Caretaker
The Appleton School, Benfleet, Essex, SS7 5RNDeadline is tomorrow
Closing date
24 November 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
13 November 2024
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time
Contract type
- Fixed term
Full-time equivalent salary
- £25,420.00 - £25,813.00 Annually (Actual) Scale 3, Point 5 to 6
Caretaker job summary
An enthusiastic, reliable and practical person is required to join our friendly and professional site team at this large secondary school. You must have an aptitude for cleaning, maintenance tasks, be able to work on your own initiative and be able to follow instructions. This is a fixed term position to provide cover for the absence of the substantive postholder on sickness leave.
Key duties will include, site security, caretaking, cleaning, minor repairs, and general maintenance duties. You will need to be in good health due to the physical nature of some of the work and have a flexible approach.
Previous experience in a similar position would be beneficial. Qualifications or experience in a trade (electrical, plumbing, building) would also be desirable.
The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be offered a position subject to full pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Appleton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About The Appleton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1602 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
- School website
- The Appleton School website (opens in new tab)
About The Appleton School:
At The Appleton School, we value the inclusive history of the school, which stretches back to the establishment of the first comprehensive schools in Britain in the 1960s. This still provides an inspiration for us and sits alongside our absolute commitment to provide the best for our community in the 21st century.
The Appleton School is a mixed comprehensive school for students aged 11-18 and is a supportive community with strong values in which every student matters. The Appleton School, recognised as a Good school by Ofsted, delivers an ambitious, inclusive and broad & balanced curriculum, enhanced by extra-curricular activities to help broaden learning experiences. In 2023 our students achieved well above the national average for attainment at GCSE 9-4 and 9-5 grades with English and Maths.
We offer our staff an excellent induction programme within a friendly and supportive environment, and are committed to providing high quality professional development. This enables continuous improvement in teaching and learning.
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