Primary Site Operative (Caretaker)

St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 4BT

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 September 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  5 September 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 20 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 3 weeks
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £25,989 - £26,403 pro-rata
• Actual salary: £12,760 - £12,963

What skills and experience we're looking for

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced caretaking professional who will join a team delivering effective estates and facilities management services across our schools.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• The completion of all site-based duties including weekly compliance activities

• General maintenance

• Painting and decorating

• Minor refurbishment works

• Porterage

• Key holding

• Safeguarding

What the school offers its staff

St George’s is a happy family school in the heart of York; a little oasis in the city with a huge playing field, sports facilities, wildlife areas and meadows.

The Estates and Facilities Team sits centrally within Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the UK.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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NPCAT370 Primary Site Operative (St George's Primary) - NPCAT - Closing Date 22.9.25.pdf - 1.17 MB (opens in new tab)

About St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy website
• Email address: lennon.r@npcat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-george-s-catholic-primary-school-a-catholic-voluntary-academy-york

Arranging a visit to St George's Catholic Primary School - a Catholic Voluntary Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email lennon.r@npcat.org.uk.

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