Caretaker
Church Stretton School, Church Stretton, Shropshire, SY6 6EX21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 June 2026 at 9am
Date listed
11 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 34.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 44.65 weeks per year (term time only plus 5 days)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Grade 4 SCP 5
Hourly rate
- £13.26 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Caretaker to join our site team at Church Stretton School.
The successful candidate will work under the instruction and guidance of appropriate senior staff to provide general maintenance and caretaking support across the school site. This is an important role in helping to ensure that the school premises are safe, secure, clean, well-maintained and welcoming for students, staff and visitors.
Main Duties
- Lock / unlock school buildings and areas.
- To carry out various maintenance duties to ensure that the general upkeep and maintenance of the premises is satisfactory, as per specific schedule for your school.
- Ensure that satisfactory levels of caretaking, cleanliness and hygiene are achieved and maintained through the whole of the premises.
- Undertake minor / simple repairs e.g. minor plumbing, changing light bulbs, unblocking drains.
- To carry out minor improvement work e.g. erecting shelves, notice boards, bookshelves etc. as agreed with the Headteacher.
What the school offers its staff
TrustEd Schools is a Shropshire multi-academy trust looking after a family of local schools, consisting of 5 secondaries and 4 primaries. We are a professional and friendly trust committed to raising pupils’ aspirations so that all young people reach their fullest potential and achieve the success they want for themselves.
Church Stretton School is a very successful, oversubscribed, vibrant and happy 11-16 secondary school, where relationships are strong, serving the market town of Church Stretton and the immediate area. Being a smaller rural school, we get to know our students and their families well.
Further information about the job
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Church Stretton School
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 538 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Church Stretton School website
- Email address
- admin@csschool.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01694 722209
Church Stretton Secondary School, part of the Trust-Ed Schools Partnership
Arranging a visit to Church Stretton School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email admin@csschool.co.uk.
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