Residential School Caretaker
School Caretaker
We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, proactive, skilled and reliable individual to take on the role of Residential School Caretaker at Saxon Primary School. We believe this is a great opportunity for an individual with proven building and maintenance experience, ideally within a school environment to join our friendly, inclusive and aspirational team of teaching and support staff.
The successful candidate will live on-site in the *School Caretaker’s House, providing a security and caretaking service to the school and managing a high level of maintenance of the school buildings and grounds. They will contribute to the operation and maintenance of the swimming pool. They will work with external contractors for both emergency and routine matters and facilitate the estates management of the school and external events/lettings. They will work closely with the Headteacher and Facilities Manager to ensure cost effective use of materials and equipment, carry out risk assessments, maintain maintenance schedules and monitor performance of outside contractors.
*Occupancy Charge applies
It is essential the successful candidate can organise their own workload and effectively prioritise tasks whilst having a flexible approach to their work. They must enjoy working as part of a team, be adaptable and supportive of colleagues. They must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
Saxon Primary School is part of the Lumen Learning Trust. For more information about the school or the Lumen Learning Trust itself, please look at our website.
Benefits:
- Highly competitive defined benefit local government pension scheme
- Generous holiday entitlement
- Family friendly policies
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Lifestyle and retail discounts
- Training and development opportunities
We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.
Salary: PS5 £29,752 - £31,873 per annum, dependant on experience
Residence: In order to perform this role, it is necessary for the Caretaker to reside in the accommodation provided. An occupation charge of 10% of gross salary will be deducted from the salary each month. Utilities and council tax will be covered by the Caretaker in addition to the occupation charge deduction.
Closing date: 9am Thursday 12th June 2025
Interviews: Tuesday 17th June 2025
Start date: July 2025
Hours: 40 hours per week, 52 weeks a year. Monday to Friday (7.75 hours per day worked as a split shift), Saturday 1.25 hours per day
The deadline for applications is Thursday 12th June. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt.
To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. If you are appointed you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. You are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands or final warnings which are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out*), as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended). You are also required to disclose any pending criminal proceedings against you or current police investigations, including those relating to other employment or matters outside work. Having a criminal record will not necessarily prevent you from taking up appointment; it will depend on the nature of the offence(s) and their relevance to the post you are applying for. However, should you not declare any of the above and this is subsequently revealed, for example through the DBS check, then this may place your employment in jeopardy. Any information given will be treated in the strictest confidence and with due regard to the ROA and data protection legislation.
Lumen Learning Trust is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To achieve this, we will ensure continuous improvement and development of robust Safeguarding processes and procedures that promote a culture of Safeguarding amongst our staff and volunteers. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references, it is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Please note that under safer recruitment practices Lumen Learning Trust cannot accept CVs or letters in place of completed application forms.
We welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
