Caretaker
Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy, Cannock, Staffordshire, WS11 1LH20 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
4 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
13 June 2025
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
- £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (FTE) Post is Pro Rata'd down to 20 hours
Caretaker job summary
Dear candidate
Thank you for considering Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy as a potential next step in your career. I would like to take a moment to offer background information on Chaselea itself and the role within the district as a whole.
Chaselea is located in the heart of Cannock Chase, designated an area of outstanding natural beauty. The school is forward thinking, truly innovative, well resourced, and has a dedicated, motivated and enthusiastic staff body.
Chaselea offers a mixture of full and part time places to pupils who are permenantly excluded, at risk of permanent exclusion, hard to place or who are having their special educational needs assessed. In all cases there is an expectation of clear learning plans, performance targets and for individual achievement targets to be met. Learners follow parts of the National Curriculum at KS3 and an innovative GCSE and vocational programme at KS4. We aim to enrich and improve pupils’ educational experiences and academic outcomes during their time at Chaselea. Throughout the week all staff participate in enrichment activities ensuring continuous supervision, and structured social interaction. Staff have the benefit of a PPA allowance well-above national expectations. Lessons have a high staff to student ratio, and the school is highly regarded for its approach to behaviour management and progression made by the young people.
The focus at Chaselea is teamwork, where learners are supported by staff; and the staff body is strengthened by unity and trust based on open communication, sharing of best practice and empathy to coleagues’ roles within school.
Chaselea is community orientated, working with local high schools to improve inclusion across the districts of Cannock Chase and South Staffordshire (the two districts that Chaselea supports). The Local Advisory Committee (Governors) are supportive and represents a diverse group of external stakeholders all with extensive experience in both education and support services.
At Chaselea we aim to reinstate pupils into suitable mainstream provision as soon as possible; by which time their behaviour and learning needs have been assessed and strategies developed to promote their chances of success. All staff are encouraged to participate in this process and share the satisfaction of the pupils’ achievements. If mainstream is not the right answer then we will ensure, through the SEND process; that a pupil has their needs identified and a suitable specialist placement or alternative provision is sought. A small number of pupils will see out their statutory education at Chaselea. They leave with a number of recognised qualifications and the support to make sure they have a future destination beit college, apprentiship etc.
Staff pride themselves on developing a culture of mutual respect where pupils progress and enjoy their learning. The ethos of the school is designed to promote new initiatives and to support staff development in order to achieve a stimulating atmosphere where learning can be most effective.
Since June 2019 Chaselea has been part of the very successful and highly-thought of academy trust called Manor Hall. This Trust is specific to special schools and alternative providers, making it the perfect partner as Chaselea moves into the next phase of its’ journey.
The role we are after is that of a part time (20 hours) caretaker. This is from September 2025 but we would be very happy to start the employment sooner if possible. Due to the support available and the ethos within the school, we want the right person. At Chaselea we look for the right people – regardless of age, experience or qualifications; It is the right person we are after to join our staff family and help create opportunities for young people. Someone who understands the needs of SEMH (Social, Emotional and Mental Health) pupils and someone who can provide support in the care and learning of our pupils. Without the site being fit for purpose we would not have a school for the young people to attend, so this is a very important role.
I cannot think of many more important roles than helping young people reach their aspirations and secure a future, can you?
Please contact me here at school if you would like to discuss this opportunity.
I look forward to receiving your application!
Paul Archer, Headteacher
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 are not accepted.
About Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 45 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Chaselea Alternative Provision Academy website
School location
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