Caretaker

St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley, Dereham, Norfolk, NR20 4BW

10 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  21 June 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  22 May 2026

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: Scale C, £10,371 actual pa (£13.26 per hour)

Caretaker job summary

Tel: 01362 860114 

Email:  recruitment@st-marysbeetley.norfolk.sch.uk  

Website:  https://www.beetleyschool.co.uk/ 

 

Headteacher: Mrs Tanya Treavett 

NOR: 154   Age range: 4-11 years 

 

• Salary – Scale C, £10,371 actual pa (£13.26 per hour) 
• Permanent 
• Part Time 
• 15 hours per week 
• Term Time plus 6 weeks 
• Required for 6 July 2026 or as soon thereafter as possible 

 

St Mary’s Community Primary School is a friendly, happy, inclusive school located just outside Dereham.   

We are looking for a friendly and reliable Caretaker to join our lovely school community. 

 

This is a vital role within our school and personal qualities are of paramount importance.  The person appointed will be expected to display:   

• Responsible, flexible and honest; 
• Proactive and takes pride in their work requiring minimum supervision; 
• Has good communication skills and can work well independently and as part of a team; 
• Has a practical, hands-on approach to basic maintenance and site duties; 
• Is able to multi-task and work under pressure; 
• Has the ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges. 

 

The qualifications and experience required of a Caretaker are: 

• A good level of literacy and numeracy; 
• Understands and complies with Health & Safety Regulations; 
• A sound track record of work in a relevant area 

 

Duties will include, but are not limited to: 

• Act as a key holder and ensure site security as well as dealing with minor security/safety issues; 
• Undertake the opening up and lock up of the school; 
• Maintaining the school grounds; 
• Monitor cleaning standards and undertake cleaning as required; 
• Undertake basic DIY to the level of a competent handyman; 
• Carry out routine procedures such as replace light bulbs, batteries, change clocks; 
• Monitor stock levels and inform line manager of requirements; 
• Have knowledge and awareness of H&S practices and policies;  
• Be willing to undertake training relevant to the role; 
• Check the school site and premises regularly and ensure that all areas are safe and free from hazards, clear and grit paths and public areas when necessary; 
• Monthly inspections & checks on school’s play equipment and repairing where possible or reporting if not; 
• In conjunction with the Headteacher and Business Manager, attend meetings with contractors; 
• Interact with staff, parents, pupils and visitors in a helpful and sensitive manner whilst ensuring confidential matters or sensitive material is handled appropriately; 
• You must enjoy working in a child-orientated environment. 

 

As a term of your employment, you may reasonably be expected to perform duties of a similar or related nature to those outlined in the job description (attached). 

 

The exact working pattern will be discussed with the candidates at interview, but the hours fall with the school’s opening hours of 7.30am – 6pm 

 

How to apply 

A job description/person specification is available from ‘Attachments’. 

To download an application form, click the ‘Apply for Job’ button. 

Completed forms should be returned to - recruitment@st-marysbeetley.norfolk.sch.uk 

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if sufficient applications are received. 

 

Closing date: 21 June 2026 

Interview date:    TBC  

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. 

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role. 

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.

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.

About St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-community-primary-school-beetley

St Mary's is a one form entry primary school set on the outskirts of Dereham, Norfolk.
We are a friendly, nurturing school particularly recognised locally for our Early Years learning and for the way in which we care for pupils’ welfare and personal development including those pupils with SEND.

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