Senior Caretaker

Aylesbury High School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7SX

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  6 February 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  28 January 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: £31,098.00 - £33,385.00 Annually (Actual) + Overtime

Senior Caretaker job summary

JOB TITLE: Senior Caretaker

LINE MANAGED BY: Facilities Director

PAY RANGE: £31,098-£33,385 + Overtime

Standard Shift (Non-Residential):

• Monday - Thursday: 07:00 - 14:30

• Friday: 07:00 - 14:00

Essential Overtime: 22 hours of overtime required every 1 weekend in 3 to cover school events, hirings, and statutory maintenance.

Holiday Entitlement: 23 days per year To be taken in negotiation with the Facilities Director

Caretaking staff, as members of the Facilities Team, are the frontline representatives of the school in many areas, such as maintenance, site security, school events and hirings, so good interpersonal skills are essential.

They have a vital role to play in the smooth running of the establishment and should use their initiative to prevent foreseeable problems within their areas of responsibility and to put in hand preventative maintenance wherever possible.

The School uses a compliance helpdesk system called ‘Every’. All staff use this to report items such as H&S, remedial maintenance, event set ups etc. ‘Every’ is also used for statutory maintenance that needs completing on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis. The Caretaking Team will use the compliance software to deal with maintenance, most everyday repairs and day to day running problems. The Senior Caretaker will meet on a regular basis with the Facilities Director to exchange information and discuss any problems.

Please see attached the Job Description for more information on the role

Aylesbury High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Our Safeguarding Statement is attached. The appointment will be subject to references which are satisfactory for the advertised post, an enhanced DBS check with a Child Barred List check, identity checks, prohibition orders and qualification checks as appropriate.

CVs alone cannot be accepted for safeguarding reasons
If you are shortlisted for this post, you will also be required to complete a self-disclosure form as part of the recruitment process; this will not be used for shortlisting purposes.

AHS is an equal opportunities employer
We encourage early applications for all vacancies and reserve the right to close our vacancies at any time should the right candidates be found.

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 Aylesbury High School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 1358 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Aylesbury High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/aylesbury-high-school-aylesbury

Aylesbury High School (AHS) is a forward-thinking girls’ grammar school that values both academic and pastoral excellence and co-curricular opportunities with the vision of developing uniquely talented young adults, who are independent, strong and confident.
We create a welcoming environment which draws the very best from all in our community, achieved by providing an ambitious education that stimulates creative and critical thinking, values diversity and facilitates dynamic personal development.
The AHS values are Confidence, Respect, Engagement, Aspiration, Teamwork and Enjoyment and we want all in our community to experience, develop and demonstrate these characteristics both within the curriculum and through our extensive co-curricular offering.

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