Caretaker
St Bernard's High School, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex, SS0 7JS10 days remaining to apply
Start date details
22 September 2025
Closing date
30 June 2025 at 9am
Date listed
19 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37 hours per week, 52 weeks a year (including additional hours at the weekend when required)
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 7 - 12 (£25,584 - £27,711)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Calling all Caretakers – we are looking to recruit a Caretaker to join our friendly Premises Team!
The role will be challenging at times so you will need to be a team player, pro-active, organised, reliable, adaptable and have a ‘can do’ attitude to deal with issues that arise. You will support the school to effectively maintain a safe, clean, secure, well-functioning and pleasant learning environment for students, staff and visitors.
As part of the Premises team, you will take responsibility for the maintenance and security of the site, ensuring a safe environment, be responsible for site security and Health & Safety maintenance. The ideal candidate will be able to carry out duties such as system checks, DIY repairs (including maintenance and decorating), gritting during adverse weather conditions, deliver goods to relevant departments, set up rooms for events.
The successful candidate must have a proven track record in a maintenance role ideally working within a school or similar environment.
Please complete a support staff application form which can be found on our website under School Information/Vacancies, and email it to recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk.Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: 30 June 2025, 9.00am
Interviews: w/c 30 June 2025
We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
What the school offers its staff
St Bernard's High School is a Catholic girl’s school from Years 7-11 with aco-educational mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from those of all faiths or none.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
Applying for the job
Please download the application form using the link below, and once completed send to recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
CVs are not accepted.
Upload additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About St Bernard's High School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 999 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Bernard's High School website
- Email address
- recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
St Bernard's High School is a bi-grammar girls school from Years 7-11 with a mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. We offer our students an environment where they can excel academically, personally and spiritually. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
Arranging a visit to St Bernard's High School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk.
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