Caretaker

Anthony Gell School, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 4DX

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2026

• Closing date

  11 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 September 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: £25,614.00 Annually (FTE)

Caretaker job summary

We are looking for a positive, practical and dependable Caretaker to join our friendly site team at Anthony Gell School in Wirksworth.

This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days are quite the same. Working with our Premises Manager and wider site team, you will help keep our school safe, clean, welcoming and ready for learning every day. From looking after buildings and grounds, responding to day-to-day site issues and moving equipment, to supporting security, events and lettings, you will play an important part in the smooth running of the whole school.

Anthony Gell School is an 11-18 school at the heart of the Wirksworth community, set in the beautiful Derbyshire Dales. Our school places considerable importance on pastoral care and creating a supportive and inspiring environment where young people are treated as individuals, encouraged to be aspirational and given opportunities to thrive. Student outcomes, including GCSE and A level results, are consistently strong, and our values and ethos are central to school life. There is real pride in AGS and in the environment we provide for our young people. That makes our site team particularly important. You don't have to work in the classroom to make a difference to a student's school day. The care taken over our buildings, grounds, cleanliness and safety all contributes to creating the environment in which our students and staff can do their best.

Anthony Gell School is part of Embark Federation, a family of Derbyshire schools which believes schools are "stronger together" and shares a vision of creating schools that stand out at the heart of their communities. Embark Federation's four core values of Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success sit closely alongside the culture and values of AGS.

Why work with us?

Joining AGS also means becoming part of the wider Embark Federation family. Embark describes wellbeing, professional growth and collaboration as being at the heart of its staff culture, with opportunities for growth, collaboration and professional development. Its shared purpose for staff and young people is simple: "Love Learning, Love Life."

As part of our team, you can expect:

• A friendly and supportive school community where every member of staff has an important contribution to make.
• Training and development opportunities, alongside the wider professional growth and collaboration available through Embark Federation.
• Employee wellbeing and support programmes, promoted within Embark Federation's approach to supporting staff.
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, where applicable, providing a valuable employment benefit alongside salary.
• The opportunity to work within a Trust whose culture is based around Family, Integrity, Teamwork and Success, and where staff are valued as an important part of the organisation.
• Most importantly, a job with a visible purpose. Your work will directly contribute to providing the safe, clean and welcoming environment our students and staff deserve.

We're looking for someone who takes pride in doing a job well, is reliable and flexible, enjoys practical work and is happy working both independently and as part of a team. You will need to communicate comfortably with students, colleagues, visitors and contractors and be prepared to respond to the changing demands of a busy secondary school environment.

If you're practical, positive and looking for a role where you can see the difference your work makes every day, we'd love to hear from you. Come and be part of Team AGS.

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 Anthony Gell School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 776 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Anthony Gell School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/anthony-gell-school-matlock

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