Caretaker
Sherford Vale School & Nursery, Sherford, PL9 8FA7 days remaining to apply
Closing date
20 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
16 June 2025
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
- £19,318.00 - £21,274.00 Annually (FTE) NJC Plymouth Grade D
Caretaker job summary
Westcountry Schools Trust are seeking to appoint a motivated and well-qualified Caretaker to its Plymouth Cluster of Schools to maintain and improve buildings and grounds. Initially to be based at Sherford Vale School and Nursery, but with future flexible deployment to other schools across the Plymouth Cluster as this model of delivery for services to schools develops.
We encourage you to apply if you would like to join our Plymouth team of staff who care deeply about their schools. With high standards, good communication skills and an eye for detail you will effectively be primarily responsible for:
- Day to day maintenance.
- Security of premises and their contents; the post holder must be available for emergency call out.
- Opening / closing, setting up for and after lettings, including any second clean. Ensuring that hirers comply with the Conditions of Hire.
- Delivery of compliance contracts and in-house provision and maintaining of records.
- Compliance with the Environmental Protection Act by continuous clearance of litter, both inside and outside buildings.
- General porterage.
- Emergency cleaning including the unblocking of drains, toilets, etc.
- Continuous inspection for damage and vandalism, making good immediately any defects and reporting to the Premises Manager/Head Teachers.
- Line management of identified cleaning staff including annual Personal Development Reviews (PDRs) and performance.
- General handyman duties, to include decorating.
- Issue and control of consumables.
- Promoting the image of our schools.
A working knowledge of COSHH is a requirement as is the ability to travel between school sites across the WeST Plymouth Cluster.
Please contact Mrs Hannah Biggs on 01752 891795 or email admin@sherfordvaleschool.co.uk to discuss the role further.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sherford Vale School & Nursery
- School type
- Free School, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 310 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sherford Vale School & Nursery website
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