Caretaker

Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy, Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, TS19 0QH

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  8 July 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  25 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: £25,584.00 - £25,993.00 Annually (FTE)

Caretaker job summary

Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy is looking to appoint a Caretaker. As a School Caretaker, you will be a vital part of the school community, ensuring that the premises are safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained for students, staff, and visitors. This role is ideal for someone who is practical, dependable, and takes pride in creating a welcoming and functional environment.

Your responsibilities will include the day-to-day upkeep of the school buildings and grounds, carrying out minor repairs, overseeing site security, and supporting the smooth running of school operations. You’ll also play a key role in setting up for events, managing deliveries, and ensuring that health and safety standards are consistently met.

This is a hands-on and rewarding role that requires initiative, flexibility, and a strong sense of responsibility.

We can offer:

• Generous 27 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 32 days after 5 years service
• The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and successful team
• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Networking opportunities.
• Flexible working pattern

A key feature of the post is flexibility and a willingness to work as part of a multi-disciplined team under the direction of the Headteacher and the Business Manager.

This post is full time including school holidays, alternating shift pattern of 06.30am – 2.30pm and 10.30am – 6.30pm.

We are passionate about our school and want to fill it with staff who share the same passion, values and drive. You would be warmly welcomed to our school at any time, to see and feel what Our Lady & St Bede is like on a typical day and to ask any questions you may have on an informal basis. Please contact the Headteacher’s P.A: Miss Heather Duffy via email: duffyh@olsb.bhcet.org.uk.

School visits are welcomed, please contact Heather Duffy recruitment@olsb.bhcet.org.uk to arrange a visit.

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.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1047 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/our-lady-st-bede-catholic-academy

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