Caretaker

Sale Grammar School, Sale, Cheshire, M33 3NH

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 2026

• Closing date

  12 October 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Full Year 25 hours per week - 7.00am - 12.00pm Monday to Friday
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,847 to £29,071
• Actual salary: £18,515 to £20,049
• Pay scale: Band 3 NJC Points 6 to 11

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands-on, proactive person who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a busy, supportive team. Working as part of our friendly and supportive Site Team, you will help care for our buildings and grounds, respond to maintenance needs and ensure that students, colleagues and visitors enjoy a safe, secure and well-run environment. This particular post will be focused more on the groundskeeping elements of the Caretaker role.

What the school offers its staff

Our core values of aspire, act, achieve are at the heart of all we do. You will be joining a school of highly skilled and committed professionals who are relentless in their pursuit of excellence to provide the best possible education for all our students. Our excellent career and professional development programme will both support you and enable you to develop your skills.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate who wishes to contribute to an outstanding school and to play their part in supporting our young people to go on to lead both happy and successful lives. If this is you, then we look very much look forward to hearing from you.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Caretaker Advertisement.pdf - 155 KB (opens in new tab)

Caretaker Candidate Pack.pdf - 11.7 MB (opens in new tab)

About Sale Grammar School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1352 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Sale Grammar School website
• Email address: office@salegrammar.co.uk
• Phone number: 0161 973 3217
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/sale-grammar-school-sale

Sale Grammar School is an 11-18 coeducational, selective school, with specialist status in the visual arts and science. The school became a Foundation School on the 1st January 2008 a Trust school in January 2010 and, as an outstanding school, converted to an Academy on 1st March 2011.

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