Caretaker

St Aidan's Catholic Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR2 7HJ

11 days remaining to apply

Start date details
To be confirmed following shortlisting.
Closing date
7 August 2024 at 3pm
Date listed
16 July 2024

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Other support roles
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Full time: 37 hours per week, plus Saturday & Sunday security checks on alternate weekends.
Contract type: Permanent
Pay scale: Band 5, Scale Point 12-17 (£26,421 - £28,770)

What skills and experience we're looking for

St Aidan’s is part of Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust which is one of four Trusts in the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust includes five Secondary and twenty-five Primary Schools across South Tyneside, Sunderland and East Durham. The details of each of the schools currently within the Trust can be found on our website www.bccet.org.uk

St Aidan’s is a Catholic learning community for boys aged 11-18, in which all individuals are provided with the opportunity to flourish in a way that is rooted firmly in the values of the Gospel where each child can ‘Celebrate life to the full’. Our ethos and practice are proudly rooted in these beliefs and in the core values: Hard Work, Trust and Fairness. From the moment a pupil arrives at St Aidan’s Catholic Academy we expect them to live by these values.

Our values driven policies, clear vision and consistent routines demand and nurture a strong sense of moral purpose, personal responsibility, integrity, honesty and respect for others within our pupils. These qualities enable each of our young men to reach the top of their mountain, fulfilling their potential and having a choice of University or a high-quality career.

We have an immediate opening for a Caretaker, and are looking for an enthusiastic individual to join our team of support staff.

The Caretaker will be involved in an exciting chapter of St Aidan’s story, with a new school on the cusp of being built, which will take place over the next three and a half years. The caretaker will support the Senior Site Supervisor, with greeting and working alongside contractors, surveyors and visitors to the school.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust safeguards and protects its students and staff by being committed to respond in accordance with South Tyneside Child Protection Procedures. Enhanced DBS checks are mandatory for all school staff.

Salary: Band 5, Scale Point 12-17 (£26,421 - £28,770)

Start Date: To be confirmed following shortlisting.

Contract: Permanent/Full-time: 37 hours per week, plus Saturday & Sunday security checks on alternate weekends*.

* Whilst paid for 37 hours per week, as per above, contractual hours are 35 hours per week with 4 hours per 2-week cycle paid in respect of weekend security checks. The working times on a weekend are flexible and responsive to any incident on a weekend.

Completed application forms should be submitted by email to payroll@staca.co.uk by 5pm Wednesday 7th August 2024. Emailed applications are required and CV’s will not be accepted. For enquiries regarding this role, please email Mr Ernie Laws, Senior Site Supervisor: elaws@staca.co.uk

Interview date to be week commencing 12th August 2024.

Electronic signatures will be accepted but candidates will be required to add a written signature to their application when circumstances allow.

The position we are filling is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks.

Bishop Chadwick Catholic Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer, welcoming applications from all sections of the community. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and vulnerable adults and we expect staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

What the school offers its staff

There are many benefits to working in the Trust including;

Teachers Pension Scheme
Commitment to national terms and conditions for all staff in line with the Bishop’s memorandum of understanding for Catholic schools
High Quality Professional Development opportunities
Career progression across the Trust
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Being part of the school community and a member of a successful team
Workload Charter

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.