Caretaker

South Wootton Infant School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 3LJ

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  2 March 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: £13.05 per hour

Caretaker job summary

Tel: 01553 671552

Email: office@southwotton-inf.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.southwootton-inf.norfolk.sch.uk

Executive Headteacher: Georgie Earl

Head of School: Becky Burt

NOR: 180 Age range: 4-7years

• Salary - Scale C, £13.05 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 30 hours per week
• All Year Round 
• Required ASAP

~ Smile! Work! Inspire! Succeed! ~

South Wootton Infant School is a Local Authority school, situated on the outskirts of King’s Lynn in generous, landscaped grounds. Rated GOOD by Ofsted, we are a two form entry infant school with approximately 180 children on roll. The majority of our children feed from our school into South Wootton Junior school, with whom we are federated.

South Wootton Infant School is a great place to work with a positive and inclusive ethos, fabulous children and a very supportive staff and governors.

Through our child-centred approach we aim to provide a rich and varied curriculum which meets the needs of every child. We have an excellent pastoral team who provide meaningful and effective support for children and their families.

We are looking for a proactive and reliable Caretaker to oversee the day-to-day management of our school premises. Hours of work, split shift, 7am to 10am then 3pm to 6pm with 5 weeks holiday outside of term time.

This varied role includes liaising with contractors and the property services team, maintaining the grounds, managing cleaning staff, undertaking cleaning duties, and ensuring the security of the site. You will play a key part in maintaining a clean, safe, and well-presented environment for our pupils, staff, and visitors.

If you are:

• Hardworking and take pride in your work
• Responsible, flexible, reliable and honest
• Approachable and friendly
• A “team player” but also able to work on your own initiative
• Able to maintain confidentiality
• Confident with ICT (basic word processing and e-mail)

Then we would love to hear from you!

Visits to the school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. Please call the school office on 01553 671552 or email - office@southwootton-inf.norfolk.sch.uk to arrange an informal chat and tour.

How to apply

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

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - office@southwootton-inf.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 16 March 2026, by 12noon

Interview date:  19 March 2026

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

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 South Wootton Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 162 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: South Wootton Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/south-wootton-infant-school

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