Caretaker

Halling Primary School, Rochester, Kent, ME2 1ER

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  1st September 2025

• Closing date

  5 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  6 May 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: £26,393.00 Annually (FTE) AAT D.8 - £26,393 per annum

Caretaker job summary

Caretaker

Full-time, permanent

37 hours per week

Required to start: September 2025

Are you a hands-on, proactive individual who takes pride in keeping environments safe, functional, and welcoming? We are looking for a dedicated Caretaker to join our school’s facilities team and play a vital role in ensuring our premises remain in top condition for students, staff, and visitors.

As our school Caretaker, you will perform day-to-day maintenance tasks such as replacing failed lights, fixing leaks, addressing plumbing issues, and general repairs around the school premises. You will respond promptly to emergencies such as water leaks, sewer issues, and other urgent maintenance needs to minimise disruption and ensure the safety of the school environment.

For more information, please download the Vacancy Pack and apply online via MyNewTerm.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a suitable candidate apply.

Aletheia Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and 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:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Halling Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 5 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 389 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Halling Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/halling-primary-school-rochester

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