Caretaker
Newton Abbot College, Newton Abbot, Devon, TQ12 2NF16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
27th July 2026
Closing date
29 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
13 May 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,989.00 - £26,403.00 Annually (FTE) Morning shifts 06:30-13:00 with a 30-minute unpaid break.
Caretaker job summary
Are you practical, proactive and enjoy problem solving? Join us and help us ensure our schools run smoothly every day.
Why join us?
A role that matters: A safe, secure, and well-maintained site is the foundation of a successful learning environment.
A supportive culture working alongside colleagues who are committed to providing excellent education opportunities to students
A role where no two days are the same
What you’ll do
As a key member of our estates team, you’ll combine hands-on maintenance skills with essential porterage duties to support the daily operations of our school.
Where you will be based
You will primarily be based at one of our secondary schools: Newton Abbot College. There may be the requirement to travel to other schools in our Trust.
About you
If you
- have practical experience of maintaining buildings /sites
- are customer focussed with a friendly, helpful attitude
- have the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
- have a commitment to safety, efficiency and teamwork
- are proactive and flexible in your approach, able to adapt to the needs of a busy school environment.
- please do get in touch to learn more about this opportunity.
We offer
- A role where your work really matters
- The opportunity to work in a team who are invested in growing the potential of others
- Competitive package with generous career average pension scheme with employer contributions of 17%*
- 26 days holiday plus public holidays
- Ongoing professional development
*contribution rate set by the Local Government Pension Scheme
If you are ready to use your skills to make a difference and grow in a supportive, values-based environment, we would love to hear from you.
How to apply
Please do take the opportunity to learn more about the role by viewing the detailed job description on the following pages.
To learn more about our Trust please view: Ivy Education Trust
If you have any questions about this post or would like to arrange an informal chat about the role or a visit to the Trust, please contact us at: recruitment@ivyeducationtrust.co.uk
The closing date for applications is at 9.00am on Friday 29th May 2026.
Interviews will take place on Friday 5th June on site.
We are committed to the safeguarding and welfare of all our pupils, and we expect you to be too. We follow safer recruitment statutory guidance (Keeping Children Safe in Education). If you’re successful, you’ll be required to complete thorough pre-employment checks, including an Enhanced DBS check and references that are satisfactory to our Trust. All posts in our Trust are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy
Data Protection Policy
Recruitment of Ex-offenders Policy
Recruitment Selection Disclosure Policy
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.
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 Newton Abbot College
- School type
- Academies, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1212 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Newton Abbot College website
Newton Abbot College is an 11-18 college in Newton Abbot, Devon, with approximately 1400 students on roll, including around 150 in the Sixth Form. We are a fully comprehensive college and committed to providing the best possible educational experience we can for all our students across all three key stages.
Newton Abbot College is part of the Ivy Education Trust that was formed in June 2022. Being part of this successful family of schools allows us to share good practice and provides exceptional opportunities to learn from each other.
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