Assistant Caretaker
The Astley Cooper School, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, HP2 7HL39 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
8 September 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £27,600.00 - £28,906.00 Annually (Actual)
Assistant Caretaker job summary
Join The Astley Cooper School and help create a safe, welcoming environment for our students and staff
Are you practical, reliable and take pride in creating a safe, well-maintained environment? Do you enjoy being part of a busy school community where every day is different?
The Astley Cooper School is looking for an enthusiastic and committed Caretaker to join our established site team.
This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a team that plays an important role in the smooth running of the school. You will help ensure that our buildings, grounds and facilities are safe, secure, clean and welcoming for our students, staff and visitors.
We are looking for someone who is hands-on, proactive and dependable, with a positive approach and a willingness to get involved. You will be someone who takes pride in maintaining high standards and who understands the important contribution a school site team makes to the wider school community.
About The Astley Cooper School
The Astley Cooper School is an increasingly popular and oversubscribed secondary school in Hemel Hempstead. We are proud of our diverse school community and are committed to providing the very best opportunities for every student and member of staff.
Situated on the edge of Hemel Hempstead, the school benefits from excellent transport links, with easy access to the M1 and M25 as well as the local train station.
We are continuing to build a strong culture of success, with high expectations for all our students. Our aim is that every young person leaves us as a successful, well-rounded and confident individual, ready to take their next steps and succeed in the modern world.
Our site team plays a vital role in supporting this vision by providing a safe, secure and positive environment in which students and staff can thrive.
The successful candidate will
- Have a practical, hands-on approach and take pride in maintaining high standards.
- Be reliable, organised and able to work independently.
- Have good practical and problem-solving skills.
- Be proactive and able to identify and respond to maintenance and site issues.
- Have a positive and flexible approach to their work.
- Be confident working as part of a busy school site team.
- Have good communication skills and be able to build positive relationships with staff, students, contractors and visitors.
- Understand the importance of health and safety and maintaining a safe environment.
- Be willing to support the wider needs of the school and contribute positively to our community.
Previous experience in a caretaking, maintenance, facilities or similar role would be advantageous. However, we are also interested in candidates who have strong practical skills, a positive attitude and a genuine desire to make a difference within a school environment.
What we can offer you
At The Astley Cooper School, we recognise that our staff are central to our success. We are committed to supporting colleagues to develop professionally and personally, and offer:
- A competitive salary
- Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Vivup - a Hertfordshire County Council cashback scheme
- A comprehensive CPD programme for all colleagues
- A supportive and welcoming school community
- The opportunity to play an important role in the day-to-day life of our school
- A varied role where no two days are necessarily the same
Be part of something that matters
If you are a practical, hardworking and positive individual who takes pride in creating a safe and welcoming environment, we would love to hear from you.
Join The Astley Cooper School and become part of a dedicated team that helps create the environment in which our students and staff can succeed.
Your work will make a difference every day.
Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; we encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity as we may appoint and close the advert early. If you have not heard from the school by the closing date of this advert, please assume that you have not been successful on this occasion.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Astley Cooper School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 914 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
The Astley Cooper School is an 11-18, co-educational, secondary school on the outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire.
For many years, Astley Cooper School was a smaller than average secondary school but its numbers are rising because of its considerably improved academic standards and good reputation. The school is proud to be part of the Government’s Priority School Building Programme. This huge investment in our school has seen our cohort numbers increase as well our profile in the community. The school has state of the art facilities including a leisure centre, swimming pool and new science laboratory/classrooms benefiting staff, students and our wider community for many years to come.
Extra curricular activities on offer to all students at the school include sport, art, music, drama, dance, residential and cultural trips and visits.
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