Local Government Council Opportunity: Caretaker

Caretaker Current Vacancies

2006-11-25:

Caretakers are responsible for the care and upkeep of buildings and their grounds.
Caretakers may also supervise cleaning staff and check that refuse is collected.
Duties will vary depending on the specific job.
Increasingly, local authorities employ mobile caretakers, who provide a service to a number of different sites.
Maintenance tasks can involve gardening and doing minor repairs, such as mending broken windows and carrying out minor repairs to paintwork and plumbing.
Caretakers may also order fuel, new equipment and furniture, take bookings and sort mail.Caretakers generally work a 37-hour week, which may include early mornings, evenings and weekends.
Others work longer hours and have 24-hour on-call duties.
The work can be both indoors and outdoors.
Mobile caretakers work from specially equipped vans.
Employers include local authorities, industry, churches, private clubs, housing associations and companies.
Caretakers work in a variety of buildings such as schools, colleges, office blocks, factories, leisure complexes or in residential areas such as blocks of flats or small housing estates.
Large schools and office blocks may employ several caretakers. Salaries will be higher for senior and mobile caretakers.
Promotion prospects are limited. Experienced caretakers may earn up to 18,000. (Permalink)

South West Lakes Trust Conservation and leisure working together

2008-01-14: Download Job Description - Fisheries Assistant - Porth General Assistant - Wimbleball Interview date: 21 January. Download Job Description - General Assistant - Wimbleball. Waiting staff required for functions at the Lakeside complex Roadford Lake, Nr Okehampton. At the lakes of the South West you have an unrivalled choice of water based activities, angling, relaxation and wildlife, walking and cycling. 2007 Survey. If you would like to volunteer for countryside based work at any of the lakes please contact the relevant ranger. West Cornwall (including Stithians) Steve Cordell 01209 860301 We often have opportunities for volunteer instructors and work experience students at our Angling and Watersports Centres. Current Projects, College & Argal Country Park, In February 2007 South West Lakes Trust embarked upon producing report giving an outline framework which would guide South West Lakes Trust?s decisions on the conservation and recreational potential of College and Argal Reservoirs. The Heritage Education Project is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the European Regional Development Fund. Other sites are closed to public access for conservation and angling purposes. please select a lake to visit from the list below ARGAL - near Penryn, Cornwall (3) AVON DAM - near South Brent, Devon (18) WISTLANDPOUND - near South Molton, Devon (26) Some lakes (Siblyback, Roadford, Tamar and Wimbleball) have classrooms and at Roadford we have an education pond complimenting the facilities of the Heritage Visitor Centre and classroom. Burrator & Lopwell: Neil Reeves 01822 855700 Exmoor to Sea www.exmoorattractions.com - Sheppy's Cider www.sheppyscider.com - Dartmoor National Park www.dartmoor-npa.gov.uk - Recreation - Watersports, Amateur Rowing Association www.ara-rowing.org - Windwatcher Weather www.windwatcher.net - Colin Pape (fly fishing instructor & guide) www.colinpapeflyfishing.co.uk - Get Hooked (a site for fishing enthusiasts) www.gethooked.co.uk - The Bike Shop (Newquay, Cornwall) www.bunchy.co.uk . Interested persons should apply to sw lakes trust at http://www.swlakestrust.org.uk/index.php?id=402 (Permalink)