Airíoch Sealadach, Temporary Caretaker, 2 Year Contract

Department: GRETB Further Education and Training (FET)

Hours: 39 hours per week

Contract Type: Temporary Full Time (2 year)

Weekly Rate: €673.76 – New Entrant - CL0075/2024

The duties attached to the post of Caretaker are, inter alia, as follows:

a)To care for the premises and contents and to prevent, as far as possible, any damage to structure, furniture, equipment and fittings;

b) General maintenance such as waste and composting processing and management;

c)To keep the premises, furniture, fittings in a clean and safe condition;

d)To act as a key holder and respond to fire and burglar alarms;

e)To keep in a clean condition all glass in doors, windows, etc., where same is accessible without the use of long ladders;

f)To see to the heating of the building during the cold period of the year and to maintain the central heating systems in good working order;

g) Monitor oil and energy (gas, electricity) usage;

h) To keep in safe custody the keys of all rooms in the buildings and to ensure that no unauthorised persons shall have access to any part of the buildings;

i) To open and close the centre as directed by the Centre Manager;

j) To be responsible, under the supervision of the Centre Manager, for the planting, care and maintenance (cutting of grass, strimming etc.) of the centre grounds and to prevent trespass thereon;

k) To note and arrange for the receipt of stores, timber, iron, parcels of class and other materials for general use, and for the transfer of stores, equipment and similar transactions;

l) To carry out any minor repairs which may be necessary from time to time and to touch up any breaches in paint on walls, furniture, etc.;

m) To check equipment etc. and report missing or broken tools or furniture;

n) To observe and to assist with updating as required the Galway & Roscommon Education & Training Board Policy Statement of Safety, Health and Welfare at Work in general and in particular the responsibilities of Caretaker.