Caretaker

King James's School, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, HD4 6SG

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 April 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  14 April 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: £29,540.00 - £31,022.00 Annually (Actual)

Caretaker job summary

We are seeking to appoint a Caretaker to join our highly effective and dedicated site team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring that our school buildings and grounds remain safe, welcoming and well maintained for staff, students and visitors each day.

Working closely with the Site Manager and one other Caretaker, you will take pride in keeping the site running smoothly. This is a varied role that includes responsibility for site security, routine maintenance, cleaning oversight and addressing any defects or repairs that may arise.

Previous experience is NOT essential, but you will need general maintenance skills in areas such as painting, plumbing, joinery or general building maintenance, and be keen to learn new skills with a professional and positive attitude.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility, and will bring experience gained from a similar role.

The working hours are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, all year round. During term time, the hours will be worked on a two-week rotating shift basis; one week from 6:00 to 14:00 Monday to Thursday and 6:00 to 13:30 on a Friday and the other is from 11:00 to 19:00 Monday to Thursday and 10:00 to 17:30 on a Friday. During school holiday periods the hours will be 8:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 8:00 to 15:30 on a Friday.

We are justifiably proud to be one of the highest attaining 11-16 comprehensive schools in Kirklees and are regularly, heavily, oversubscribed. All our key performance measures are higher than the local and national averages. We were awarded ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted in November 2019 and, at our most recent inspection, in February 2025, Ofsted judged that "King James’s School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection".

We serve a suburban area and several villages to the south and east of Huddersfield. We have been a Single Academy Trust since we converted in 2012, but can trace our origin back to 1608 when we were given the charter by King James I. We have a strong and committed staff who are proud to work here.

‘The King James’s Way’ sets out the values and commitments which lie at the centre of everything we do.

At King James’s School, we are proud of our inclusive and supportive working environment. As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we are committed to helping everyone reach their full potential. We offer a comprehensive training and development programme, which enables staff to perform to the very best of their abilities.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us

Applications for the post should be submitted by 8:00 on Tuesday 28 April 2026.

If you have any queries about this post please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, on 01484 412990 or email her (staff.tbrook@kingjames.school).

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

We are committed to safeguarding & promoting welfare & safety of children and young people and expect staff to share this commitment. We ask applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will carry out online searches for shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence. Successful candidates will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.

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 King James's School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1064 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: King James's School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/king-james-s-school-huddersfield

King James’s School is a successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 906), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley.

Our origins go back to the thirteenth century and the school, which has occupied its present site since 1547, became an Academy in 2012.

King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 180 students, for which we are regularly over-subscribed, has a very broad socio-economic and ethnic mix, closely resembling the wider British society. Our intake comes predominantly from the priority admission area of Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also take from outside the area, particularly from Dalton and Almondbury.

‘A lovely, friendly school, full of history and character, offering an excellent learning environment in a wonderful setting’ - Ofsted 2018

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