Caretaker
Katherine Warington School, Harpenden, AL5 5FH14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2026
Closing date
19 October 2026 at 8am
Date listed
5 October 2026
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
- £27,600.00 - £31,268.00 Annually (Actual) Hours of work 10am - 6pm
Caretaker job summary
We’re Hiring: School Caretaker.
Are you a reliable, proactive, and hands-on professional looking to make a real difference in a local school community?
Katherine Warington School is looking for a dedicated Caretaker to join our team!
The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring that the school is a clean, safe and secure environment for the school community.
Duties include (but not limited to):
- buildings and grounds maintenance
-cleaning
-health and safety of the site
-site security
The ideal applicant will:
- be able to demonstrate good DIY skills (including mechanical/electrical)
- have good communication skills
- have good customer care skills
- have a positive/can do attitude
- be adaptable and proactive
Please see the Job Description for further information.
In return, you will have access to our staff benefits package including:
An annual Flex Day to be taken on a day of your choice (with an additional day granted after 4 years of service)
Commitment to flexible working
Free parking on site
Free use of the school gym
Cycle to work scheme
Free 24/7 access to our Employee Assistance Programme
Access to our in-house team of Mental Health First Aiders
Buddy system for new staff
Access to mentoring and CPD opportunities
Regular staff socials
Discounts with local businesses
EV Salary Sacrifice Scheme
An opportunity to work with friendly and welcoming colleagues in a modern, aesthetically pleasing and forward-thinking environment.
At KWS, we understand the value of having a workforce that reflects and represents our multi-ethnic student body from an equality, diversity and inclusivity perspective. We therefore welcome and embrace applications from all backgrounds.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and visitors to share this commitment. This post will require a Full Enhanced, with List Checks, Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS).
As part of our selection and appointment process, and in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance, we are required to conduct online searches on all candidates in order to identify any incidents or concerns which are publicly available online. By submitting and signing your application, you acknowledge that such searches will be conducted as part of the selection and appointment process.
Applications will be shortlisted throughout the process, and we may interview and close the advert early if we are in a position to recruit a suitable candidate. We therefore encourage interested candidates to apply early.
For more details about the school please visit our website and prospectus, links below
https://kwschool.co.uk/
https://kwschool.co.uk/prospectus/
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.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Katherine Warington School
- Organisation type
- Free School, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1113 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
Katherine Warington School is a new comprehensive, co‐educational and non‐denominational academic secondary school (opened September 19) with 750 students currently (180 in each of years 7, 8, 9 and 10 – these year groups are already oversubscribed). The school will add a
further 180 students in each subsequent year and then open a 250 strong Sixth Form. By 2025 we will have grown to our capacity of 1,150 students. The school was established through the partnership of the Harpenden Secondary Schools Trust, which includes the three outstanding
schools in Harpenden: Roundwood Park, St George’s and Sir John Lawes and additional partners: the University of Hertfordshire and Rothamsted Research Centre (a world leading non‐profit agricultural science research centre).
Further details about the school, including our prospectus and virtual tour, can be found on our website: www.kwschool.co.uk
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