Caretaker

Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy, Bungay, Suffolk, NR35 2RE

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  18 September 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  4 September 2026

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: £3,830 - £3,890 actual pa

Caretaker job summary

Required for Earsham and Ditchingham Primary Schools (Kingfisher Federation)

 

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Tel: 01502 713425

Email: clair.lowe@kingfisher.dneat.org

 

• Salary – Scale C, points 3-4, £3,830 - £3,890 actual pa (£25,614 - £26,016 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 6 hours per week
• Term time plus 4 weeks (42 weeks total)
• Required ASAP

Kingfisher Federation are looking for a caretaker to join our join our wonderful team. This role will involve working across both sites and will focus on maintenance and health and safety compliance.

We are looking for a capable and proactive worker. The role would suit a handy person who are looking for a few extra hours of work.

Working Hours

The successful candidate will work 3 hours per week at Ditchingham School and 3 hours per week at Earsham School. The exact hours are to be discussed at interview as the federation has flexibility around the offered hours.

How to apply

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’.

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System. If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account.

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries.

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received.

Closing date:   18 September 2026

Interview date:  23 September 2026

 

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 65 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ditchingham-church-of-england-primary-academy

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