Caretaker, Building Maintenance, Facility Maintenance

Location:

New Park Primary Academy, Harrogate, North Yorkshire, UK

Contract Type:
Permanent

Education Phases:
Primary;

Job Role s:
Catering, Cleaning And Site Management;

Working Patterns:
Part-Time;

Final date to receive applications:
Sunday, 18th October 2026

Expected Working

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Is a Shared Job:
No

At New Park Primary Academy, our ethos of "Nurturing, Growing, Thriving" underpins everything we do.

We are proud to be an inclusive school with a strong community focus, where every child is valued and supported to succeed.

Our Early Years provision is at the heart of our school, providing a strong foundation for lifelong learning. We are committed to ensuring that every child develops the key skills, confidence and resilience they need to flourish both in school and beyond.

Northern Star Academies Trust seek to recruit the very best people to work across our Trust Partnership. We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust, with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive, aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies, fellow senior leaders, and mentors to help develop and progress your career.

Each school in our Trust is unique and all of our primary and secondary academies are rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ by Ofsted.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

Northern Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Hours of Work: 20 hour per week, all year round
Working Pattern: 8:00am - 12:00pm Monday to Friday

Are you practical, reliable and take pride in maintaining safe, welcoming environments?

We are seeking a dedicated Caretaker to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our school remains a safe, secure and well-maintained environment for pupils, staff and visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands‑on work, problem‑solving and being part of a supportive school community.

As Caretaker, you will be responsible for the day‑to‑day upkeep, security and maintenance of the school site and grounds. Working closely with the Estates Manager and wider school team, you will help ensure our facilities are clean, safe and fully operational.

Your duties will include:

• Opening and securing school buildings and grounds
• Acting as a designated key holder
• Carrying out routine site maintenance and minor repairs
• Undertaking health and safety compliance checks
• Maintaining external areas, ensuring they are safe and presentable
• Supporting contractors working on site
• Moving furniture and equipment as required
• Receiving deliveries and assisting with site logistics
• Reporting maintenance issues and helping manage site compliance systems
• Supporting the school's commitment to health, safety and safeguarding

We are looking for someone who:

• Has practical maintenance or caretaking experience
• Can work independently and use their initiative
• Has a good understanding of health and safety practices
• Is organised, reliable and takes pride in their work
• Can build positive working relationships with staff, contractors and visitors
• Is confident using basic IT systems
• Is flexible and willing to support across other Trust sites when required
• Most importantly, you will share our commitment…