Caretaker; part-time

The Governors of St Hilda’s wish to appoint a Caretaker. The successful candidates would become part of an enthusiastic and hard-working team.

St Hilda’s, which is situated on the edge of Sefton Park in South Liverpool, is a welcoming and supportive community.

We have high expectations of behaviour and there are excellent relationships between staff and students, based on mutual respect.

St Hilda’s is a high-performing, over-subscribed comprehensive school with a Sixth Form.

In 2021, Ofsted judged the school to be Good and in 2017 SIAMS (church schools’ inspection) rated the school Outstanding. In 2023 SIAMS Keeping on Track report highlighted 'The empowering and reflective Christian leadership of the Headteacher inspires and drives improvement and ensures that the school’s Christian distinctiveness and purpose are of the highest priority. She is strongly supported by the leaders of the Cornerstone Curriculum, the heart of the community’s Christian ethos and purpose.

The Staff’s commitment to the shared vision and virtues ensures that they are effective role models and are helping to provide an environment in which all have the opportunity to flourish.'

We are unashamedly a Christian school.

As the successful candidate, you would be joining a very close-knit, highly supportive family. We have made some significant changes; becoming co-educational, changing our vision and values, but we know that we can improve further with the right people.

Job Title Caretaker (part-time) Job Type Facilities Job Phase Secondary Location Liverpool

Grade scale 4 SCP 7-11 Actual Salary Information N/A Actual Salary Range FTE £27,274 - £29,071 Contract Type Permanent Contract Term Part time Start Date Monday, November 23rd, 2026 Closing Date Wednesday, November 4th, 2026

• To be responsible for the safety, security and cleanliness of school premises, checking cleanliness and tidiness, looking for damage and items needing repair. Ensuring the site and grounds are safe for students, visitors and staff.

This job description may be amended at any time following discussion between the Headteacher and member of staff, and will be reviewed annually as part of the Performance Appraisal Review.

• Opening and closing, unlocking and locking of school gates and buildings.
• Opening and closing the school for evening use at times arranged by the Headteacher for School use.
• Responding to, and resetting of, the school alarm, liaising with police and Alarm Company.
• Checking and securing the school premises subsequent to out of hour’s intruder alarm activation.
• Register as Keyholder and be a point of contact in an emergency call-out situation.
• Overall security of the school premises including the locking of all windows in school and doors and the drawing of blinds at ground floor level.
• You may be called out at unsociable hours or at weekends to deal with security problems, make emergency repairs or allow access to any contractor who may be working on the site, in school holidays or at weekends.
• Weekly, Fire Alarm testing, defibrillator testing, sprinkler system testing.
• Mini bus inspection, weekly.
• Grounds Maintenance including, grass cutting, tree and hedge cutting, weed pulling, maintenance of all areas.
• Ensure that all assigned requests on the helpdesk are completed and up to date, keeping the Facilities Manager up to date.
• To be the first point of contact for requests for last minute furniture moves, setting up events as required and sometimes at short notice.
• To be the first point of contact for cleaning spillages and other emergencies throughout the school day. Working closely alongside the Cleaning Supervisor to…