on GOV.UK.