Caretaker

Full-Time School Caretaker (Permanent)

Location: Tauhara College
Hours: Full-time (40 hours per week)
Start Date: TBC

Tauhara College is seeking a reliable, proactive, and practical individual to join our team as a Full-Time Caretaker. This is a key role responsible for maintaining a safe, clean, and well-presented environment for our students, staff, and wider school community.

Key Responsibilities:

• Disarm the school alarm and unlock the school each morning, and secure and lock the site at the end of each day.
• Manage rubbish collection, including emptying school bins daily and preparing rubbish for collection.
• Carry out general maintenance of school buildings, grounds, equipment and facilities.
• Undertake minor repairs and maintenance, and coordinate external contractors when required.
• Ensure the school site is safe, secure, clean and well maintained.
• Set up and pack down rooms and spaces for school events, activities and functions.
• Monitor, maintain and report issues with school equipment, buildings and facilities.
• Manage basic health and safety requirements across the school site.
• Complete relevant administrative tasks, including record keeping, ordering supplies and maintaining maintenance logs.

About You:

• Practical, hands-on skills with a good level of general maintenance experience
• Ability to work independently and manage time effectively
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• A positive, can-do attitude and willingness to help
• Good communication skills and ability to work as part of a team
• Physically fit and able to carry out manual tasks
• Strong organisational and administrative skills, with the ability to maintain accurate records, both online and manually and manage multiple tasks efficiently
• Previous experience in a similar role - preferred but not essential

Applicants must be eligible to work in New Zealand and will be subject to a police vetting process.

How to Apply:

Please send your CV and a brief cover letter via SEEK by 2 October 2026.

For further information, please contact Lynette Braithwaite on [07 3789304 ext 825](tel:07 3789304 ext 825) or [email protected]

We look forward to hearing from you!