- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- Up to 420 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
.png)
Assistant Caretaker
More than one location, Central England Academy Trust13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
January 2027
Closing date
23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
10 November 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 35 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- £24,609 to £24,998 (pay award pending) (dependent on service and experience)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Central England Academy Trust is delighted to welcome applications for the post of Assistant Caretaker (split role across Higham Lane North Academy and Watling Meadows Primary School) to start in January 2027.
Applications are invited from committed and enthusiastic individuals to work alongside our Senior Caretaker in ensuring that our school buildings and grounds are maintained to a high standard.
What the school offers its staff
At Central England Academy Trust, our staff are our most precious resource. We are committed to offering you:
- excellent continuous professional development
- reduced workload
- behaviour for learning that empowers teachers to teach and students to learn
- a range of imaginative approaches to ensure staff wellbeing
- free, onsite parking
- subsidised eye care for extended VDU users
- a Gym Membership Scheme
- a Cycle to Work Scheme
- free lunch for duty staff
- an Employee Assistance Programme, providing practical and emotional support
- an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on everyday essentials
Further information about the job
The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot be sponsored.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.
Please apply by clicking https://centralenglandacademytrust.face-ed.co.uk/vacancies
Alternatively, please visit the Central England Academy Trust website and click on ‘Vacancies’. The closing date for applications is midday, Monday 23rd November 2026. If you would like to chat about this post, please contact Katie Tomlinson, Estates Manager on 02475106910.
Please note that the school reserves the right to close the application process early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, please submit your application as soon as possible.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and will be taken through the Trust's vetting procedure.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks:
Childcare disqualification
Enhanced DBS
Medical
Online and social media
Prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must let us know about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About the schools
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- jobs@hlna.co.uk
- Phone number
- 02475106910
Thank you for your interest in joining Central England Academy Trust. Our diverse Trust serves families in Nuneaton and the surrounding areas, and currently consists of 5 schools: a primary special school, a secondary special school, two mainstream secondary schools and a mainstream junior school. We are also delighted to be opening a brand-new mainstream primary school in September 2026.
Our Trust’s core values summarise what is important to us and what we actively promote:
Collaboration: To work closely and productively with others for the greater good of everyone involved. To be positive, thoughtful and supportive towards others through showing appreciation and respect of own and other cultures, values and beliefs. We want everyone in our Trust to feel as though they are an important part of a large family.
Equity: Recognising that we do not start from the same place equity is about providing others with what they need in order to provide an equal access to opportunities. We want our school communities to be happy, empowered and supported through democratic processes and robust systems and structures where the autonomy, strengths and the uniqueness of the individual is supported, promoted and celebrated.
Aspiration: To always be ambitious ensuring that pupils and staff in our schools have the knowledge and skills to progress towards their aspirations and beyond. To support pupils to take their place in society and achieve success in adulthood.
Trust: To feel safe knowing that the reactions of others are well meaning and that systems and structures to support are consistent and predicable. To be well-informed and kept up-to-date and empowered to communicate wishes, concerns and opinions without fear of retribution.
School Details
Watling Meadows Primary School
Higham Lane North Academy
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 154 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Arranging a visit to Central England Academy Trust
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email jobs@hlna.co.uk.
School locations
Similar jobs nearby
St Thomas More Catholic Primary School
Knoll Drive, Coventry, West Midlands, CV3 5DE
Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed
Find more school jobs in Nuneaton