Caretaker
Trinity Academy, Bristol, BS7 9BY17 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 September 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 August 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 37.5 hours per week (part time requests are welcome) A minimum of 3 days a week, these may be either early starts or late finishes or weekend working. To be discussed at interview.
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- SCP 18 - 24 FTE £26,225- £30,730
What skills and experience we're looking for
Person Specification
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the areas below, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
The listed criteria will be reviewed across the stages of our recruitment process, including application form, personal statement (within the application form), interview, references and certificates.
Skills and personal attributes:
(Personal competencies, qualities, attitude and behaviours that will allow you to perform effectively in the role, ensuring the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people)
Essential for this role:
Good written and oral communication skills
DIY and maintenance skills
Ability to fault find and prioritise
Ability to work on one’s own as well as within a team
Flexible worker, able to work late & some weekends
Good team player
Good ICT skills
Good attendance and punctuality
The ability to safely move around and access the whole school site.
The ability to lift and move equipment and deliveries.
You are likely to have:
Knowledge of health and Safety procedures
Legionella awareness
Knowledge of heating systems
Competence in use of power tools
Skilled in a trade
Commitment to keeping the school in an excellent state of repair
Commitment to providing a safe environment for the staff and students
Ability to fault find and prioritise
To embrace training necessary for the role
Good sense of humour
You may have:
Working @ heights training & experience
Manual Handling training & experience
PASMA trained
COSHH awareness
Asbestos awareness
COSHH awareness
Asbestos awareness
Able to drive minibuses.
Knowledge and qualifications:
(Professional, technical or academic qualifications that you have achieved relevant to this role)
Essential for this role:
A sound knowledge of health and safety legislation
Extensive technical knowledge of building services
You are likely to have:
NVQ 4 Building Maintenance & Estate Service, Facilities Management or equivalent qualification, or experience in a relevant discipline
IOSH H&S management
You may have:
NEBOSH in property management or equivalent
Experience:
(Please draw upon experience and achievements gained through paid employment, voluntary work or personal life experience relevant to this role)
Essential for this role:
Experience of working in a Building/Property repair environment
You are likely to have:
You may have:
Experience of working within a school environment
What the school offers its staff
If you join us, you benefit from being part of a school that:
places a strong emphasis on reading
has outstanding facilities, including a new, well-stocked library and budget for more purchases
has an exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
has hardworking staff and students who want to do well
is supporting students to make progress that is significantly above the national average (P8 +0.53)
is a ‘Good’ school with ‘Outstanding’ leadership and management and ‘Outstanding‘ Personal Development’, according to Ofsted in Jan 2024, who also said:
“This is an ambitious school that wants the very best for its pupils, both academically and pastorally”.
“Its curriculum is highly ambitious for all pupils”
“Lessons are not disrupted by poor behaviour. The school is calm and orderly because pupils understand the rules and routines in place.”
is a music specialist school with an emphasis on the performing arts
is a school that develops its people
We can offer you
Continuing Professional and Leadership development
An employee assistance programme, offering counselling, support and advice on a wide array of areas
Access to discounted gym membership, the cycle-to-work scheme, and eyesight test vouchers
Onsite parking or easy access via public transport or onsite parking
Flexible working, fully supported, and enhanced family-friendly policies
Automatic enrolment for the Teacher’s Pension or LGPS Avon Pension Fund
Further information about the job
About You
You are likely to have gained experience in building or property caretaking and have have experience of maintenance, carpentry, plumbing, wiring. You will be passionate about maintaining the current state of the building and comfortable with carrying out a range of compliance checks.
More information about the Trust, School and Role
To find out more about this role, please read the job description and person specification.
To find out more about Cathedral Schools Trust and Trinity Academy please read the attached Recruitment packs or visit our website: www.trinityacademybristol.org or www.cathedralschoolstrust.org/
Informal enquiries can be made via email to enquiries@trinityacadembristol.org
School visits are welcomed and can be arranged via email to Alice Thornton-Parr, HR and recruitment officer, athornton-parr@trinityacademybristol.org
How to apply
We are committed to creating an inclusive working environment. If you are excited about this role and can demonstrate many but not all of the requirements on the job description and/or person specification, we would encourage you to apply as you may just be the person we are looking for.
Please complete our application form by Midnight on Sunday 7th September 2025
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend an interview on Wednesday 17th September at Trinity Academy
All candidates will be advised of the outcome of their application following the closing date
We reserve the right to appoint before the deadline for an exceptional candidate.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts at Cathedral Schools Trust are subject to pre-employment checks incl, but not limited to, initial and periodic enhanced level checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.
Applications are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or religious belief, sex or sexual orientation, gender reassignment, disability or age, and maternity, marital or civil partner status. We particularly encourage applications from under-represented groups.
The School may carry out online searches on shortlisted applicants and all applicants will be required to provide details of their online profile, including social media account names/handles, as part of the interview process.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions on a self-declaration form in advance of attending an interview (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Commitment to safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The post is subject to satisfactory completion of all vetting checks including the provision of two strong references and an enhanced DBS check.
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 Trinity Academy
- School type
- Free School, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 946 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Trinity Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org
- Phone number
- 0117 4509379
Trinity Academy is a highly oversubscribed free school that opened in 2019. We are a values based community that focuses on the learning of all students and staff, that cares deeply for our young people and each other and that is committed to co-curricular enrichment. Our stated goal is to be a +1 school for progress and as such, we are looking for a highly motivated, professional and well qualified teacher and leader to join us in our mission.
Why choose Trinity Academy?
Consistent behaviour and expectations allow you to focus on the craft and science of teaching
Weekly coaching for all staff and weekly department co planning
Exceptionally visible and supportive senior leadership team
Hardworking staff and students who want to do well
Schemes of work fully resourced and ready
Arranging a visit to Trinity Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@trinityacademybristol.org.
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