Caretaker

The Basildon Academies, Basildon, SS13 3HL

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  31 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 July 2026

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: £26,646.00 - £27,911.00 Annually (Actual) Shift Allowance: £1816 per annum

Caretaker job summary

We wish to appoint a proactive full-time Caretaker to join our hard-working and collaborative cross-site premises team.

Salary Range: Salary Band 2: £26,646 - £27,911 (Actual starting salary £26,646 with annual performance-based increments)

Shift Allowance: £1816 per annum

Working Weeks: 52 weeks (less annual leave)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week within a shift system to ensure cover between 5.30am and 10.00pm Monday - Friday. The shift times are as follows:

5.30am - 1.30pm
8am - 4pm
2pm - 10pm

Reporting to a Senior Caretaker, you will be a team player who takes pride in the appearance and maintenance of the Academy buildings and grounds.

The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, friendly, highly motivated and flexible individual who possesses general building maintenance and caretaking skills.

You should have a good range of DIY skills such as decorating, minor plumbing and carpentry. You will have good communication skills as you will be liaising with contractors and tradesmen as well as students and staff. You should also have had previous experience of basic health & safety. The ability to undertake basic risk assessments would be preferred, although training will be given.

Duties may also include general cleaning, dealing with spillages, blockages, locking and unlocking the sites and any ad-hoc duties as required.

Full driving licence and use of own car is essential as you may be required to attend the Academy sites outside of normal hours.

Closing Date: Friday 31st July
Start Date: September 2026

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Due to the volume of applications received, we regret that we will only be able to contact the applicants who are shortlisted for interview.

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 The Basildon Academies

• Type: Multi-academy trust
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-basildon-academies

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