Caretaker
Priestlands School, Lymington, Hampshire, SO41 8FZ5 days remaining to apply
Job start date
6 January 2025
Closing date
19 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
4 November 2024
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
- £24,405.00 Annually (Actual) £24,405 - £25,430pa full-time equivalent
Caretaker job summary
We are looking for a Caretaker to join our site team at the start of January. The successful candidate will need to possess a range of skills including the ability to prioritise and multitask, work well within a team as well as the ability to work alone and on their own initiative.
The essential qualities required are an individual who is a strong team player who is self-motivated, enjoys a good rapport with both students and colleagues, and has the ability and desire to learn new tasks and become part of the existing team. The role is fast-paced, and does require some lifting, so candidates will need to be physically able to fulfil this requirement. Please read the detailed job description on the next page for a range of duties included within the role.
Benefits of working at Priestlands include:
- Free on-site car park
- Friendly and sociable colleagues
- Enrolment in and generous contribution to one of the UK’s largest public sector pension schemes; LGPS
- Eligible for reduced rate membership at NFDC leisure centres
- Free and confidential Employee Assistance programme offering advice on a range of areas including well-being, housing and financial matters
- Free eye sight test every 2 years
- Professional development opportunities for all staff
- Affordable on-site canteen
The post is for a total of 37 hours per week to include a mix of shift patterns to include 7.00am – 3.00pm and 10.30am – 6.30pm Monday to Friday which includes a 30 minute unpaid break. The actual starting salary will be from £24,405 pa on a Grade C. The post is for 52 weeks per year with a holiday entitlement of 24 days (plus bank holidays), increasing after 5 years of service.
References will be usually taken up prior to interview; if you currently work in a school, please ensure one of your references is from your current Headteacher. You will be required to provide appropriate evidence of identity and qualifications to support other pre-employment checks which will be undertaken on the successful candidate for this role, including: your right to work in the UK, a confidential health declaration, an online search of your name in line with government guidance on Keeping Children Safe in Education, and a DBS application.
If you have any further queries, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to receiving your application.
Please submit your application as soon as possible as we may invite candidates to interview before the closing date.
Disclaimer: due to the high volume of applications we receive, we reserve the right to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised date if we receive applications that meet the criteria. Once a vacancy has closed, we are unable to consider further applications, so please submit your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
Commitment to safeguarding
Priestlands School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and you will be required to declare whether you have any criminal convictions. Priestlands School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
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 Priestlands School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1232 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- Priestlands School website (opens in new tab)
Priestlands School, an 11-16 mixed comprehensive school, serves the south of the New Forest. Our catchment area covers an area of outstanding beauty, stretching from Beaulieu in the East, to Brockenhurst in the North, and Milford-on-Sea at its most westerly point. To the south lies the Solent, providing one of the most popular sailing areas in the country. We serve eleven primary and junior schools, although our intake includes children from other schools, including a number of private schools.
Priestlands is an exciting school in which to work and we are proud of its many achievements. We are committed to being a leading comprehensive school that serves the entire community, provides high quality education across the curriculum and has ambitious plans for its continued success and development. Our headline GCSE results and progress score consistently place us among the top schools in Hampshire and the New Forest and demonstrate that Priestlands is consistently delivering positive outcomes for all groups of students, year on year.
We are proud of our academic record and believe all children are capable of making exceptional progress. We encourage them to embrace challenge, pursue excellence and to be resilient in overcoming obstacles. Above all we want to ignite in our students a love of learning which will serve them well throughout their lives.
However, Priestlands is about far more than exam results as our motto, Learn more… Do more… Be more…, implies. Our aim is to develop well rounded young people who have the skills and attributes to be successful in life and make a positive impact in our community.
We encourage all our young people to develop a sense of values and responsibility for themselves and other people. We aim to treat young people as individuals, recognising and respecting individual needs, aptitudes, interests and aspirations.
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