School Caretaker

Job Summary

Are you looking for an exciting opportunity to join a thriving and successful school, working alongside a committed and talented team?

We are seeking to appoint a proactive, reliable and highly motivated Caretaker who takes real pride in maintaining a safe, secure and welcoming environment for our children, staff and families.

The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring that our school buildings, grounds and facilities are maintained to a high standard. Duties will include site security, general maintenance and repairs, health and safety checks, supporting contractors, porterage and responding to day-to-day site issues.

The Successful candidate will:

· Be conscientious and hardworking

· Have high standards and take a pride in their work

· Be punctual and reliable

· Be able to carry out basic maintenance and have proven DIY and repair skills enabling maintenance tasks to be undertaken

· Be able to identify and prioritise their own workload, approaching all tasks with a “can do” attitude

· Take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the whole site

· Be responsible for the day to day security of the site

· Ensure that health and safety regulations are adhered to

· be able to engage and manage external contractors

· Have excellent communication skills

In return we can offer you:

· a well-maintained school site

· A friendly, welcoming and supportive staff team

· A great place to work!

· Polite, happy, enthusiastic children

Application form and job/person specification are available on request. Please email [email protected] to request. Applications will only be considered by completing the application form. CV applications will not be accepted.

· Closing date: Friday 2nd October 2026

· Interview date: Friday 9th October 2026

Please note: The salary shown is the full-time equivalent

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment"

This position is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure check under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Further details regarding this check are available from schools or by visiting www.dbs.gov.uk

All shortlisted applicants will be subject to an online check as part of our safer recruitment strategy.

Pay: £27,274.00-£28,153.00 per year

Benefits:

• Free parking

Work Location: In person