Caretaker
Manor Abbey School, Stoke-on-Trent, ST2 8LGThis job expired on 11 July 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 July 2025 at 9am
Date listed
27 June 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
- £25,183.00 - £26,409.00 Annually (Actual)
Caretaker job summary
To ensure heating plant and equipment is efficiently and effectively operated, make adjustments as necessary, and report defects and malfunctions to designated member of the Senior Leadership Team. To be responsible for maintaining the security of the premises and its contents including monitoring the school’s CCTV system.
To complete general light maintenance around a mid-size new build school, alongside porterage of deliveries. To ensure that all compliance is completed in a timely manner and reported on Parago and to the Business & Facilities Manager. This will include liaising and dealing with contractors on site when compliance checks are outsourced. To remove spillages and resultant stains from floors and other surfaces, and to ensure the school is kept to a high standard of cleanliness when the school is open. This role also involves being part of the security staff of the school, opening up in the morning, and working in the school holidays. Training of specific related areas in school will be given to the right candidate.
What we are looking for:
Suitable experience in a relevant discipline.
Extensive experience of working in a site security, maintenance environment.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety and compliance.
* Flexibility with working hours, this is a whole year position and work is carried out throughout school holiday time.
Good understanding and ability to use specialist equipment/resources.
What we can offer you:
- Excellent working environment.
- Support for your role with a dedicated school and central team.
- Continued professional development opportunities.
- Pay progression and recognition of continious service.
- Generous local government pension scheme.
- * Holidays
- Access to a comprehensive and flexible Employee Assistant Platform.
Discount and rewards, including Cycle to Work, gym.
Free car parking.
If appointed, you will to ensure there is adequate cover for holiday periods, provide cover for outside normal school hours and provide cover for emergency call out.
Full information about our school can be found on our website. If you would like to visit the school please contact Helen Stonier on 01782 354040 to arrange.
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.
About Manor Abbey School
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 14 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Manor Abbey School website
School location
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