Caretaker, Building Maintenance, Cleaning Services

Job Details:

Title: Caretaker

Hours of Work: 2:30pm to 8:30pm Monday to Friday, all year round

Rate of Pay: £13:45 per hour

Benefits: 20 days holidays rising to 25 days after 5 years' service. In addition, 3 occasional days between Christmas and New Year - plus statutory bank holidays. There is an option to purchase up to 2 additional weeks holiday per year. Holidays are pro rate for part time colleagues.

We are seeking to appoint a reliable, professional, and practical Caretaker. The successful candidate will support our school in providing a safe, effective, and efficient learning environment.

Responsibilities cover general caretaking duties including closing the premises, liaising with contractors, basic maintenance and repairs, waste management, emergency call outs and health and safety checks. Duties will also include ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and security is maintained to support and safeguard the welfare of all staff, children and visitors using the school premises.

The successful candidate will have good communication skills and be able to deal with a variety of situations.

We reserve the right to close applications before the closing date.

As the job for which you are applying involves substantial opportunity for access to children, it is important that you provide us with legally accurate answers. Upfront disclosure of a criminal record may not debar you from appointment as we shall consider the nature of the offence, how long ago and at what age it was committed and any other relevant factors.

If you are shortlisted and invited to interview, you must declare any relevant warnings, reprimands, cautions and/or convictions by completing a self-disclosure form prior to interview. Any positive disclosure will be discussed  further information on which offenses should be disclosed please visit the following pages:

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Please note that the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected” and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website