Assistant Caretaker

Springbank Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3HW

21 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  23 June 2025

• Closing date

  30 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  7 May 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: £23,656.00 - £24,404.00 Annually (FTE) 29 hours per week (12pm - 6.30pm) AYR , pro-rata (actual salary) equates to £18541.18 - £19127.46 NJE Grade 2, Point 2 to 4

Assistant Caretaker job summary

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Caretaker to join our successful, positive and experienced support team with immediate effect. The ideal candidate should be enthusiastic, confident, and dedicated to working in a busy school environment. Responsibilities will include supporting the site team with minor repairs, basic maintenance of designated areas, cleaning, and general handyperson duties to ensure the school premises are maintained to the agreed quality standards and kept clean and safe. We strive to maintain a clean school environment, which creates an Oasis for our pupils to thrive academically.

Welcome to Springbank Academy and Nursery. Visitors often comment on the special atmosphere they find here. It is a friendly and welcoming place where pupils feel secure and supported – the perfect environment for learning. We encourage all our children to think creatively, set themselves high standards and to work hard to achieve their full potential.

Our school is at the heart of the community in Eastwood and we strive to maintain consistently high standards and to nurture talents and strengths so that every child can achieve success. We work to develop an excitement and enthusiasm for learning which we hope the children will take with them through their lifetime. We strive to make the world a richer place by promoting high standards of behaviour and learning.

Our school motto, ‘Where dreams are realised and success is celebrated’ encapsulates our approach and the belief and value we place in every single one of our children.

Additional Information about our School can be found at https://springbank.academy

White Hills Park Trust comprises eight successful schools across Nottinghamshire, five primary, two secondary (one including a sixth form) and one special school. It’s an exciting time as the Trust is embarking on a period of steady growth with further schools joining us soon. We are committed to supporting the wellbeing and career aspirations of our staff team.

Our partnership of schools is united by shared ethos and values, working in deep collaboration to give all of our children the best possible start in life. Our mission is to provide the very best opportunities and outcomes for young people. Our staff work closely together to deliver high quality teaching and learning, share good practice, pool resources and participate in joint projects for the benefit of pupils.

Further information about the Trust can be found at About Us (whptrust.org)

If you would like to discuss the role, please contact Adam Lumley (Headteacher) at adam.lumley@springbank.academy or the school office at office@springbank.academy

Applications for the post must be submitted by 30 May at 12pm via our online application form, which can be found at https://whptrust.org/careers/vacancies or by the Apply Now button.

Interviews to be held: to be confirmed

White Hills Park Trust welcomes applications from all, irrespective of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.

The Trust is a Pathfinder for the Framework for Ethical Leadership in Education and expects all leaders to embody these values in their daily work.

All posts are subject to safeguarding responsibilities (relevant to the role), including the duty to protect and promote the welfare of children and young people, and to adhere to the Trust’s safeguarding policies and procedures. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. References will be called prior to interview and online searches may be carried out on shortlisted candidates as part of due diligence checks. It is an offence to apply for the role if an applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children (where the role involves this type of regulated activity).

Paul Heery

CEO

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

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About Springbank Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Springbank Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/springbank-academy

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