Caretaker

Watlington Community Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE33 0HU

24 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  January/February 2026

• Closing date

  19 December 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  24 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.05 per hour

Caretaker job summary

Tel: 01553 810468

Email: office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Miss Jess Woodrow

• Salary – Scale C, Point 4, £13.05 per hour (£25,185 FTE)
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 22.5 hours per week
• Term Time plus 4 weeks
• Required for January/February 2026

We are looking for a practical, reliable and friendly Caretaker to join our team at Watlington Community Primary School.

This is a key role in helping our school run smoothly, ensuring that our buildings and grounds are safe, welcoming and well cared for. You’ll take pride in keeping our school environment clean and tidy, carry out minor repairs and maintenance, and keep an eye on all aspects of health and safety around the site.

We are looking for someone who:

• Is trustworthy, conscientious and takes pride in their work;
• Has good practical and DIY skills;
• Can take responsibility for security and routine maintenance;
• Will champion health and safety, including fire safety and regular checks;
• Enjoys working as part of a friendly school community.

In return, we offer a welcoming and supportive team, a beautiful village setting and the chance to make a real difference to the children and families we serve.

Visits to the school are warmly encouraged. Please phone the school to arrange your visit and to request an application form: 01553 810468.

Please contact the school office on for further information.

How to apply

A job description and person specification are available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@watlington.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date:  19 December 2025

Interview date:  TBC

Watlington Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Watlington Community Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 171 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Watlington Community Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/watlington-community-primary-school

A one form entry local authority mainstream community primary school.

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