Caretaker
Cardinal Griffin Catholic College, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 4AW4 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 November 2025 at 9am
Date listed
6 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £27,254.00 Annually (Actual)
Caretaker job summary
As the caretaker, you will be working as part of our site team responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the school buildings, grounds and cleaning team. This is a key role in ensuring a safe, clean and efficient learning environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You will work closely with the Site and Building Supervisor, school leadership team and contractors to manage maintenance, health and safety, security, and compliance tasks.
About the role:
Caretaker required with all round skills and customer focused “can do” attitude needed to join our friendly and flexible Site Team. Will also include locking up / opening up to ensure the premises are in a safe, tidy and satisfactory condition for our staff and students.
Working hours vary and will include some early/late shifts.
The successful applicant will provide efficient and effective caretaking support to the school, ensuring that the security and general appearance of the buildings and surrounding areas are maintained in accordance with the required standards.
Minibus driving when needed - Category D1 on driving licence is a must.
Skills:
- Proven experience in facilities or caretaking, preferably in an educational setting.
- Strong knowledge of health and safety regulations and compliance.
- Flexibility to respond to urgent maintenance issues, sometimes outside of regular hours.
- Ability to carry out minor repairs and maintenance.
- Good communication and organisational skills.
- IT skills for Maintaining records and competing reports.
- Ability to manage and motivate a small team.
- Clean driving licence with part “D1”
- First Aid certificate or willingness to undertake training.
This post is a permanent, full time (37hpw), full year post.
APPLICATION DEADLINE - 10th November 2025 at 9am
*The College reserves the right to interview as soon as it has a suitable field of candidates and so encourages early applications*
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings cautions and convictions in your application form. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, candidates should note that it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Our Safeguarding Policy can be found at https://www.cardinalgriffin.staffs.sch.uk/Parents/Safeguarding-In-Our-College/
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal records check from the Disclosure and Barring Service which will require you to disclose all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application. Applicants will be subject to an online search if shortlisted. Where the role involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children, it is an offence to apply if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Cardinal Griffin Catholic College
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 775 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Cardinal Griffin Catholic College website
Are you looking for a new challenge in an innovative and supportive 11-18 Catholic school? Now part of the newly expanded Painsley Catholic Academy, the largest multi-academy in the Archdiocese of Birmingham, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is looking to recruit dynamic, forward-thinking and inspirational staff to join us on our journey to success. With a strong Catholic ethos that puts ‘love’ at the heart of its community, the school provides a haven where all can flourish. Situated just outside the town centre and easily accessed by train, bus or the M6, Cardinal Griffin Catholic College is proud of its strong community links and its beautiful grounds.
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