Senior Caretaker

Bure Park Specialist Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 4AE

13 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  22 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  8 August 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: E7-11 25,584 -27269 per annum

Senior Caretaker job summary

Broad Horizons Education Trust

Bure Park Specialist Academy

16a Keyes Avenue

Great Yarmouth

NR30 4AE

Vacancy:

Senior Caretaker

Scale E7-11 £25,584 -£27,269 per annum

Full time, 37 hours per week

All year round

Permanent

Broad Horizons Education Trust are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, self-motivated and conscientious caretaker to join Bure Park, an outstanding residential specialist academy in Great Yarmouth. Bure Park opened in September 2021 for boys with social, emotional and mental health needs aged 6-16 yrs old. This role is based within a varied and interesting working environment and we welcome applicants with leadership experience working within a caretaker or maintenance role ideally within a school environment.

It is essential that applicants have good administrative and ICT skills along with a good understanding of legislation and regulatory compliance as it applies to school premises such as Health & Safety, COSHH, Asbestos and Legionella.

This is a supervisory role supporting the estates team members therefore applicants must possess excellent attention to detail, organisational and communication skills along with a flexible approach and the ability to work independently and as part of a busy team. Personal qualities are of paramount importance and the person appointed will be expected to be approachable, professional, flexible and reliable.

If you would like to be part of a growing organisation, then we would love to hear from you. This role covers all Broad Horizons Education Trust Schools although will be based at Bure Park Specialist Academy in the first instance. The hours for this post will be 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year worked Monday – Thursday 7:00am – 3.00pm and Friday 7.00am – 2.30pm. Flexibility is essential to cover absence.

For more information regarding this vacancy please contact: the Trust’s Recruitment Team by email on recruitment@bhetrust.co.uk

You must “Submit” your fully completed application by the closing date/time.

Closing date: Friday 22nd August 2025 at 9:00am

Interview date : TBC

We reserve the right to end the vacancy and interview before the advertised closing date, so early applications are encouraged.

Please note that it is normal practice to appoint to the bottom of the scale.

Broad Horizons Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established. We are an equal opportunities employer.This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) 2009 Regulations, therefore successful candidates will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations. Applicants must be prepared to undertake an Enhanced DBS check and attend a Warner Interview. Right to Work in the UK will need to be established.

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.

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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 Bure Park Specialist Academy

• School type: Free School, ages 5 to 16
• School size: 80 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Bure Park Specialist Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/bure-park-specialist-academy

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