Senior Caretaker
Gaywood Primary School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4AY34 days remaining to apply
Start date details
To Be Arranaged
Closing date
28 November 2025 at 12am (midnight)
Date listed
23 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale D, Point 5 – 6 £13.26 - £13.47/hour (£25,583 - £25,989 a year FTE based on a 37 hour week) Please note that the salary will be pro rata
Senior Caretaker job summary
Senior Caretaker
We are looking for a dependable, skilled and proactive Senior Caretaker to join the team at Gaywood Primary School. This is a key role, helping us to provide a safe, secure and welcoming environment that supports the learning and wellbeing of our children.
As our Senior Caretaker, you will take pride in the presentation and upkeep of our school site. You’ll play a vital role in ensuring everything runs smoothly on a daily basis.
Start Date: To be Arranged
Salary: Scale D, Point 5 – 6 £13.26 - £13.47/hour
(£25,583 - £25,989 a year FTE based on a 37 hour week)
Please note that the salary will be pro rata
Hours: 25-30 hours/week, 42weeks/year (term time plus 4 weeks)
Permanent
Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk
Website: https://www.gaywoodprimary.co.uk/
About the Role
To ensure that the school premises and contents are properly maintained, secured and ready for use, in accordance with all Health and Safety Regulations and the practices and procedures of the school. To help keep the school clean and tidy.
We’re looking for someone who:
- Has practical experience in caretaking, site management or maintenance
- Understands health & safety procedures and is committed to compliance
- Is organised, dependable and able to work on their own initiative
- Communicates well and works effectively with others
- Is able to do two split shifts each week (Term time only)
- Is flexible and willing to meet the day-to-day needs of a busy primary school
What we offer:
- A welcoming, supportive school community
- A well-maintained, well-resourced site
- Ongoing training and development opportunities
Main Duties and Responsibilities can be found in the Job Description
For a full job description please click the link below.
Closing Date for Applications: 28th November 2025 (We reserve the right to close early if sufficient applications are received)
Interview Dates: Week commencing 1st December 2025
Start Date: To be discussed
To arrange an informal chat, please contact the school on 01553 774147 and speak to our Executive Headteacher.
How to apply
For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.
Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.
As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.
This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
West Norfolk Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, therefore appointments are subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check with barred list. Shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 but Exceptions Order may apply.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Gaywood Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 380 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Gaywood Primary School website
Gaywood Primary School is a two-form entry school that caters for children from the age of four to eleven years of age. At present, there are 417 children on roll.
We have fantastic facilities including a large field, playgrounds, library, music rooms and classrooms with working walls and corridors with wall art that supports children's learning. Our EYFS outdoor area is stunning and vibrant supporting our youngest children in developing the whole child and our library is stocked with the latest books to tempt and inspire our young children to love reading.
Our aim is to provide a warm, friendly, atmosphere in a safe, caring environment where children will be happy and successful.
To achieve this, it is important that the school and homework together in partnership. This partnership is built through a regular dialogue between parents, child and school.
Gaywood Primary is a proud to be part of the West Norfolk Academies Trust (WNAT) comprising of seven local primary schools and four high schools
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