Caretaker

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD7 5SP

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 April 2026 at 10am

• Date listed

  24 March 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: £21,267.00 Annually (Actual) G3, SCP3 - Permanent role, 37 hours per week, Term time only - £24,796 FTE

Caretaker job summary

Colne Valley High School

Caretaker
Permanent role, 37 hours per week, Term time only
Salary - Scale 3 scale point 3, £21,267 per annum (FTE £24,796)

To start - ASAP

Colne Valley High School are looking to recruit a Caretaker to join our dedicated team. The successful applicant will be responsible for maintenance, cleaning, maintaining health and safety, and security within Colne Valley High School.

We are looking to recruit a proactive individual that can work well independently. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise their workload using their own initiative to ensure all duties are carried out efficiently and effectively.

Part of your duties will include the daily unlocking of buildings and statuary buildings checks along with ensuring that a general level of cleanliness is maintained throughout the school grounds and student facilities. You will also be required to provide general maintenance of the school for example, changing light bulbs, putting up shelves, decorating, repairs to furniture, blinds etc.

In return you will work with a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. As a Trust we offer many benefits including a generous holiday entitlement and contributory pension through the West Yorkshire Pension Fund. Great Heights Academy Trust is a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub.

Apply now and start your journey with us by visiting our Trust site vacancy page at https://ghat.org.uk/join-our-trust/vacancies/ and click on the Apply Now option on the advert.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Wednesday 13th April 2026, 9am

Interviews: Wednesday 22nd April 2026

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

The Academy is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Parents can feel confident that careful procedures are in place to ensure that all staff and volunteers are suitable to work with children within the Academy. Consistent and effective safeguarding procedures are in place to support families, children and staff. The Academy encourages parents and children to talk freely about any concerns or worries which may affect their wellbeing. All concerns are referred to the members of staff who are our trained designated Safeguarding Officers working as the school's Safeguarding Team.

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 Colne Valley High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1440 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Colne Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/colne-valley-high-school

Colne Valley High School is one of the first purpose built comprehensive schools in England; founded in 1956 and is located in the Colne Valley, an area of outstanding beauty in the east flank of the Pennine Hills in West Yorkshire.
Easily accessible from Manchester, Huddersfield, Leeds and surrounding areas.
With over 1350 students from September 2020, and an over-subscribed Year 7 & 8 cohort, we are a bustling, popular school with a real community feel.
In September 2019, Ofsted judged the school to be ‘Good’ in all four categories. This judgement reflects the significant progress and incredible journey by the school since the previous inspection in June 2017.
‘Teachers challenge pupils to increase their knowledge across a full range of subjects.’
‘Teachers have clear expectations. They are fair and consistent in dealing with pupils’ behaviour’.
‘Teachers have good subject knowledge, which they share with pupils enthusiastically.’

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