Housing & Facility Caretaker

Closing date: open until filled

Starting date: as soon as possible

40 hours/week

Indication of Gross Monthly Salary (1 FTE): €2,500 - €2,900

Location: Apeldoorn campus

Do you have a passion for taking care of living spaces and fixing things? We are looking for a Housing & Facility Caretaker to take care of our student accommodations and school facilities.

The Housing & Facility Caretaker will ...

  • Work with our back-office Housing- and Front Desk team, serving as the front-line support
  • Check and work alongside the cleaners to make sure the cleaning job is done properly
  • Move the big bins out onto the street weekly
  • Explain to newly arrived students how things work here in the Netherlands


Tasks & Responsibilities:

  • Take care of the property from a facility perspective
  • Basic cleaning before new students arrive, also make up beds and get rooms ready
  • Check students out when they leave, check and make sure the room is clean and in order
  • Pick up new arrivals from Apeldoorn train station to bring them to their rooms
  • Move students from one room to another room at another address according to move plan
  • Small repairs: changing light bulbs, fixing cupboard shelves, etc.
  • Monthly check and preventive action: sink, drainage, etc.
  • Some gardening when needed
  • Weekly move large bin out to street at Brinklaan (campus) and Ruyterstraat (student accommodation)
  • Regular cleaning in common areas following schedule
  • Reporting issues and support maintenance decisions
  • Small purchases for material

Department: Housing and Facility

Requirements:

  • Kind, caring, independent and honest
  • A systematic person
  • A handy person: someone who can do small repairs
  • Does not mind cleaning and other hands-on jobs
  • Can communicate in basic English
  • Located in the Netherlands, preferably near Apeldoorn
  • Driving licence – can drive the Wittenborg van (busje)

What we offer:

  • Regular work hours during office hours (08:30-17:00)
  • Working clothes & other needed accessories
  • Travel cost compensation based on Wittenborg travel cost policy
  • Collective pension from day 1