Caretaker - Kendrick School
Kendrick School, Reading, Berkshire, RG1 5BN17 days remaining to apply
Job start date
1 January 2025
Closing date
1 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: Full Time - 37 Hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,404 to £26,835 Per year
What skills and experience we're looking for
37 Hours a week - 10.00am to 6.00pm - 52 weeks a year with 5 weeks holiday - Permanent
Kendrick School is a successful 11-18 girls’ grammar school in the centre of Reading. Graded ‘Outstanding’ in its recent OFSTED inspection, Kendrick School is a centre of academic excellence with a track record of high performance and achievement.
These high standards are extended to our school site, and we are looking for a hardworking and enthusiastic School Caretaker/Site Assistant to work as part of the Premises Team to ensure these standards are maintained.
Joining us in January 2025, the successful candidate’s role would involve general caretaking duties, working as part of a team to ensure the security, safety, cleanliness and general maintenance of the school site. The ability to work flexible hours to cover sickness and holiday is desirable.
We are looking for someone who has good practical skills and/or maintenance experience and who takes pride in their work. You must be reliable, flexible in your approach and enjoy working as part of a team, but also be able to work on your own initiative. Previous school caretaking experience is desirable but not essential, and full training would be given.
This role would also work as a temporary position for an individual who is planning a gap year before university or employment.
Kendrick School is a welcoming, inclusive and happy community. We can offer you:
- Friendly, welcoming and supportive colleagues.
- Training and development.
- Generous annual leave entitlement, 25 days plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days after 5 years of continuous service.
- Local Government Pension Scheme membership.
- Free onsite parking.
- A subsidised canteen.
- Access to our swimming pool and fitness and wellbeing initiatives.
- Access to a free 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme.
What the school offers its staff
An application form and a job description can be downloaded below or obtained by contacting Mrs Amanda Emberson-Powney at the school or visit the school website: https://www.kendrick.reading.sch.uk
Visits to the school are encouraged. Please contact Amanda Emberson-Powney (aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk) to arrange
CV's cannot be accepted as a method of application.
Closing date: 9.00am Monday 2ndDecember 2024
(early application is advisable as we will close the application process early if a suitable candidate is identified)
Kendrick School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure check by the Disclosure & Barring Service. Kendrick School is an Equal Opportunity employer
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About Kendrick School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 903 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Kendrick School website (opens in new tab)
- Email address
- aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk
Kendrick School is an 11-18 selective girls’ school with academy status situated in the centre of Reading. Kendrick has an impressive record of the highest academic standards and achievements and is acknowledged as being one of the very best state schools in the country; it is a centre of excellence for girls’ education and an outstanding school. Year on year Kendrick has been acknowledged for being in the top 5% of schools in the country in terms of progress of students between KS2 and KS4, using the Progress 8 measure.
Arranging a visit to Kendrick School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email aemberson@kendrick.reading.sch.uk.
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