Caretaker
Newton Longville Church of England Primary School, Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire, MK17 0BZ13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
asap
Closing date
23 June 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
9 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,234.00 - £24,950.00 Annually (FTE) £19387.20 (actual)
Caretaker job summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen at our school for a caretaker to join our welcoming school. We are looking for a hardworking, friendly, and dedicated person with a range of practical skills.
The successful candidate will have high standards and expectations, take pride in their work, be proactive and must also be willing to work in a fast-paced environment. There is a need to also respond and react to daily demands as well as to be able to plan ahead! The role will be varied and will include day to day responsibility for maintenance, security (incl. unlocking the school site), health and safety and general administration of the school sites, its grounds, buildings, facilities, and equipment and liaising with contractors.
The successful candidate will have a good level of IT, literacy and numeracy skills as accurate records need to be kept. An understanding of health and safety and security will be needed or there should be a willingness to learn. You will be supported with a thorough induction and training program to enable you to build an understanding of the day-to-day tasks that take place. A commitment to being a team player who can contribute to a friendly and supportive working environment that we have at our school is essential.
We also offer flexibility on working patterns during school holidays. This is an all-year-round position (not term-time only) with 22 days annual leave + Bank Holidays.
We can offer:
- Brilliantly behaved pupils
- Professional support and development where possible
- A supportive and visible SLT
- A commitment to a sensible approach to workload
- Wonderful parents and governors
Please see attached job description for further details about the role.
Other information
If you have a current First Aid Certificate or any Fire Safety, Health and Safety Certificates they would be desirable. Please include relevant trainings in your application.
Visits to the school are warmly welcome and encouraged.
To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on 01908 373428 or office@newtonlongville.bucks.sch.uk
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
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 are not accepted.
About Newton Longville Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 205 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
School location
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