Caretaker

* CaretakerNEWFast Apply# Caretaker Employer Location :
Birmingham, West Midlands Contract Type:
Permanent

Hours:

Full Time Salary:
Grade 5 - SCP 16 - 20 - £25,989 - £27,254 FTEPosted: 10th July 2026

Start Date:

1st August 2026

Expires: 31st July 2026 09:00 AM Contract Type:
Permanent

Start Date:

1st August 2026

Job  Date: 1st August 2026
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Permanent
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Fortis Academy is seeking a reliable, proactive, and enthusiastic Caretaker to join our dedicated site team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who takes pride in maintaining a safe, clean, and welcoming environment where students, staff, and visitors can thrive.

As our Caretaker, you will play a vital role in ensuring the academy buildings and grounds are well maintained, secure, and fully operational. You will work closely with the Site Manager and wider academy team to provide an outstanding learning environment.
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* Key Responsibilities:

*** Open and close the academy buildings, ensuring the site is secure at all times.
* Carry out routine maintenance, minor repairs, and basic decorating tasks.
* Monitor the condition of the buildings and grounds, reporting and responding to maintenance issues promptly.
* Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations and academy policies.
* Assist with planned preventative maintenance and statutory compliance checks.
* Prepare rooms and facilities for lessons, examinations, meetings, and academy events.
* Maintain the cleanliness and appearance of external areas, including pathways, car parks, and green spaces.
* Liaise with contractors and support the monitoring of their work on site.
* Assist in responding to emergencies, including alarm activations and unforeseen maintenance issues.
* Support the academy in maintaining a positive, safe, and welcoming environment for the whole school community.

Fortis Academy is more than a school. It is a thriving community where ambition, hard work, and opportunity come together. With a brand new, state of the art campus opening in 2030, Fortis is on track to become the largest academy in Birmingham, educating over 2,000 students from Year 11 to Sixth Form.

Our mission is simple:
Enriching Lives. We develop confident, capable young people guided by our core values of character, resilience, and aspiration, which shape everything we do.

We offer a challenging, well-structured curriculum from GCSE to post 16 pathways, preparing students for further education, employment, and life beyond school. Every student is equipped with an iPad to support modern, flexible learning in school and  success is driven by over 200 dedicated staff who are fully committed to supporting students and improving practice. Student wellbeing is central to life at Fortis, with strong support for mental health, confidence, and personal development.

Our Sixth Form is one of Birmingham's strongest,with a Value-Added score of 0.36 in 2026, enriched by opportunities that broaden horizons and build real world skills.

With outstanding facilities ahead and a growing community, Fortis Academy continues to inspire, support, and challenge every student to succeed.

At Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the powerto transform a life. Whether you're supporting behind the scenes, inspiring inthe classroom, or leading with vision, you will be part of something trulymeaningful.

Our values - opportunity, integrity, community, and equity - guide everything we do. Our vision is *"Opening doors to the world through the power of learning."
* We bring this to life through our mission: working together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice matters, and every learner thrives.

We are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary,and special schools, proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.

Our people are our greatest asset, and we are deeplycommitted to their development through high-quality training, apprenticeships,talent development programmes, and research opportunities, we empower our staffto thrive as skilled, confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, valueevery voice, and foster a culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real difference.

You will join a collaborative network of schools whereshared expertise and a strong professional community drive success. Everyacademy within our Trust has an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vitalrole in shaping tailored learning experiences that raise aspirations and buildbrighter futures.

If you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create futures filled with promise, we would love you to join ourteam.
*** Together, let's make the remarkable happen.
****** We believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary.
***** In our secondary schools,
** we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum models don't…