Caretaker
Thames View Junior School, Barking, Essex, IG11 0LG13 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
27 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
14 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time, part time: Hours: 27.5 hours per week, all year round Contract: Permanent, all year round Caretaker Roles Available – AM & PM Shifts Thames View Junior School is looking for two dedicated and reliable caretakers to join our team. We have two positions available to support the smooth running of our school facilities: AM Shift: 6:30 AM – 1:00 PM (including a 1-hour lunch break) PM Shift: 11:30 AM – 6:00 PM (including a 1-hour lunch break)
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- 16.59
What skills and experience we're looking for
Key Responsibilities:
Ensuring the safety, security, and cleanliness of the school premises
Performing routine maintenance and minor repairs
Opening and closing the school buildings
Supporting school events and activities as required
What We’re Looking For:
Reliable and hardworking individuals
Basic maintenance skills and a proactive approach
Good communication and teamwork skills
Commitment to maintaining a safe and welcoming environment for students and staff
What the school offers its staff
We offer:
A school recently judge ‘Good’ by Ofsted (November, 2021)
An exciting and inspiring way of working
Work in classes that are small, calm and focused.
A UNICEF Rights Respecting School
Enthusiastic, well-behaved pupils who are keen to learn
Supportive team approach to working
Professional development for all staff
Opportunities for further additional hours if wanted and potential weekend hours in the future
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.
PURPOSE OF JOB:
- To maintain the school site
- To maintain security of the Premises
PURPOSE OF JOB:
- To maintain the school site
- To maintain security of the Premises
- To ensure Health & safety and statutory compliance of all buildings are kept compliant
- To monitor the schools maintenance arrangements, including cleaning, grounds and repairs and carrying out cleaning/repair functions as required.
MAIN DUTIES:
Premises Security & Site Management
- Ensure that buildings are secure and intruder alarms activated following vacation by staff and other users.
- Responsibility for ensuring the intruder alarm and fire alarm systems are updated and maintained.
- Ensure windows and doors are in good repair and informing the business manager of any window or door defects which may lead to a breach of security.
- Ensure school is open and adequately staffed by site staff for day to day school activities and lettings
- Dealing with appropriate breaches of security and communicating to relevant staff or emergency services.
- Oversee any reasonable key requests and orders and distribute to stakeholders.
- Locking and unlocking external doors as required.
- Reactively monitor school CCTV system and undertake the relevant training to be able to assist with requests and down load footage when required.
- Ensure and co-ordinate weekly periodic testing of fire alarm system and ensure that lines to the Borough are functioning correctly.
All premises/site staff to form part of the key holder list – to act as first point of contact.
Cleaning
- Recording and setting up of systems for the monitoring of all cleaning in the premises.
- To undertake agreed cleaning/Janitorial tasks not included in the schools cleaning specification.
- To ensure all toilet areas remain clean and safe during the school day, replenishing toilet rolls, towels when required.
- Clean up incidences during the day including vomiting, spillages or any reactive janitorial tasks.
- Arrange and carry out emergency cleaning and removal of graffiti
Maintenance of School Grounds and Building
- Responsibility for ensuring the premises and grounds are kept free of litter and are in general condition of tidiness.
- Perform litter picking duties, both inside and outside the school buildings during the school day to ensure the school remains tidy and safe for all students and staff.
- Supervise contractors and undertake regular site inspections monitoring their work.
- Ensure effective communication between staff, contractors and others as appropriate.
- Operating an agreed programme of planned maintenance.
- Ensure the efficient operation of heating and lighting throughout the school is adequate and meets Health & Safety Requirements.
- Ensure maintenance of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) systems are checked and monitored each day and ensuring there is adequate hot and cold water.
- Maintain boiler rooms/ Roof areas/ Air Handling units/Extract systems/Air Condensers or Heat Recovery Units working to strict health and safety procedures as directed by the School Business Manager.
- Checking premises are at correct temperature at designated times via Individual Units/Control Panels or/and BMS system.
- Co-ordinate replacing lights, tubes, diffusers, starters where necessary.
- Ensure downpipes drains and gullies are free flowing and clean.
- Ensuring the gritting of entrances, steps and paths prior to any forecasted freezing weather.
- Ensure that stocks of grit/salt are maintained.
- Ensuring the removal of snow and other obstructions from main entrances, steps, paths.
- Ensuring fire doors are free of clutter and obstructions
- Support all Departments in putting up and taking down of external or internal equipment
- Co-ordinate and undertake any reasonable repairs as and when required.
- Ensure all stock is kept up to date and ordered
Porterage
- Undertaking/arranging for safe storing and moving of items of furniture, equipment and provisions as required
- Putting together furniture as required
- Receiving and directing as appropriate all deliveries for the schools
- Keeping up to date records, inventories and forms as required
- Setting up and packing away for all school events and examinations.
Compliance of Health & Safety
- Ensuring compliance by periodic inspection of all areas
- Ensuring appropriate signs and notices are displayed
- Ensuring hazards are removed
- Ensuring fire exits are accessible and fire fighting equipment is correctly positioned and services
- Ensuring all staff are aware of their responsibilities as appropriate
- To be trained and respond as Fire Wardens for the School
- Undertake weekly water flushing
- Undertake Weekly Fire Door checks/Ladder Checks or any other reasonable statutory requirement as directed by the School Business Manager
- Notify appropriate agencies, via School Business Manager, where there is a pest control problem
- Support School Business Manager with completion of risk assessment
- Complete and maintain COSHH sheets
General
- Required to carry out all reasonable duties and responsibilities of the post
- Co-ordinate response to all Helpdesk Requests
- Enactment of Health and Safety requirements and initiatives as appropriate
- All employees are required to declare any conflict of interest that may arise before or during their employment
- Undergo and meet school conditions for a satisfactory enhanced DBS check
- Must comply with all equality legislation, policies and procedures; actively promoting ways of eradicating and challenging racism, prejudice and discrimination through the schools policies and procedures
- To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by Thames View Junior School
- Treating all information acquired through your employment, both formally and informally, in strict confidence
- To demonstrate a commitment to good customer care
- Any other duties of an appropriate level and nature will also be required as directed by the School Business Manager and/or Headteacher.
- To ensure Health & safety and statutory compliance of all buildings are kept compliant
- To monitor the schools maintenance arrangements, including cleaning, grounds and repairs and carrying out cleaning/repair functions as required.
MAIN DUTIES:
Premises Security & Site Management
- Ensure that buildings are secure and intruder alarms activated following vacation by staff and other users.
- Responsibility for ensuring the intruder alarm and fire alarm systems are updated and maintained.
- Ensure windows and doors are in good repair and informing the business manager of any window or door defects which may lead to a breach of security.
- Ensure school is open and adequately staffed by site staff for day to day school activities and lettings
- Dealing with appropriate breaches of security and communicating to relevant staff or emergency services.
- Oversee any reasonable key requests and orders and distribute to stakeholders.
- Locking and unlocking external doors as required.
- Reactively monitor school CCTV system and undertake the relevant training to be able to assist with requests and down load footage when required.
- Ensure and co-ordinate weekly periodic testing of fire alarm system and ensure that lines to the Borough are functioning correctly.
All premises/site staff to form part of the key holder list – to act as first point of contact.
Cleaning
- Recording and setting up of systems for the monitoring of all cleaning in the premises.
- To undertake agreed cleaning/Janitorial tasks not included in the schools cleaning specification.
- To ensure all toilet areas remain clean and safe during the school day, replenishing toilet rolls, towels when required.
- Clean up incidences during the day including vomiting, spillages or any reactive janitorial tasks.
- Arrange and carry out emergency cleaning and removal of graffiti
Maintenance of School Grounds and Building
- Responsibility for ensuring the premises and grounds are kept free of litter and are in general condition of tidiness.
- Perform litter picking duties, both inside and outside the school buildings during the school day to ensure the school remains tidy and safe for all students and staff.
- Supervise contractors and undertake regular site inspections monitoring their work.
- Ensure effective communication between staff, contractors and others as appropriate.
- Operating an agreed programme of planned maintenance.
- Ensure the efficient operation of heating and lighting throughout the school is adequate and meets Health & Safety Requirements.
- Ensure maintenance of HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) systems are checked and monitored each day and ensuring there is adequate hot and cold water.
- Maintain boiler rooms/ Roof areas/ Air Handling units/Extract systems/Air Condensers or Heat Recovery Units working to strict health and safety procedures as directed by the School Business Manager.
- Checking premises are at correct temperature at designated times via Individual Units/Control Panels or/and BMS system.
- Co-ordinate replacing lights, tubes, diffusers, starters where necessary.
- Ensure downpipes drains and gullies are free flowing and clean.
- Ensuring the gritting of entrances, steps and paths prior to any forecasted freezing weather.
- Ensure that stocks of grit/salt are maintained.
- Ensuring the removal of snow and other obstructions from main entrances, steps, paths.
- Ensuring fire doors are free of clutter and obstructions
- Support all Departments in putting up and taking down of external or internal equipment
- Co-ordinate and undertake any reasonable repairs as and when required.
- Ensure all stock is kept up to date and ordered
Porterage
- Undertaking/arranging for safe storing and moving of items of furniture, equipment and provisions as required
- Putting together furniture as required
- Receiving and directing as appropriate all deliveries for the schools
- Keeping up to date records, inventories and forms as required
- Setting up and packing away for all school events and examinations.
Compliance of Health & Safety
- Ensuring compliance by periodic inspection of all areas
- Ensuring appropriate signs and notices are displayed
- Ensuring hazards are removed
- Ensuring fire exits are accessible and fire fighting equipment is correctly positioned and services
- Ensuring all staff are aware of their responsibilities as appropriate
- To be trained and respond as Fire Wardens for the School
- Undertake weekly water flushing
- Undertake Weekly Fire Door checks/Ladder Checks or any other reasonable statutory requirement as directed by the School Business Manager
- Notify appropriate agencies, via School Business Manager, where there is a pest control problem
- Support School Business Manager with completion of risk assessment
- Complete and maintain COSHH sheets
General
- Required to carry out all reasonable duties and responsibilities of the post
- Co-ordinate response to all Helpdesk Requests
- Enactment of Health and Safety requirements and initiatives as appropriate
- All employees are required to declare any conflict of interest that may arise before or during their employment
- Undergo and meet school conditions for a satisfactory enhanced DBS check
- Must comply with all equality legislation, policies and procedures; actively promoting ways of eradicating and challenging racism, prejudice and discrimination through the schools policies and procedures
- To have due regard for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and to follow the child protection procedures adopted by Thames View Junior School
- Treating all information acquired through your employment, both formally and informally, in strict confidence
- To demonstrate a commitment to good customer care
- Any other duties of an appropriate level and nature will also be required as directed by the School Business Manager and/or Headteacher.
Commitment to safeguarding
Partnership Learning is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced criminal record check via the DBS will be undertaken for the successful candidate.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a comprehensive screening process, including a disclosure check, will be undertaken on all applicants.
Applying for the job
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About Thames View Junior School
- School type
- Academy, ages 7 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 371 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 7 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Thames View Junior School website
- Email address
- jlines@thamesviewjunior.com
Arranging a visit to Thames View Junior School
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