Caretaker

Job Summary

• Employer: Masvingo Polytechnic
• Job Type: Full-time
• Location: Masvingo, Zimbabwe
• Category: Facilities Management
• Closing Date: 2026-11-27

Key Responsibilities

• Facility Security & Access Control: Manning college buildings, locking and unlocking access gates, lecture venues, and hostels at scheduled times, and conducting routine property patrols to prevent unauthorized access or damage.
• Routine Maintenance & Repairs: Performing basic handyman duties, such as fixing broken door locks, replacing burnt-out light bulbs, addressing minor plumbing blockages, and monitoring infrastructure faults to report for major technical attention.
• Cleanliness & Sanitation Oversight: Supervising the upkeep of communal spaces, ensuring student bathrooms and hostel corridors are thoroughly sanitized, and organizing waste management or recycling activities.
• Campus Event Logistics: Moving and arranging furniture, setup materials, and examination halls, graduation spaces, or public functions.
• Groundskeeping & Upkeep: Maintaining surrounding lawns, pathways, and parking fields using basic garden tools to keep the campus tidy.
• Inventory Control: Tracking stock levels of consumable cleaning materials

Requirements

• At least five (5) Ordinary Level passes ("O" Levels).
• Basic practical training or a relevant qualification in either carpentry and plumbing, or demonstrable experience in these areas.
• Basic knowledge of electrical repairs and routine electrical safety.
• Relevant practical experience in grounds maintenance, gardening, cleaning or general maintenance will be an advantage.
• A higher qualification will be considered an added advantage.

How to Apply

• Applicants must submit three (3) sets (hard copies) of application letters which include certified copies of certificates, national identification, birth certificate and detailed curriculum vitae (CV) addressed to:
• The Principal
• Attention: Human Resources Department
• Masvingo Polytechnic
• P. O Box 800
• Masvingo

IMPORTANT NOTES

• Former civil servants should attach a clearance letter from the Public Service Commission or their previous employer.
• Eligible female candidates are encouraged to apply.
• Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
• Applications should be submitted on or before 27 November 2026.
• Apply by email: infomaspoly@gmail.com
• Apply online: www.maspoly.ac.zw
• Phone: 039/2252176/2253207