Caretaker

**JOB SPECIFICATION**

**Title**: Caretaker

**Employer**: Home-Start Conwy

**Location**: Old Colwyn, Colwyn Bay LL29 9BB

**Responsible for**: Maintaining the premises, including carrying out day-to-day repairs, cleaning, gardening, and ensuring the building is secure and prepared for use by outside organisations.

**Hours**: 12 per week - Part Time

**Hourly Rate**:£12.21 per hour

**Home-Start Conwy**

Children need happy, healthy homes in order to thrive. Being a parent of young children is challenging at the best of times. Families face more pressures than ever, with many parents finding the practical and emotional demands overwhelming. That is when Home-Start Conwy can help. A carefully selected volunteer visits regularly to offer emotional and practical support.

Home-Start Conwy works with families with young children through a volunteer-led, home-visiting model of support. We combine the strengths of our network of community-based volunteers across the region with our professional expertise in the early years. We are there for parents when they need us most, because childhood cannot wait.

Our volunteers are drawn from the communities in which they support, and the work we do not only helps parents and children, but makes a vital difference to strengthening communities.

**JOB DESCRIPTION**

**Purpose of the Role**

The Caretaker will work to ensure the premises and grounds are safe, clean, and well-maintained, supporting the smooth running of activities and community use of the building.

**Job Summary**:
**Key Responsibilities**
- Carry out day-to-day maintenance tasks, including basic DIY, painting, and decorating.
- Ensure the building is kept clean, tidy, and presentable at all times.
- Move and set up furniture/equipment for community use, ensuring rooms are prepared before and after groups or external bookings.
- Open and lock up the building as required, including evenings and weekends, ensuring the premises remain secure.
- Maintain the grounds and undertake gardening duties as needed.

**Health & Safety**
- Conduct regular fire alarm and emergency lighting tests.
- Ensure first aid kits are stocked, up to date, and replaced as required.
- Organise external contractors for fire extinguisher servicing/replacement.
- Coordinate and arrange annual PAT testing.
- Maintain safe working practices and ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.

**Liaison & Coordination**
- Liaise with external organisations and service providers regarding use of the centre and maintenance requirements.
- Support colleagues, volunteers, and visitors in using the premises safely and effectively.

**Additional duties**
- Any other additional duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the post as detailed above.
- To uphold and comply with all Home-Start Conwy’s policies, procedures, behaviors, and values, ensuring effective day-to-day operations of the team in accordance with organisational guidance and standards.
- To ensure equality of opportunity, fairness and diversity in all aspects of work.

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**

At Home-Start Conwy we are committed to shaping an environment where everyone is valued and respected. As part of our team, you will be expected to understand and support the principles of equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in all aspects of your work. This includes promoting fairness and equality of opportunity, respecting and celebrating differences, and actively contributing to ensuring we consider each other’s experiences and views. By embracing EDI principles, we can better support each other, and the families we serve and create positive change together.

In consultation with the post holder, this job description is liable to variation by Home-Start Conwy to reflect actual, contemplated or approved changes in/or to the job.

The job holder may be required to undertake any other duties that fall within the nature of the role and responsibilities of the role as detailed above.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

**Education and Qualifications**
- Basic literacy and numeracy skills: Essential
- Relevant maintenance/health & safety training (e.g., COSHH, Manual Handling, Fire Safety): Desirable
- NVQ or equivalent in Facilities Management/Maintenance: Desirable

**Experience**
- Experience of carrying out maintenance, DIY, or caretaking duties: Essential
- Experience of gardening/grounds maintenance: Desirable
- Experience of working in a community building or similar environment: Desirable
- Experience of liaising with external contractors and service providers: Essential
- Experience of setting up rooms/equipment for groups and events: Essential

**Essential Skills and Attributes**
- Ability to work on own initiative and manage workload effectively.
- Ability to work flexibly, including evenings and weekends when required.
- Strong awareness of health & safety requirements in a public building.
- Practical, hands-on approach with problem-solving