School Caretaker

Queen Emma Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB1 8QY

39 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: Monday to Friday, 7:00am to 12:00pm (25 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 There may also be opportunities for overtime from time to time, depending on the needs of the school, planned events, and the time of year.
• 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 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

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.

Applications will be reviewed when received and you will be contacted if you are invited to come for an interview.

Applications are accepted via our application form only. 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.

School Caretaker JD & PS.pdf - 495 KB (opens in new tab)

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
• Website: Queen Emma Primary School website
• Email address: mjeeps@queenemma.cambs.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/queen-emma-primary-school

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.

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