Caretaker/Steward (Temporary for 6 Months)

Reference code: HLH/2605/25
  • Leisure
  • Inverness/Inverness-shire
  • Closing on 3rd June 2026
  • Work location: Hilton Community Centre
  • Contract type: Part time (14.5 hours per week)
  • Salary: £27,166 - £27,917 pro rata
  • Homeworking: This post is not suitable for homeworking
  • Responsible to: Senior Operations Manager
  • Contact: Dara Stewart 07345 476127 / Dara.Stewart@highlifehighland.com

Key duties and responsibilities

  • Actively promote a positive and collaborative workplace culture that supports the Charity’s purpose of Making Life Better and i-care values to increase morale, productivity and performance.
  • Maintain training at the level required to comply with the Health and safety recommendations and any additional standards set by the High Life Highland
  • Undertake all health and safety checks and responsibilities as delegated by the Leisure Manager  
  • Set up and dismantle equipment
  • Carry out cleaning of all areas to a high standard
  • Liaise with users and other staff
  • Check for cleanliness and safety on a regular basis and ensure safe method of work are achieved
  • Update yourself regularly on all written operating procedures and carry out accordingly
  • Bring to the attention of the Leisure Manager any improvement that might increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the facility
  • Open and close the building
  • Be responsible for the security of the building including the fire, burglar alarms and key holder responsibilities
  • The reception of visitors and liaise with the general public
  • Responsible for checking stock levels
  • Answering all public enquires
  • Supervision of Facility users
  • Ensuring cleanliness of area outside the facility.
  • Pursue continuous professional development and contribute to the continuous improvement of Hilton Community Centre  and High Life Highland as a whole.
  • Attend and undertake any training online or in person.
  • Aim to reduce wastage and uphold our environmental values of being as sustainable as possible in all tasks.
  • Assist and support other areas of High Life Highland with particular projects, training or in the event of holidays or sickness working cross-functionally across the Hilton Community Centre team.
  • Maintain an awareness and knowledge of the risk management responsibilities appropriate to their role, as identified within the HLH Risk Policy and associated guidance documentation.

*** A Disclosure Scotland PVG check is not required for this post ***

Date posted: 20th May 2026

About us

High Life Highland is charity and our purpose is Making Life Better. We are a fun, friendly, caring, supportive, inclusive and proud organisation with strong people values based around integrity, community, accountability, respect and example. We believe if all our of employees strive to embrace our people values then, collectively, we give ourselves the best chance of fulfilling our purpose of Making Life Better.
High Life Highland (HLH) is committed to the protection and safeguarding of vulnerable groups, including children and protected adults and believes that they should never experience any kind of abuse. It has a responsibility to promote the welfare of those in vulnerable groups and to keep them safe and to practice in a way that protects them. HLH expects all those with whom the Charity engages to share this position. Where applicable, new positions will be subject to the appropriate level of Disclosure Scotland checking; identity checks (address, date of birth), employment/experience history, two references (one of which must be most recent employer, where appropriate), qualifications, Right to Work in the UK (where applicable). The above will apply to anyone working on behalf of HLH (paid or unpaid) including all board directors, staff, workers, volunteers, agency staff and students.