Caretaker

Highfield Primary School, Uxbridge, UB10 0DB

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  11 December 2025 at 10:59pm

• Date listed

  11 November 2025

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: £30,288.00 - £31,611.00 Annually (FTE)

Caretaker job summary

The Governors of Highfield Primary School are seeking to appoint a reliable Maintenance/Caretaker to oversee all installation, repair, upkeep, and security of the school building.

School Caretaker

27.5 hours per week, term time plus training days plus 3 weeks (42 weeks)

Part Time, Permanent

£21,498 to £23,506 per annum inclusive of Outer London Weighting, Scale 4

(Full time equalivant salary £30,288 to £31,611)

Location: Hillingdon, Middlesex

8 am to 2 pm with a ½ hour unpaid break

Start Date: ASAP

We are looking for a proactive and committed Caretaker who will help us maintain, develop and enhance our buildings and site and will take a genuine pride in the appearance of the school.

Following satisfactory completion of probation, or earlier by mutual agreement, the successful candidate will be required to live on site in a three bedroom bungalow, with a subsidised rent.

Please note that annual leave MUST be taken every year during the whole Winter (Christmas) break as the school premises closes completely during this time. Highfield Primary School's term dates can be found on our website.

The successful candidate will:

• be able to work effectively as part of a team, and manage relationships with contractors and service providers;
• take pride in the cleanliness and appearance of the school at all times;
• have a solid understanding of plumbing, electrical systems, as well as carpentry and other crafts;
• be well-versed in all maintenance processes, and health and safety regulations;
• commitment to the security and wellbeing of the school;
• ability to work at high levels unsupervised;
• ability to work as a team;
• ability to adapt to changing and conflicting demands;
• have good reading and writing skills.

In return we offer you:

• Extensive support and CPD;
• The opportunity to work with other professional colleagues across the School;
• A welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff team;
• An ambitious and dynamic Senior leadership Team;
• A dedicated Governing Body;
• Supportive parents and children who are keen to learn;
• An employee assistance programme (EAP):
• Family Day

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed by appointment; please contact Cindy Langley on 01895 230843 or email clangley@highfield.hillingdon.sch.uk to arrange a date and time.

Requests for references will be taken up once applicants have been shortlisted. References from friends/family will not be accepted. The first must be from your current employer and the second from a professional colleague from a separate establishment.

Further information: To avoid disappointment, please apply ASAP since applications will be considered and interviewed upon receipt. We reserve the right to withdraw this vacancy at any time if there are a high level of applications.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks.

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 Highfield Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 277 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highfield Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highfield-primary-school-uxbridge

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