Caretaker

Newtown School, Chesham, Buckinghamshire, HP5 3AT

28 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  11 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  14 October 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: £14,300.00 - £15,500.00 Annually (Actual) Bucks Pay Range 2 point 11-15 depending on experience

Caretaker job summary

This is a part-time role, 20 hours per week (2:30pm - 6:30pm), 52 weeks per year with additional ad-hoc overtime when required. You will receive 22 days annual leave which must be taken during the school holidays. This is a physically demanding role which will require some heavy lifting / working at height.

The Caretaker will:

• Maintain the security of the school site.
• Be responsible for routine Health & Safety checks and statutory reviews (including COSHH, training provided).
• Be responsible for premises management and maintenance to ensure the site is kept clean and safe and in a good state of repair.
• Undertake emergency cleaning duties and support the cleaning staff where required.
• Assist with any movement of deliveries, furniture or anything else as required around the site.

Please see the attached job specification for further details.

The successful candidate will:

• Have a reasonable standard of DIY/maintenance experience
• Be able to work proactively under their own initiative
• Ideally have some experience of Health & Safety guidelines although training will be provided.
• Be adaptable, flexible and cheerful!

Please see the attached person specification for further details.

Please note that we reserve the right to close the advert early should a suitable applicant be found so early applications are encouraged.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

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. not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order1975 (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.

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.

About Newtown School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 2 to 7
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 234 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Newtown School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/newtown-school

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