Caretaker

The Carlton Junior Academy, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG4 1QT

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January 2026

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  28 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 12 hours per week - Permanent, Term Time + 1 week
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £6,931.87 - £7,350.15 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Caretaker to join our busy academy facilities team - a diligent site operative with the skills to liaise and work alongside the Premises Manager, cleaner, other staff and external agencies.

You would be joining an exceptional and supportive team of professionals, who make it their mission to ensure every day counts for the children. Each of our individual roles has an impact on the future of our children and so, we put them at the heart of the decisions we make and the services we provide.

This is an exciting opportunity to work for Carlton Junior Academy (Staff are proud to work at the school. Ofsted 2024). We are seeking an individual who is proactive, engaging and motivated to support the academy in continuing to achieve. In return you will receive support from the academy community, experienced site staff and staff within the Trust and their Central Teams.

We are looking for someone who is excited to be a part of this partnership, with the operational site and people skills to be an asset to our team!

What the school offers its staff

The Carlton Junior Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such we show true commitment to supporting your CPD with excellent opportunities to work alongside colleagues from other high performing schools in the region. The Trust also leads the regional Teaching School Hub, delivering local teacher training and the National Professional Qualifications for teachers.

Employee benefits

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay.
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

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.

For further details regarding this post please contact Angela Cooke on the Academy number. To apply complete our on-line application form, please use the 'apply now' button.

If you have any questions or queries regarding the application process please contact the HR Team.

Commitment to safeguarding

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About The Carlton Junior Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 241 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Carlton Junior Academy website
• Email address: a.cooke@carltonjunior.org.uk
• Phone number: 0115 9110402
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-carlton-junior-academy

This is an exciting opportunity to work for Carlton Junior Academy (“continues to be a good school, with enough evidence of improved performance to suggest it could be outstanding” – Ofsted 2022). We are the lead school of the growing primary hub of the Redhill Academy Trust. We can offer you well behaved, happy, hardworking children; a supportive staff team; a welcoming and inclusive school community with a well-equipped, modern teaching environment.
The Carlton Junior Academy is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities and a chance to work alongside colleagues from other high-performing schools in the region. The Trust also leads the regional Teaching School Hub, delivering local teacher training and the National Professional Qualifications for teachers.

Arranging a visit to The Carlton Junior Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email a.cooke@carltonjunior.org.uk.

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