Caretaker

Friars Primary School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS3 9XX

31 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  August 2026

• Closing date

  1 June 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  26 April 2026

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: £26,403.00 - £28,598.00 Annually (FTE) Range: Level 5 Points 7 – 12

Caretaker job summary

Location:

Friars Primary School & Nursery, Shoeburyness, Essex, SS3 9XX

Grade:

Level 5, points 7-12 £26,403 to £28,598 per annum

Hours of Work:

This role is full time, 37 hours per week worked on a split shift, 7.00am - 11.15am then 2.50pm - 6.00pm, 52 weeks per year.

Shift patterns may be adjusted in the future in line with the above core hours.

About the Role:

Portico Academy trust are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Caretaker to support Friars Primary School & Nursery on a full time basis.

The successful applicant will:

• Be a team player who takes pride in the appearance and maintenance of the MAT’s buildings and grounds.
• Be an enthusiastic, approachable, highly motivated and flexible individual who possesses general building maintenance and caretaking skills.
• Have a good range of DIY skills such as electrical work, decorating, minor plumbing and carpentry.
• Possess good communication skills as you will be liaising with contractors and tradesmen as well as students and staff.
• You should also have an awareness of COSHH, safe manual handling practices and Health and Safety.

Duties may also include general cleaning, dealing with spillages, blockages, locking and unlocking the sites and any ad-hoc duties that may be required.

Reporting to the Director of Estates with a dotted line to the school Principal.

A full driving licence and use of your own car is essential as you may be required to attend site outside of normal working hours or other Portico schools to support other sites.

For more information about the role and a description of the type of candidate we are looking for please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.

For further details, please contact HR by sending us a message through MyNewTerm or on 01702 987890 or recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.

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 Friars Primary School and Nursery

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 427 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Friars Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/friars-primary-school-and-nursery-southend-on-sea

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