Caretaker/Maintenance Worker

YMCA Bradford

Part-Time - 25 hours per week – 3 full days per week

£24,570 (£16,800 pro rata) - £12.60 per hour

Start date – 1^st April 2025

Job Reference – BRAD31

If you are looking for a meaningful job, a caring, progressive work environment and an opportunity to reach your fullest potential, consider a career with the YMCA.     

We are seeking individuals who are inspired by playing an important role in changing people’s lives and therefore communities. We are all about creating inspirational pathways and opportunities, opening doors and welcoming all to get involved and make a positive difference. Working with us means helping children, young people and families at all levels of ability, from all walks of life, to develop their self-esteem and potential in new ways.

Job Purpose:

To provide caretaking and maintenance duties to ensure the effective, efficient and safe operation of the Culture Fusion premises. Working alongside the Front of House Team to deliver excellent customer service to tenants and customers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• To provide a Key Holder service including opening and locking up of the building as necessary ensuring that opening and locking up procedures are followed to maintain site security
• To set up rooms and facilities for room bookings
• To plan and carry out reactive and preventative maintenance work, e.g. painting and
  decorating, replacing lights, taps, washers etc. as required
• To carry our regular building checks to ensure the building is safely operated, e.g. fire checks
• To provide excellent customer service to building users, tenants and partners    

About you

Do you enjoy working in a practical role and have experience working in a community or education setting? Do you have caretaking or maintenance experience? Are you looking for a part time role, approx. 3 days per week, if so we would like to hear from you!

To the successful candidate we offer:

• Flexible working environment
• Comprehensive induction and essential training courses provided relating to the job role
• An opportunity to work for a company who offer on-going development within your role
• Opportunities to apply for other internal roles
• Employee Assistance Programme
• 23 days annual leave (pro rata) rising to 28 days (excluding bank holidays)
• The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA Bradford equal opportunity procedures.
• Job Share will also be considered

The post holder must be aware of equal opportunity principles and comply with the YMCA Bradford equal opportunity procedures.

For an application pack for the above role, please visit https://www.ymca-fyldecoast.org/about-ymca-fylde-coast/careers-at-ymca-fylde-coast/ or https://bradfordymca.org.uk/ymca-vacancies/

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the vacancy closes. Applications received after the vacancy has closed will not be considered. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If shortlisted you will be invited to site for a building tour before interviews are arranged, this is designed to give you a better idea of the site and nature of the work you would be doing as well as an informal opportunity to ask questions and find out more

Please note, that due to the high volume of applications we are currently receiving, we are only able to contact candidates who are successful in progressing to the next stage. If you have not been contacted within 14 working days of the closing date, please consider you application unsuccessful at this time. Thank you for your understanding.