Caretaker (or Caretaker/Cleaner)

Dereham Church of England Junior Academy, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1BJ

28 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  17 April 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  20 March 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: Scale C, pts 3-4 (£24,796 - £25,185 p/a FTE)

Caretaker (or Caretaker/Cleaner) job summary

Part of the Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust 

Tel:  01362 693876 

Email: head@derehamjunior.dneat.org 

 

• Salary -  Scale C, Points 3-4, £18,538 - £18,829 actual pa (£24,796 - £25,185 FTE) 
• Permanent 
• Part Time 
• 30 hours per week 
• Term Time plus 4 weeks 
• Required for 1 May 2026 

 

Caretaking with additional cleaner duties 

• Salary -  Scale C, Points 3-4, £22,654 - £23,009 actual pa (£24,796 - £25,185 FTE) 
• 35 hours per week 
• Term Time plus 6 weeks 

 

Following the pending retirement of our long-standing caretaker, we are seeking to appoint a highly motivated and skilled individual to join our team. As a Caretaker at our school you will ensure that the school premises and contents are properly maintained, secure and ready for use, in addition to helping to ensure that the school is clean and tidy. The Caretaker also has the responsibility, under the direction of the School Business Manager/Headteacher for the security of the school premises.  

We are a large Junior School on a big site, so there is always plenty to keep you busy!  

We are keen to find the best person for the job and as such can offer the role with or without cleaning duties, and have broken down the two options below: 

 

Working Hours 

Working Monday to Friday, split between a morning (to allow for unlocking etc) and an afternoon shift. 

The exact working pattern will be agreed with the successful candidate at interview but will fall within our academy hours of Monday to Friday, 07:00 – 18:30. 

We are happy to appoint on either of the above options, based on candidate preference, so please confirm in the Personal Statement section of your application form which you would rather, knowing this will not impact the shortlisting of your application. 

 

Optional Employee Benefit 

There is potential for the post holder to live onsite in a 3-bedroom bungalow within the school grounds. This is an optional benefit and will play no part in the short-listing process. For further information around the accommodation, please refer to the School Business Manager - businessmanager@derehamjunior.dneat.org or Headteacher - head@derehamjunior.dneat.org. 

For specific details of the post and expectations of the role, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification. You should refer to these criteria within your supporting statement to help us understand how you meet the criteria for the role.   

 

How to apply 

For more information about this role, including the job description and person specification, please read the attached Recruitment Pack available from ‘Attachments’. 

To complete our online application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, and you will be directed to apply through our Applicant Tracking System.  If you do not already have one, you will need to create a ‘Teacher Booker’ account. 

References may be requested prior to interview and may be contacted on receipt of your application form. Please contact us to discuss this further if you have any queries. 

Within the Trust we use AI to help review applications. If we spot that AI has been used in a misleading way, such as copying unedited AI created answers, exaggerating previous job experience, or pretending to be someone else, we may choose to reject the application without feedback.  

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier if sufficient applications have been received. 

 

Closing date:   17 April 2026 

Interview date:     w/c  27 April 2026 

 

The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children and expects all staff to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to full safeguarding checks as well as satisfactory references.  

The Trust's safeguarding policy can be found on our website. 

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.  

Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role. 

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.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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.

About Dereham Church of England Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 387 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Dereham Church of England Junior Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/dereham-church-of-england-junior-academy

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