Caretaker / Maintenance Assistant
Europa School UK, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 3DZ19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
10 August 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 July 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
- £27,711.00 Annually (FTE)
Caretaker / Maintenance Assistant job summary
Europa School UK is seeking a dedicated and hands-on Caretaker / Maintenance Assistant to help maintain a safe, secure, and welcoming environment for our vibrant, multilingual school community.
Based in Culham, Oxfordshire, you’ll be part of a team that keeps our beautiful campus running smoothly—handling day-to-day site maintenance, security, cleaning duties, and supporting health and safety operations.
We’re looking for someone with a practical mindset, good DIY skills, and a willingness to learn. You'll be flexible, trustworthy, and ready to take pride in contributing to the daily life of a school that educates students from age 4 to 19 through a rich international curriculum.
What We Offer:
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Salary: £27,711 FTE
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37.5 hours/week, full-time permanent contract
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Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) and sick pay
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A warm, collaborative working environment
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Opportunities for personal development and training
This role includes key holding responsibilities and may require out-of-hours availability. A DBS check and right to work in the UK are required.
If you're practical, dependable, and ready to be part of a diverse and forward-thinking school, we’d love to hear from you!
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Europa School UK is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring) check.
We reserve the right to research applicants on social media platforms and the internet, and the Governing Board may take this information into consideration during the recruitment process.
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 Europa School UK
- School type
- Free School, ages 4 to 19
- Education phase
- Through
- School size
- 1107 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Europa School UK website
Europa School UK a UK state school offering a bilingual education from four to 18 culminating in the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme.
September 2017 saw ESUK open the Secondary School, the final stage of a phased opening which began in 2012 with key stage 1. We offer a multilingual and multicultural education, with primary children taught in English and also either German, French or Spanish via full immersion and humanities taught in the second language throughout the secondary phase. Other than language our emphasis is on science, well suited to the employment opportunities in Oxfordshire. Europa School inherits from its European School predecessor a history of preparing students for outstanding success at universities in the UK, throughout Europe and beyond.
The primary has three form entry and is consistently oversubscribed. We received a good rating from Ofsted.
The centrepiece of the Secondary School is the beautiful grade-II listed buildings of Culham College which has hosted a European School since 1978 and is in the process of receiving a multimillion pound facelift. The school is set in rural Oxfordshire but near Oxford and Abingdon. There is onsite parking and good cycle access.
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