School Caretaker & Lettings Assistant
Queen Emma Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8QY39 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
1 September 2026 at 3pm
Date listed
24 July 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Working Hours: 6:15pm to 9:15pm, Monday to Friday* (15 hours per week) with a requirement to work one weekend in every four. Weekend hours are approximately 3 hours per day on Saturday and Sunday, between 8:00am and 3:00pm. *While these are the Monday to Friday contracted hours, there may be opportunities for some flexibility, which can be discussed with the successful candidate.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,185 - £25,583 FTE (pending April 2026 pay award)
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are looking for a reliable and enthusiastic School Caretaker & Lettings Assistant to help maintain our school premises to a high standard. You will be responsible for the general upkeep of our site by undertaking maintenance, basic repairs, decorating, cleaning and site security to ensure the school remains safe, clean and welcoming for pupils, staff and visitors.
The successful candidate will have good practical DIY skills, be able to work independently and as part of a team and have a good understanding of health and safety. Previous experience in a school environment is not essential. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is essential.
Skills required for this job.
- Good at proactive practical maintenance and DIY skills
- Able to carry out basic repairs, decorating and general site maintenance
- Understanding of the importance of health and safety within a school environment
- Organised and able to manage a varied workload effectively
- A good communicator with effective interpersonal skills
- Committed to keeping our school safe, clean and welcoming for children, staff and visitors
- Reliable, trustworthy and able to work independently using their own initiative
- Able to work well leading a small cleaning team
- Ability to build positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents
- Flexible and willing to respond to the day-to-day needs of the school
- Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- Able to undertake relevant training and development opportunities
What the school offers its staff
We offer
- A nurturing environment where the children, staff, governors and wider community model our values.
- A talented, dedicated and enthusiastic staff committed to our continuing success
- Supportive governors and parents
- Access to IT
- Kind, caring and well-behaved pupils who are proud of their school and their achievements
- A positive and creative working environment
- Access to wellbeing services
Further information about the job
Required to start in September 2026
Applications will be reviewed when received and you will be contacted if you are invited to come for an interview.
Applications are only accepted via our application form. CV’s are not accepted.
Visits to the school are warmly welcomed and positively encouraged giving you the opportunity to meet our children and staff to see for yourself the positive and happy environment you will be working in.Please contact the Federation Business Manger by email on finance@queensfederation.cambs.sch.uk to arrange this.
Commitment to safeguarding
The Queens’ Federation (comprising Queen Edith and Queen Emma Primary Schools) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.
Applying for the job
This job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Queen Emma Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 391 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- mjeeps@queenemma.cambs.sch.uk
Queen Emma Primary School opened its doors to our first Reception Classes in September 2011. Since then it has become a thriving community school with all year groups from Reception to Year 6. Queen Emma also caters for nursery children from aged two. Our school catchment area covers the Queen Edith, Morley and Ridgefield areas and our community comprises families from around the World with 42 languages spoken in the school at the last count!
Queen Emma is in federation with Queen Edith Primary School just a 5 minute walk away. The Federation is led by one Executive Headteacher, senior leadership team and governing body with representation from both schools.
We want the children who attend Queen Emma to have a purposeful and satisfying experience, a sense of well-being, a positive self-image and to become independent and enthusiastic learners.
Arranging a visit to Queen Emma Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mjeeps@queenemma.cambs.sch.uk.
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