Assistant Caretaker
Presdales School, Ware, Hertfordshire, SG12 9NX12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2026
Closing date
22 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
10 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, flexible to ensure cover during opening hours with some additional hours
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- H5, £27,254 - £29,540 + Fringe £729
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and skilled individual with a “can do” approach, to join our small, but dynamic site team in maintaining the premises and grounds of the school. The role will contribute to the smooth running of the school estate, including compliance with relevant health and safety legislation, maintenance duties and the supervision and monitoring or lettings throughout the school year.
What the school offers its staff
There are many other benefits on offer at Presdales School. We want to help support your wellbeing and work-life balance.
- Health and Wellbeing (gym, swimming pool, free flu immunisations, cycle to work scheme, free yoga, free CrossFit)
- Rewards, recognition and fun (staff fund for wellbeing events, long service awards, social events, weekly staff quiz, staff conference)
- Life made easier (tea and coffee, deliveries, leave period 6 if you do not have lessons and are not needed for cover, one paid occasional day per year, staff laptop)
- Professional Development (NPQ support, regular inset, low stakes learning triangles, Aspiring Middle, Pastoral and Senior leader programs)
Further information about the job
Main areas of responsibility
- Security of the school’s buildings and grounds, locking and unlocking entrances and exits as required, securing the building using the alarm system and reporting any potential security breaches
- To be one of the main key holders
- To provide cover for alarm call outs if required and to assist the grounds security service.
- To provide access to the site out of school hours as required
- To supervise on-site traffic during periods of high traffic flow including events at the school and lettings.
- To assist with the operation and maintenance of mechanical, electrical and heating services, lighting and other plant
- To assist with reactive and planned maintenance to ensure consistently high standards of hygiene, cleanliness, upkeep and safety of the school
- To report the need for any repair and maintenance work to the Finance Manager so that it can be logged and monitored on the IAM Compliant Estates Management system.
- To record all work performed and actions taken on the IAM Compliant Estates Management system including all reports provided by contractors and follow up actions required.
- To assist with the facilitation of capital projects
- To undertake daily and periodic cleaning of the school buildings and grounds and ad hoc duties including graffiti removal, litter picking, emergency cleaning duties following spillages for example and other seasonal duties such as gritting paths
- To ensure that outdoor areas, such as footpaths, courts, circulation areas and fences are clean, well maintained and free from rubbish and leaves
- General porterage duties including movement of furniture and equipment in the school and removal of rubbish
Health and Safety
- To be aware of and adhere to statutory school regulations, legislation and procedures, national legislation including Health and Safety, COSHH, Data Protection, Child Protection and Safeguarding.
- To assist with the management of Legionella prevention and Asbestos
Out of hours school use
- To be on duty, on a rotation basis with other site staff, during out of hours use of the school for school events and for lettings made by outside organisation and the wider community, ensuring a high level of customer satisfaction
- To liaise with and monitor lettings to ensure that the code of conduct is being followed with any issues being reported to the Finance Manager.
- Whilst on duty for out of hours use of the school, to maintain the security of buildings during periods of lettings and ensure that appropriate heating arrangements are made to meet lettings demands
- To assist with site preparation for special events including concerts, open evenings, parents’ evenings, community lettings and examinations
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Presdales School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1166 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Presdales School website
- Email address
- recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01920 462210
Presdales School is a single sex comprehensive school in Ware for girls aged 11-18, with boys welcomed in the Sixth Form. We have a long tradition of providing an outstanding education for our students. Formerly Ware Grammar School for Girls, which opened in 1906, we became Presdales School in the mid-1960s, and a fully comprehensive school in the early 1970s. The mansion house, which fronts the school, and our stunning grounds provide a calm and relaxed atmosphere for our school community.
We are very proud of the high academic standards that our students achieve, regardless of their starting point. Our motto, ‘Achievement for All’, runs through all that we do. We understand that every student is an individual, with different interests, strengths and characteristics, and we celebrate the diversity that each one of them brings to our community. We believe that all students, with the appropriate balance of support and challenge, can be successful.
We aim to develop their creativity and independence inside and outside of classroom lessons. There is an extensive range of extra-curricular clubs and activities, including numerous trips throughout the school year, which provide students with the opportunity to develop their leadership skills, to be part of a team and to develop a ‘can-do’ attitude.
Our vision and values are instilled in our students throughout their time with us, whether this be through our House system, the excellent pastoral care they will receive or the culture of achievement for all that we foster in our community. We want our students to be happy and confident young women who are ready to make a meaningful contribution to our global society.
Arranging a visit to Presdales School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@presdales.herts.sch.uk.
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