Caretaker

Didcot Primary Academy, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 6DP

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2026

• Closing date

  20 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 July 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: £29,540.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (FTE) Pro Rata £13,673.01 to £14,358.98

Caretaker job summary

We are seeking a reliable, proactive and practical Caretaker to join our friendly team and play a key role in maintaining a safe, secure and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff and visitors.

Working closely with the Office & Premises Manager, you will help ensure our buildings and grounds are well maintained, compliant with health and safety requirements, and ready for learning each day. Duties include opening the school, carrying out routine inspections and statutory compliance checks, undertaking minor maintenance and repairs, supporting contractors, maintaining the grounds, and helping prepare the school for events and daily activities.

This is a varied and rewarding role that would suit someone who enjoys working independently, takes pride in high standards, and has a practical approach to problem-solving. No two days are the same, and you'll have the opportunity to make a real difference to the day-to-day running of our school.

If you are dependable, organised and committed to providing a safe environment where children can thrive, we would love to hear from you.

If candidates are willing and able, overtime for summer catch up days can be arranged.

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

Didcot Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All adults are required to adhere to the school’s safeguarding policies and practices. As part of the school’s safe recruitment procedures all staff regularly undergo enhanced DBS checks.

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 Didcot Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 451 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Didcot Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/didcot-primary-academy

Didcot Primary is an outstanding (OFSTED 2024) popular, ambitious and successful multicultural primary school, with a nursery, that opened in September 2016. The school currently has 457 pupils (from nursery to Year 6).

School location

Get a job alert when similar jobs are listed

Find more school jobs in Oxfordshire