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Caretaker

Saltash Community School, Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AY

This job expired on 9 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  9 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  26 June 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade E - £24,404 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Saltash Community School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed candidate who has maintenance skills and experience. You will be supporting the maintenance, refurbishment and caretaking of our school.

The role requires someone with a flexible approach and the ability to carry out basic maintenance and caretaking duties for our school. You will be responsible for ensuring that daily tasks relating to the operation, maintenance and cleanliness of the buildings, grounds and equipment are managed effectively. You will be working alongside our existing school site team. The ability to work within a team and to work on your own initiative as required are important.

This is a support staff role with SMART Trust, working all year including some working time within the school holidays. It comes with the benefits of, annual leave, local government pension, sick pay scheme, training and development, and a welcoming and supportive working environment.

We are looking for candidates with:

• good building/maintenance experience
• excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• a desire to complete all jobs to the highest of standards

What the school offers its staff

We are part of South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), incorporating other schools, both primary and secondary, from South East Cornwall. If you would like to become part of our school, we would like to hear 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.

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About Saltash Community School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1149 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Saltash Community School website
• Email address: gbersey@saltashcloud.net
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/saltash-community-school

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Arranging a visit to Saltash Community School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email gbersey@saltashcloud.net.

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