School Caretaker

Fleetville Junior School, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL1 4LW

20 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  19 October 2026

• Closing date

  4 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  14 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £26,350.00 - £26,768.00 Monthly Actual

School Caretaker job summary

We are looking to appoint a Caretaker to join our friendly team at Fleetville Junior School. If you are a proactive teamplayer looking for an interesting and varied job supporting our school community we would love to hear from you.

In return we can offer you a highly valued role in a vibrant, forward thinking school within a warm and supportive school office team. Any training that you need will be provided. Please see the job description for full details of the role. Please note this job will involve physical and manual work.

We pride ourselves on being a caring and nurturing school that has high expectations and aspirations for all our children and staff. We aim to provide a rich and stimulating learning environment and strongly believe that a positive start to a child’s education impacts significantly on their engagement and attitudes to learning.

Spiral Partnership Trust is a well-established group of six primary schools working together to provide all children with an excellent education and a love of learning.

This role is for 37 hours per week, the candidate will be expected to open the school building at 7.15 am, there is some flexibility on working hours for the right candidate. This role comes with the possibility to work on rare occasions at weekends and evenings.

Visits are warmly welcomed and actively encouraged. We are proud of our school and would be delighted to show you around so please telephone the school office to make an appointment on 01727519224.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education The Spiral Partnership Trust is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. Further information on online searches can be found in paragraph 221 of Keeping Children Safe in Education.

We reserve the right to interview before the closing date.

Applications

We reserve the right to appoint a suitable candidate to the position at any point during the application period and therefore recommend that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

This is post is also being advertised internally.

The use of AI

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with their application; however all information must be truthful, accurate and reflect their own skills, experience, and views.

Direct plagiarism or excessive reliance on AI-generated content is not permitted and may result in the application being rejected.

Safeguarding

In line with KCSIE, Spiral Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and staff and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants will be subject to an Enhanced DBS Check. Please note that we are required to carry out social media checks on all candidates who are invited for interview.

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 Fleetville Junior School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 7 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 7 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Fleetville Junior School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fleetville-junior-school-st-albans

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