Caretaker
Hamstel Infant School and Nursery, Southend-on-Sea, Essex, SS2 4PQ44 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 52 weeks per year. The hours of work will be between 7:00am and 6:30pm, on a shift basis. We envisage this person working for us on the late shift predominately, which would be 10:30am to 6:30pm, with a 36 minute lunch break. Shift patterns may be adjusted in the future in line with the above core hours. The requirement to cover external evening/weekend lettings on an overtime basis.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Level 5, points 7 – 12
What skills and experience we're looking for
- Be a team player who takes pride in the appearance and maintenance of the MAT’s buildings and grounds.
- Be an enthusiastic, approachable, highly motivated and flexible individual who possesses general building maintenance and caretaking skills.
- Have a good range of DIY skills such as electrical work, decorating, minor plumbing and carpentry.
- Possess good communication skills as you will be liaising with contractors and tradesmen as well as students and staff.
- You should also have an awareness of COSHH, safe manual handling practices and Health and Safety.
Duties may also include general cleaning, dealing with spillages, blockages, locking and unlocking the sites and any ad-hoc duties that may be required.
Reporting to the Director of Estates
A full driving licence and use of your own car is essential as you may be required to attend site outside of normal working hours or other Portico schools to support other sites.
What the school offers its staff
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Caretaker to support Hamstel Infant and Nursery and Hamstel Junior school. The successful applicant will:
Further details about the role
For more information about the role and a description of the type of candidate we are looking for please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification for more detail.
For an informal discussion regarding any aspect of the role, please contact Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR on 01702 987890 x310.
If you wish to apply for this role, please contact Rebecca Sanderson for an application pack at recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk or telephone 01702 987890 x310.
Closing Date: 16th June 2025, at midday
Interview Date: TBC
We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.
Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience. Please be clear in your cover letter and application form which school you are applying for.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check and shortlisted candidates should be aware that the school will consider carrying out online searches as part of the due diligence on short listed candidates.
Application Documents
Support Staff Application Form
Caretaker Job Description
Caretaker Person Specification
Application Email
Email:recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
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
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 423 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Hamstel Infant School and Nursery website
- Email address
- recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
- Phone number
- 01702 987890
Arranging a visit to Hamstel Infant School and Nursery
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk.
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