Assistant Caretaker

Mandeville Primary School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 2LE

34 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  29 September 2025

• Closing date

  29 August 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,649.00 Annually (Actual)

Assistant Caretaker job summary

We need someone who will be responsible for maintaining a clean, tidy, safe and secure environment for our children and adults, but for whom the school feels more than just a place of work. The candidate must be motivated, committed and trustworthy and will ideally live nearby the school. This role does involve interacting with children and being a good role model. Mandeville Primary School prides itself on a strong safeguarding culture and boundaries between adults and children is a priority.

Under the direction of the Site Manager you will become part of a small dedicated team who all work extremely hard to provide the best for our pupils. Suitable applicants will be skilled and experienced in DIY and general maintenance, hardworking and able to use their initiative. Duties will include unlocking the building; carrying out minor repairs, cleaning, maintenance, decorating and helping to ensure that our school premises are safe and welcoming. You will also be required to maintain and update electronic records so some IT skills are needed. Together with our cleaners, you will also need to maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the school premises.

This position is a 16 hour part-time role working between 10.00 and 6.30pm on a Tuesday and Wednesday, 52 weeks per year.

Applications will be considered while the advertisement is open.

For more information about Mandeville Primary School and Spiral Partnership Trust visit our websites:

Spiral Partnership Trust is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people

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.

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.

About Mandeville Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 366 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Mandeville Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/mandeville-primary-school-al1-2le

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