Caretaker / Maintenance / Site Assistant
The Harbour School, Portsmouth, Hampshire, PO2 8RAThis job expired on 24 November 2025
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
24 November 2025 at 8am
Date listed
11 November 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: 37 hrs per week, Monday-Friday (part-time applications will also be considered), All year round
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £25,583 – £26,403
What skills and experience we're looking for
We need someone who takes real pride in what they do – someone who sees a well-kept, well-run school as a vital part of creating a safe, welcoming space for pupils and staff alike.
Someone who’s:
- Positive, reliable, and loves a varied day
- Proactive – with a “can-do” attitude and a flexible approach
- Skilled and practical – comfortable using tools and solving problem
- Happy to roll up their sleeves and get stuck in
- Proud of their work and committed to high standards
- Great with people and a genuine team player
- Keen to be part of something bigger – a school where every day brings a new way to help
- Experienced in site management, maintenance or facilities (desirable), and has a good understanding of safeguarding, health & safety and compliance is essential.
What the school offers its staff
Why work with us?
Because at The Harbour School, every role has purpose. As our Caretaker, you’ll be part of a team that keeps the whole school moving – literally and figuratively.
You’ll be supported, valued, and encouraged to grow. And most importantly, you’ll go home knowing your work helped change someone’s day for the better.
We offer:
- A supportive, inclusive and values-led working environment
- A strong, compassionate leadership team
- The opportunity to be part of something genuinely rewarding
- You’ll be joining a school where your work matters – not just to the buildings, but to the lives of the young people who learn and grow inside them.
Further information about the job
Full of variety. Full of purpose. Full of impact.
Join the heart of The Harbour School – Become our new Caretaker!
At The Harbour School, we don’t just educate – we transform lives. We’re a vibrant, supportive, and inclusive community for children and young people aged 5 to 19 with social, emotional, and mental health needs (SEMH).
Now, we’re looking for someone just as special to help keep our incredible school running smoothly. That someone might be you.
Reporting to our Facilities Manager, you’ll be at the centre of school life – ensuring our buildings are safe, clean, welcoming, and always ready for action.
This isn’t just about tools and tasks. It’s about taking pride in every job, big or small, and making a real difference to the experience of our pupils and staff.
What you’ll be doing:
- Security & Safety: Support site security, including locking/unlocking, alarm response, and regular patrols. Act as a secondary keyholder and ensure the safety of users during out-of-hours use.
- Cleaning Oversight: Monitor cleaning standards, respond to urgent cleaning needs, and liaise with cleaning staff/contractors to maintain a high standard throughout the school.
- Porterage Duties: Move goods that are delivered, or school equipment that needs to be relocated. Ensure rooms are set out as required for events.
- Maintenance & Repairs: Assist with both reactive and planned maintenance, including minor repairs, preventative upkeep, painting/decorating, and supporting external contractors.
- Grounds & External Areas: Maintain clean and safe external areas – from litter picking to clearing leaves and graffiti – and oversee grounds maintenance standards.
- Supporting Community Use: Help set up for evening and weekend lettings, provide a welcoming presence for community users, and ensure the site is ready for the next day.
Join us at The Harbour School – where every light you fix, every room you clean, every repair you complete… helps shape a brighter future.
Closing date: Sunday 23rd November
Interview date: Friday 5th December
Please complete our Support Staff Application Form and return it to recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com if you would like to apply. See our Caretaker Job Description for further details on the role and our Safeguarding Policy.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Trust is an equal opportunities employer.
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About The Harbour School
- School type
- Academy, ages 5 to 19
- School size
- 123 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Harbour School website
- Email address
- recruitment@deltaeducationtrust.com
The Harbour School is a special school for learners with Social, Emotional and/or Mental Health (SEMH) Needs and/or Medical Needs. The school operates from multiple sites situated across Portsmouth with provision extending beyond these physical locations.
As a trust, our ethos is encompassed in our vision “Learning together in pursuit of happiness”.
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