Caretaker

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Devizes, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 1DD

13 days remaining to apply

Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
25 March 2025 at 9am
Date listed
11 March 2025

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time: 6 hours a week, 2 hours on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 3pm to 5pm, term-time plus 4 weeks during school holidays, total 42 weeks/year plus holiday allowance.
Contract type: Permanent
Actual salary: £3781 - £3992 depending on experience and qualifications
Hourly rate: £13.05 to £13.47

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

Is competent and hard-working, resourceful and self-motivated
Has basic DIY skills and knowledge of health and safety regulations
ideally has experience of working in a grounds and/or premises maintenance environment
Is able to communicate well with adults and pupils
Has good personal organisation and time management skills
Is reliable, shows integrity and understands confidentiality
Is able to work effectively as part of a team
Is supportive of the school’s Catholic ethos

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer:

A happy, inclusive and positive school community
A supportive team who look out for each other
A supportive leadership team, with wellbeing at their core
Committed and supportive governors and Parish Community
Local government equivalent holiday allowance and generous employer pension contributions

Flexible working opportunities

We can be flexible with the set hours and days worked within certain limitations.

We ideally need somebody who is reasonably flexible with their working hours - sometimes outside of normal working hours and willing to work paid extra hours if particular jobs need doing.

Further details about the role

Main duties would be tokeep the site clean, healthy and safe for the school community of pupils, parents, staff and other visitors, with responsibility for:

Ensuring the premises are compliant and meet Health and Safety requirements

Security of the buildings and site including testing of alarms, emergency lighting and fault reporting
Assistance with emergency evacuation drills

Grounds maintenance ensuring the grounds and building are safe for children and families to enter and leave
Monitoring of the school building and facilities and reporting on their condition

Undertake general maintenance and minor refurbishment of premises, fixtures and fittings as necessary

Ensure all compliance checks are completed and remedial works actioned

Practical support with arrangements for meetings/events

Receipt and distribution of deliveries, assembly and the movement of goods and equipment around the building
Some cleaning responsibilities

Commitment to safeguarding

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants will be subject to a full Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.