Caretaker
St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School, Eastbourne, East Sussex, BN22 8XT35 days remaining to apply
Job start date
8 December 2025
Closing date
12 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
8 December 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Grade 6 £26,409-£27,711
Caretaker job summary
Caretaker
Salary: Grade 6 £26,409-£27,711
Start Date: TBC
Contract: 37hrs per week Full Time -52 weeks
Working Hours: To be discussed at interview
Closing date for applications: Monday 12th January 12 Noon
Interview date: Tuesday 20th January
The Headteacher and Governing Body are seeking to recruit an experienced, capable and organised caretaker to join our school as soon as possible.
The post is permanent, 37 hours a week on a split daily shift, over 52 weeks a year.
The daily hours are:
Monday to Thursday
- 7am until 12pm (4hrs)
- (Lunch unpaid 12pm – 1.30pm)
- 1.30pm – 4pm (2.5hrs)
Friday
- 7am until 12pm (4hrs)
- (Lunch unpaid 12pm – 1.30pm)
- 1.30pm – 3.30pm (2hrs)
The hours above are our preferred option, but for the right candidate and experience, we could negotiate shift patterns.
Holiday entitlement is 22 days with concessionary Christmas days determined by BOSCO.
We are a large, welcoming and inclusive, Primary School located on the beautiful South Coast, with 444 children currently on roll. Our values are an inclusive “Catholic, Coastal and Diverse” approach to all.
We have a beautiful site, with a playground for each area and a lovely field. The grounds are maintained in partnership with BOSCO and the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton.
There is a Nursery on site which is privately run and school manage this through a Letting Agreement.
The role will include being the main key holder and opening up the school every morning, ensuring that the grounds are free from litter, clean and tidy.
We are looking for someone who
- Is hard working, flexible and proactive in keeping our site safe and attractive
- Understands Health & Safety and COSHH Regulations and how it applies to schools and maintenance of the school site (training will be provided if required)
- Is able to use their own initiative and manage their own varied workload
- Has good DIY skills
- Has basic ICT skills
The ideal candidate will:
- Be proactive in maintaining our site in a good and safe condition for all users
- Be able to use their initiative and manage their own workload in priority order
- Have high aspirations for themselves and our school environments
- Have an understanding of Health & Safety and how it applies to Schools and maintenance of premises
- Have experience and skills in a range of maintenance tasks
- Understand COSHH Regulations and be able to undertake COSHH Assessments (training will be provided if required)
- Be able to work at height on occasion (working at height training provided if not held)
- Have competent basic ICT skills with e-mails, word documents etc
- Inspect and monitor the cleaning standards of our cleaning contractors and work of our grounds contractors and raise any shortfalls against contract specification with the appropriate contacts
- Monitor the work of contractors on site, ensuring compliance with our site rules and H&S legislation.
- Work with the Headteacher to plan the maintenance of the site.
We can offer:
- A wonderful working and learning environment, with fantastic outdoor spaces, and exciting development projects in place
- A friendly, caring and supportive staff team
- A strong and supportive Senior Leadership team, with a range of skills and experience
- An experienced and committed Governing Body
- Engaged parents and a thriving Coastal, Catholic and Diverse community
- Excellent relationships with our Local Parishes
- Training and Development opportunities (the is an expectation that our caretaker will attend relevant training both on and off site when required)
- A good range of site equipment to support the work of your role
If you think you have the skills we are looking for and our school appeals to you, we encourage you to get in touch via our school office. A visit and chat can then be arranged, to include a tour of our school.
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 St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- Up to 444 pupils
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Thomas A Becket Catholic Primary School website
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