Senior Caretaker
Barr Beacon School, Walsall, West Midlands, WS9 0RF6 days remaining to apply
Start date details
01st September 2025
Closing date
27 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 June 2025
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
- £32,667.00 - £32,667.00 Annually (FTE)
Senior Caretaker job summary
The role:
Barr Beacon School are seeking to appoint a Senior Caretaker to effectively supervise the Site Staff and manage the day-to-day delegation of tasks and duties. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintenance and servicing tasks, statutory testing and deployment of caretaking staff across the school estate.
The Senior Caretaker will work closely under the guidance of the Trust Hub Facilities Manager. They will also be effective in developing systems and practices maintaining an efficient and safe school for all pupils’, staff and visitors.
About you:
We are looking for a Senior Caretaker who has experience of working within the facilities/education industry.
Key skills and requirements will include:
- Having the ability to lead a team of employees;
- Being fit and healthy as the post requires physical exertion;
- Have prior experience of manual handling procedures;
- Being able to prioritise tasks based on need.
Please see the job description for the exact duties, skills and experience required.
About us:
Barr Beacon School has a shared belief that no child should fail and our high standards and expectations ensure our pupils strive for success. As a highly successful school, we have a commitment to exceptional teaching to provide the best possible education for our students. The successful candidate will have access to excellent professional development opportunities within our Academy and across the wider Matrix Academy Trust.
We are committed to fostering a culture that values the health and well-being of all employees at Matrix Academy Trust. We are proud to offer a comprehensive well-being package to all employees, including access to 24/7 online GP, physiotherapy services and counselling services. We also offer all employees annual health checks which includes the flu jab, BMI checks and a general discussion with a qualified Nurse.
There’s a real buzz about the place which no amount of words can convey, so please come to see Barr Beacon School for yourself.
To apply directly, please visit our recruitment website www.matrixacademytrust.co.uk/vacancies/
You may also wish to contact Headteacher Mrs K Hibbs KHibbs@Barrbeaconschool.co.uk to arrange an informal look at the school.
Application Deadline: 27th June 2025
Please note that suitable candidates will be called for interview and we reserve the right to remove any advertised role early.
Commitment to safeguarding
Safeguarding Notice:
Matrix Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS clearance and preemployment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Barr Beacon School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1557 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Barr Beacon School website
The word ‘outstanding’ appears a lot in advertisements for teachers – but at Barr Beacon School, it means more. With over 1000 requests for the 252 places available in Year 7 this September, parents would certainly agree. When Ofsted last visited, they merely confirmed what we already knew.
How have we achieved all of this?
Quite simply, we employ teachers who are as ambitious, passionate and dedicated as we are. These amazing people work hard – in fact they work very hard – to ensure that our pupils make the best progress they possibly can.
Whether they are the most able or or the least able, the most advantaged or the least advantaged, every child deserves nothing less than the very best teaching.
Not surprisingly, there’s a real buzz about the place. If you would like to be part of it – and teach children who genuinely want to learn – we would love to hear from you.
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