Assistant Caretaker

St Michael's VA Junior School, Norwich, Norfolk, NR5 9LA

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  8 May 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  28 April 2026

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: Grade B - £13.05 per hour

Assistant Caretaker job summary

To work across the All Angels’ Primary Federation 

Clover Hill VA Infant and Nursery School, NR5 9AP 

St Michael’s VA Junior School, NR5 9LA  (base) 

Tel: 01603 745812 or 745559 

Email: head@allangelsfederation.org.uk 

• Salary - Grade B (£13.05 per hour) 
• Permanent 
• Part Time 
• Negotiable up to 30 hours per week 
• All Year Round   
• Required to start as soon as possible 

As a keyholder, to maintain the security of the school premises and its contents, sharing the locking and unlocking of the school and site. Duties include general buildings and site maintenance, liaising with contractors, securing the building and site, activating and switching off alarm systems and general health and safety. 

To ensure that heating, lighting systems and other equipment is working properly, and regulate heating.  

To undertake handyperson duties, including decorating, maintenance, moving goods and furniture, minor repairs to property, fixtures, fittings and equipment. 

 

To undertake general duties, such as general cleaning of storerooms and boiler room, clearance of drains and gullies, general tidying, snow clearance, gritting, etc. 

To drive the minibus, transporting children as required. 

The ideal candidate would be a person with good building or maintenance skills. 

Uniform/work clothing provided.  

Hours – 6 hours per day eg 12.30 - 6.30pm start time negotiable. Year-round contract. Holidays to be taken during school holidays as a preference. 

For an informal discussion, please telephone the office or make any appointment to visit us. 

How to apply 

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’. 

Completed application forms should be returned to the headteacher, Mrs McCarney - head@allangelsfederation.org.uk either by email or post. 

Closing date:  8 May 2026 

Interview date:  w/c 11 May 2026 

 

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. 

This post will come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

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 St Michael's VA Junior School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 415 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Michael's VA Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-michael-s-va-junior-school

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