Caretaker

Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 4SW

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  5 January 2026

• Closing date

  18 December 2025 at 5:59pm

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

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: £13.47 - 14.59 per hour

Caretaker job summary

Beacon Education is a group of like-minded schools that share common values and always put children at the centre of our thinking. Our family of academies and nurseries works together to promote high academic standards and the development of good character.

The Trust currently has the following job vacancy:

Role: Caretaker

Salary:  £13.47 - 14.59 per hour

Working hours: 37 hours per week, all year round

Working times: 6am-2pm

Work Location: Based at Danesfield C of E Middle School but may be required to work across all areas / locations of Beacon Education.

We are seeking to appoint an experienced Caretaker to join our Trust Team. The successful applicant will work across settings to ensure that sites, buildings and furnishings are safe, secure, clean and maintained to standards defined by the Trust, legal requirements and Health & Safety Regulations in order to support high standards of teaching, learning and achievement for all children. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the line management of the site and catering teams.

Applicants will need to be hardworking, conscientious and organised as they will be implementing and leading a high-quality service.

Closing Date for applications: Thursday 18 December 2025.

Please note: Beacon Education reserves the right to interview on a rolling basis and may make an appointment before the application deadline. We would therefor encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.

This position will be offered to the successful candidate subject to references and obtaining the necessary clearances. Applications will be reviewed as they are received and interviews will be conducted on a rolling bases as and when applications are successful, so candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment should the vacancy close early.

Beacon Education adheres to Safer Recruitment procedures and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share our commitment. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhance DBS check.

Beacon Education reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

The amendments to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) provides that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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

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 Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 9 to 13
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 349 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 13
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Danesfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Community Middle School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/danesfield-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-community-middle-school-taunton

Danesfield Church Of England Voluntary Controlled Middle School is situated in Williton, in the beautiful area of West Somerset. Of equal distance are the areas of outstanding natural beauty - the Quantock Hills and Exmoor National Park, and is within easy reach of the County Town of Taunton.
The West Somerset Academies Trust is a rapidly growing group of like-minded schools that share common values. Our family of academies works together to promote high academic standards, the development of good character and which puts children at the centre of its thinking. The school is one of 6 schools (2 Middle Schools and 4 First Schools) and 3 nurseries within the West Somerset Academies Trust. The school retains its own identity and benefits from being able to take full advantage of the richness of resources, training and collaboration offered, which is one of the many benefits of belonging to the "family" of schools and nurseries currently within the Trust.

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