Caretaker

Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School, Liverpool, Merseyside, L37 7EJ

6 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  31 March 2024

• Closing date

  16 March 2025 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  7 March 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support roles
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: 26409 - 30060

Caretaker job summary

Trinity St Peter’s Primary School is looking for an experienced and reliable Caretaker to support our dedicated team and ensure our school is a safe, welcoming environment for students, staff, and visitors.

As a Caretaker, you'll play a crucial role in maintaining the school’s facilities, overseeing security, and supporting various maintenance tasks to keep our grounds in top condition. This role offers variety, responsibility, and the opportunity to make a real difference in our school community.

This role will support the Head of Facilities Management by undertaking a range of caretaking duties including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, porterage and maintenance. 

This role will operate as a split shift role, predominately split as 7:30am – 11:00am then 2:45pm – 6:15pm. This role can also be considered for a job share role, if interested in this please specify on your application.

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Security & Safety: Act as a key holder, ensuring secure access to the buildings and grounds, and following safety protocols.
• Maintenance & Repairs: Handle first-line repairs, basic redecoration, and maintenance tasks to keep our school in top shape.
• Support for School Events: Move furniture, assist with event setups, and ensure the site is ready for assemblies and extracurricular activities.
• Emergency Response: Respond to emergency situations, including cleaning, safety checks, and dealing with contractors to maintain high standards.

What We’re Looking For:

• Practical experience in a caretaking or facilities role.
• Strong attention to detail and a proactive approach to maintaining a safe environment.
• A good communicator who works well with staff, contractors, and external parties.
• A flexible, can-do attitude.
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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 are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 245 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Trinity St Peter's CofE Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/trinity-st-peter-s-cofe-primary-school

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