Caretaker

The Grange Academy, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire, SG6 4PY

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  28 September 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  23 June 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: No, visa sponsorship not available
• Working pattern:
  • Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £11,662.00 Annually (Actual) H3

Caretaker job summary

About the Role

20  hours per week

Are you:
• A motivated individual excited to work in and maintain exemplary standards in our school?
• Multi-skilled and adaptable, passionate about and competent in all areas linked to ensuring site security, site safety, site maintenance and site housekeeping?
• Warm and reliable in character and fully committed to teamwork, getting the/any job done and being flexible to school need?

If so, you’ll love to be part of our team at The Grange Academy to be a school at the heart of its community.

At The Grange Academy we are looking for a talented individual to join our operations team.

We are seeking a professional individual who holds

• Good working knowledge of facility management;

• Experience of managing and motivating on-site contractors;
• Excellent working knowledge of Health and Safety Law and Fire Safety Law;
• The ability to maintain accurate online maintenance records and site risk assessments;
• Good communication and organisation skills;
• DIY and handy person skills e.g. basic decorating skills like painting, basic carpentry skills like hanging doors or fitting a door lock, basic plumbing skills like replacing tap washers etc.
• Basic computer skills e.g. word, outlook and diary entries of daily, monthly and annual schedules or the willingness to learn to use 
• A flexible ‘solution focused’ approach and attitude to work;
• Be approachable and a good team player;
We are looking for a team member who holds high standards and is dedicated to commit to care for our easy to maintain and beautiful building, being flexible to the full requirements of the role and how this will develop. We seek team members who share the dream and pro-actively demonstrate the values and attitudes to make The Grange Academy a truly special experience for our children and families.

We can offer you:

• A firm commitment to you and your professional development;
• Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and governors;
• A growing learning community;
• Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference;
• Fantastic trust-wide CPD opportunities;
• Opportunities to further develop your career within our Multi Academy Trust, Agora Learning Partnership.

Applying for the job

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Skilled worker visa sponsorship is not available for this job.

About The Grange Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 197 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: The Grange Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-grange-academy-letchworth-garden-city (opens in new tab)

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