Caretaker
Wychwood Church of England Primary School, Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, OX7 6BD23 days remaining to apply
Start date details
1st June 2026
Closing date
25 April 2026 at 12:59am
Date listed
2 April 2026
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
- £12.85 per hour pay rise pending
Additional allowances
£12.85 per hour pay rise pending
Caretaker job summary
Wychwood CE Primary School is looking for someone local to support the school with this vital role. Would be suitable for someone local who would like to fit in extra work around their present working commitments or maybe retired and does not mind getting up early in the morning!
We are looking to appoint a caretaker who will be responsible for the security of the school, opening up for 7.00am and occasionally locking up in the evenings. This includes opening and closing of the car park gates in the morning and evening.
Report to the School Business Manager on a regular basis about any requirements for the school.
The role will include some monthly tasks including fire alarm and water temperature testing and helping to keep the school site safe with small maintenance tasks.
To meet with contractors during the school holidays by arrangement with the School Business Manager.
Why Wychwood?
We are a large rural school set in the heart of the beautiful Wychwood community on the edge of the Cotswolds. Our focus is developing a love of learning and ensuring that our children experience exciting and creative opportunities to learn, explore and have fun.
We offer a warm and welcoming environment with a dedicated staff team who are supportive of one another. There is a clear vision for school development to improve outcomes for all pupils. Ofsted (October 2024) described Wychwood as having a ‘close and caring ethos in which everyone is welcomed.’
Our commitment to a lifelong love of learning extends to our staff as well as our pupils, as described here by Ofsted: ‘Staff are wholeheartedly positive about their work at the school. They feel well-supported by leaders, valuing their training and professional development. The school proactively supports staff well-being and helps them to maintain a healthy work-life balance.’
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Wychwood Church of England Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 290 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Wychwood Church of England Primary School website
School location
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