Job Description

Responsible for all caretaking and maintenance aspects of Greencastle Community Centre and grounds.
Providing a range of essential maintenance/cleaning/security functions to aid the smooth running of the Centre.

Job Duties:

• Opening and closing the centre at times determined by the management, including ensuring that the fire alarms are fully operational.
• Ensuring standards of safety, cleanliness, and tidiness are maintained and monitored throughout the centre and grounds.
• Thoroughly cleaning the building and its external areas daily.
• Setting up rooms as necessary in advance of events, classes, and activities.
• Ensuring that the venue is a safe place for service users and staff to occupy.
• Providing general support to the Manager and Board.
• Attending training as required.

1. Skills and knowledge
Well developed sense of responsibility
Able to work on own initiative as well as a member of a of a team
Able to follow oral and written directions
Adaptable and self motivated
Well organised
Able to prioritise tasks
Literate
Numerate
Articulate and communicative
Outgoing and pleasant
Aware of Health and Safety issues

2. Experience/Qualifications/Training
Trade background
Wide general maintenance experience
Experience of dealing with the general public

3. Work related circumstances
Evening and weekend work is essential for this position. Flexibility is required.
Ability to cope with the physical demands of the job eg lifting carrying
Good health record
Good timekeeping

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

This position is part-funded through the Pobal Community Services Programme (CSP). For this role, we are required to hire a minimum of 70% of our non-managerial staff from the following target groups:
• People with a disability
• Individuals who are long-term unemployed
• Members of the Traveller community
• Ex-offenders and individuals on probation
• Displaced homemakers
• Substance-misusers
• Refugees
• Asylum seekers
• Returners to the workforce
• Long-term unemployed who are parents
• People with a criminal record
• Individuals experiencing homelessness
• Vulnerable youth
• Roma individuals
• Victims of domestic violence
• Individuals experiencing intergenerational unemployment
• Carers
• Members of the LGBTQIA+ community
• Individuals with a mental health condition
• People from ethnic minorities
• Those who are economically disadvantaged
• Individuals living in deprived areas
• Former participants of state-supported employment programmes

Sector: other service activities
Career Level
Not Required
Candidate Requirements
Essential
Minimum Experienced Required (Years): 0
Minimum Qualification:Level 3 (incl Junior Cert)
Desirable
Ability Skills:Customer Service, Manual
Competency Skills:Initiative, Problem Solving
Driving Licence:Full B

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