Caretaker
Elmlea Junior School, Bristol, BS9 3UF12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
as soon as possible
Closing date
9 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
26 June 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
- £25,992.00 - £27,711.00 Annually (FTE) NJC:8-12
Caretaker job summary
Elmlea Schools
Caretaker
Contract Term: Permanent
Salary: NJC:8-12, depending on experience
Full time salary range: £25,992 - £27,711
Hours: Five days per week, 37 hours per week, times to be decided
Start Date: as soon as possible
Closing date for applications: 9th July 2025 at midday
Interview Date: 16th July 2025
JOB OVERVIEW
Elmlea Schools encompasses the Elmlea Infant School and Elmlea Junior school. Both schools are renowned for their all-round education. On 1st March 2025, Elmlea Schools Trust became part of the larger Multi-Academy Trust, Russell Education Trust.
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a strong candidate to join the Property Team at Elmlea Schools as a Caretaker of Elmlea Infant School and Elmlea Junior School. We are looking for an adaptable, flexible and resourceful team member to work within the Property Team. Working across the Elmlea Schools to provide effective property management to the Schools. Some work, particularly during holiday periods, maybe required at Bristol Free School, also part of Russell Education Trust.
JOB REQUIREMENTS:
The responsibilities of the role include:
- Maintenance and improvement of the school buildings and grounds.
- Efficient site security, ensuring the school remains secure at all times, and checking fire alarms on a regular basis. Liaise as necessary with emergency services.
- Organise contractors for site work and ensure the safe completion of the works whilst the contractors are on site.
- Manage the school facilities, including taking meter readings.
- Managing the school when on duty with regards to the lettings on site.
- Supervising the cleaning staff.
- Be able to manage the school compliance of the equipment and site.
- Undertake annual fire risk assessment.
- Organising contractors for quotations where required.
- Assist with the provision and clearing of resources for teaching lessons or as required by the Senior Leadership Team. This may involve setting up meeting rooms.
- Work as a team member of the property and business team of the school.
THE RIGHT CANDIDATE WILL:
- Be an experienced caretaker, ideally within an educational setting.
- Have sufficient D.I.Y skills to undertake day to day repairs and maintenance of building, including the basic knowledge and operation of school heating system.
- Understanding of the principles of health & safety in a school environment including COSHH.
- Have good time management.
- Have the ability to perform the physical tasks required by the post, including lifting, carrying and pushing various equipment to undertake the duties of the post.
- Have the ability to carry out a range of administrative tasks, including raising order requisitions.
- Have a ‘can do’ attitude with the tasks that come up in any typical school day.
- Have good levels of organisation skills, with the ability to prioritise work at peak times
- Have good communication skills
- Be a team player.
- Have the ability to adhere to working procedures and policies within the school environment.
- Have the ability to relate well to children and adults.
The position is permanent and the staff member will join as soon as possible. The position is for 37 hours per week all year round. The exact hours of the role are to be decided. Salary: NJC 8-12, full time salary range: £25,992 - £27,711
Closing date for applications: midday on 9th July 2025
Interview Date: 16th July 2025
If you would like to visit the school or would like to discuss the post with a member of staff, please do email the school.
Safeguarding Statement
Elmlea Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
If you are shortlisted for a post within Elmlea Schools you will be required to complete a Criminal Convictions Disclosure Form to disclose any criminal convictions that would prevent you from fulfilling the role and an Enhanced DBS check with children’s barred list information, where applicable, will be carried out if you are offered the post.
We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. Throughout the application process we ask for some personal data about you. We’ll only use this data in line with data protection legislation and process your data for one or more of the following reasons permitted in law:
You have given us your consent
We must process it to comply with our legal obligations
You’ll find more information on how we use your personal data in our privacy notice for job applicants which can be accessed on our website.
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 Elmlea Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 362 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Elmlea Junior School website
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