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Estates Group Decorator
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Hours: Full time (37 hours each week, all year round)
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £29,455 a year + benefits
Location: Multi-Site position (including Rotherham College and Dearne Valley College, Rotherham and North Notts College, Worksop as well as other Group subsidiaries)
About The Role
Are you a meticulous decorator with a keen eye for detail and a "can-do" attitude? We are looking for a skilled professional to join our estates team to keep our campuses looking vibrant and well-maintained.
This is more than just a painting job; you’ll be a key player in managing our aesthetic standards and ensuring a safe, functional environment for our staff and students.
Expert Painting & Decorating
- Preparation: Master the basics by cleaning, sanding, filling, and stripping surfaces to ensure a flawless finish.
- Application: Apply paints, varnishes, and stains to interior and exterior surfaces using brushes, rollers, or sprayers.
- Specialist Finishes: Install internal and external vinyl coverings to enhance our facilities.
Project & Brand Management
- Strategic Planning: Develop and manage a rolling decoration schedule across all campus locations.
- Brand Alignment: Collaborate directly with the Marketing department to ensure all finishes and colours meet institutional guidelines.
Site Maintenance & Support
- Versatile Repairs: Tackle planned maintenance and reactive repairs, including high-quality mastic and sealing work in kitchens and bathrooms.
- Team Player: Assist with campus operations, from exam hall setups to internal furniture moves.
Safety First
- Compliance: Maintain a pristine workspace and strictly adhere to COSHH regulations and storage protocols.
- Working at Height: Confidently erect and utilize scaffolding and platforms to reach every corner of the site.
This role is a cross campus role requiring you to manage tasks and responsibilities effectively travelling between multiple sites with regular evening and weekend working.
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You will…
- Hold a Level 2 (or equivalent) qualification in English and Maths (or be willing to undertake).
- Hold a recognised industry qualification with proven experience of success in your practical abilities.
- Have experience in painting and decorating, ideally within a commercial setting.
We understand that no candidate will perfectly match every qualification or criterion listed. If your experience differs from what we've outlined but you believe you can contribute to this role, we encourage you to apply!
Department Info
The Estates Group Decorator reports into the Director of Estates, Facilities, Health & Safety and Security and will work as part of the estates department. You will liaise with colleagues across all sites, as well as Directors of Campus and the Marketing department.
Our Excellent Benefits And Rewards Package
- Access to local government pensions scheme (with employer contributions from 17.7% to 23.68%)
- Up to 41 days annual leave per year including closure during Christmas period
- Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
- Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
- Extensive wellbeing support through a digital Wellbeing Hub that offers a broad range of support for physical, mental, and financial wellbeing.
- Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
- Free Parking available at all of our sites
- Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
- New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the teacher retention initiative
- Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth £200 per referral made
What is the RNN Group?
RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;
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We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model. This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme and offer reasonable adjustments to all applicants throughout the recruitment process.
The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.
The Group’s core operating hours are 8.30am-5.00pm (9pm on a Tuesday and Thursday during term time). You may be expected to work at any time during these hours to ensure business needs are met.
All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.
Closing date: Monday 21 September 2026 – if you are shortlisted for this post, you will be contacted within a week of the closing date.
If you require further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or recruitment@rnngroup.ac.uk
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