Caretaker
Ivy Education Trust, Teignmouth, TQ14 9HZThis job expired on 26 August 2025
Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
26 August 2025 at 9am
Date listed
7 August 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
- £25,583.00 - £26,402.00 Annually (FTE) (15 hours per week (7.5 hours per day), 52 weeks per year) Working hours: 10:30 – 18:30 (working days to be agreed).
Caretaker job summary
Are you practical, proactive and enjoy problem solving? We are looking for a part-time Caretaker to join our Trust Estates and Facilities team to help us ensure our schools run smoothly every day.
When our students and staff feel confident in their surroundings, they can focus fully on teaching, learning and personal growth. Join us and your work will directly contribute to creating a space where everyone feels supported, respected, and inspired to thrive.
Why join us?
- A role that matters: A safe, secure, and well-maintained site is the foundation of a successful learning environment.
- A supportive culture working alongside colleagues who are committed to providing excellent education opportunities to students
- A role where no two days are the same
What you’ll do
As a key member of our site team, you’ll combine hands-on maintenance skills with essential porterage duties to support the daily operations of our school.
Where you will be based
You will be based at one of our secondary schools: Teignmouth Community School. There may be the requirement to travel to other schools in our Trust.
About you
If you
- have practical experience of maintaining buildings /sites
- are customer focussed with a friendly, helpful attitude
- have the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- have a commitment to safety, efficiency and teamwork
- are proactive and flexible in your approach, able to adapt to the needs of a busy school environment.
please do get in touch to learn more about this opportunity.
We offer
- A role where your work really matters
- The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in growing the potential of others
- Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 22.9%
- 26 days holiday plus public holidays
- Ongoing professional development
If you're ready to use your skills to make a difference and grow in a supportive, values-based environment, we’d love to hear from you.
How to apply
Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description on the following pages.
To learn more about our Trust please view: Ivy Education Trust
The closing date for applications is Tuesday 26th August at 9.00am.
Interviews are planned for the week commencing 25th August 2025 on site.
If you have any questions about this post or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role or a visit to the Trust, please contact us at people@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
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Further information about the job
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.
About Ivy Education Trust
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
Head office location
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