Posted: 8 July 2024

Closing date: 2 August  - 12 Noon

Interviews to be held: 7 - 9 August 2024

Start Date: Early September

Salary: Grade D Point 6- 9 (depending on experience)

£23,893 –£25,119 FTE

hourly rate £12.38-£13.02 – Full Time Role

Location: Kings Priory School, Tynemouth

Hours of Work: 37 hours per week

Kings Priory School wishes to appoint a flexible, motivated and hardworking Caretaker to join our Premises team. The successful candidate should have a range of practical skills and enjoy completing DIY duties. They will also be committed to their responsibility for the security of the premises and the maintenance duties around school by using their own initiative. This role will involve working alone but also as part of team with school leaders, our school community and other stakeholders. Experience of working in this type of role would be advantageous but not essential. The member of staff will work a shift pattern on a rota basis with other members of the Premises Team. There will also be the requirement to cover lettings as and when required.

Kings Priory School is one of the highest performing schools in North East of England, providing high quality education to over 1500 pupils aged 4 – 19. We are a school with excellent teachers, a family environment, motivated pupils and a commitment to educating the whole child both in and outside of the classroom. We are proud of our pupils who regularly achieve well above the national average in public examinations: *in 2022 at GCSE, 94% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 89% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths. In 2023 at GCSE, 93% of pupils achieved a grade 4+ in English and 94% of pupils achieved a 4+ in Maths.

The School operates across neighbouring sites in the centre of the attractive coastal village of Tynemouth with short commuting links into Newcastle upon Tyne. Kings Priory School is part of Woodard Academies Trust multi-academy sponsor whose aim is to be a provider of world class education, transforming lives within and across communities. Our Christian Ethos helps to make our school a thoughtful community and we are welcoming, positive and open to pupils and staff of all faiths and none.