Caretaker

St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland, Bishop Auckland, County Durham, DL14 6QH

12 days remaining to apply

Job start date
1 September 2025
Closing date
7 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
25 June 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: £24,790.00 - £25,993.00 Annually (FTE) 37 hours/week whole time

Caretaker job summary

St Wilfrid's Catholic Primary School, Bishop Auckland is looking to appoint a Caretaker. As a School Caretaker, you will be a vital part of the school community, ensuring that the premises are safe, secure, clean, and well-maintained for students, staff, and visitors. This role is ideal for someone who is practical, dependable, and takes pride in creating a welcoming and functional environment.

Your responsibilities will include the day-to-day upkeep and cleaning of the school buildings and grounds, carrying out minor repairs, overseeing site security, and supporting the smooth running of school operations. You’ll also play a key role in setting up for events, managing deliveries, and ensuring that health and safety standards are consistently met. Hours of work will be split before and after school.

This is a hands-on and rewarding role that requires initiative, flexibility, and a strong sense of responsibility.

We can offer:

Generous 27 days annual leave entitlement, rising to 32 days after 5 years service
The opportunity to be part of a dynamic and successful team
Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
Networking opportunities.
Flexible working patterns

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.