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Senior Caretaker

Wellington Lions Primary Academy, Tidworth, Wiltshire, SP9 7FP

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• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 October 2023 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  19 September 2023

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teaching assistant
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £24,948.00 - £26,845.00 Annually (Actual) Grade G

Senior Caretaker job summary

Senior Caretaker
The Wellington Primary Academies

Salary: Grade G, £24,948 - £26,845, (DOE) FTE
Type: Permanent Contract, 37 hours a week (addition of call outs as required).

Job Overview

The Wellington Primary Academies are looking to recruit a Caretaker for both of our sites at Wellington Eagles and Wellington Lions. We are looking for a positive individual who has a proactive approach to work, to join our friendly team who are helping to create an exceptional place of learning.

The Caretaker is responsible for the day to day, medium- and long-term maintenance of both Primary schools. Ensuring they provide an appropriate safe and secure environment for the education of students and the safe, comfortable, and effective work of all the staff, contractors, and other visitors.

They ensure the site is a safe and secure environment for all students, staff, and visitors, ensuring it is in a good state of repair and appearance, including all buildings, facilities, roads, pathways, grounds, and gardens.

Our successful candidate will have previous experience and be able to use their initiative to work independently, as well as part of the wider premises team, to ensure the upkeep of the site.

Why Choose us?

We aspire for our Primaries to become a beacon of excellence and optimism for the Ludgershall and Tidworth community providing an outstanding education for all its students.

As an organisation we are committed to providing exceptional continuous professional development to effectively support all staff and secure the best learning environment for our students. To this end we ensure that our staff are fully resourced with access to the latest technology.

Our ambition for our primary schools is to provide an outstanding education for all its students regardless of background or ability.

What we offer:

• The opportunity of working within a supportive, friendly, and well-run school.
• The Trusts commitment to staff wellbeing including generous calendar dates and INSET day
• A strong commitment to your professional development and career management.
• Excellent CPD opportunities to grow and development through mentorship and coaching.
• Reward and recognition, celebrating staff success. 
• Leadership development opportunities both internally and across other schools in the Trust.
• A successful ECT support program.
• Onsite parking.
• Pension Scheme.
• Courteous and hardworking pupils.
• Benefits for discounts via an online staff portal.

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Closing date: Midnight, Sunday 1st October 2023
Interview Date: w/c/ Monday 2nd October 2023
Start Date: As soon as possible

 Please note if we receive enough applications, we may close this job role earlier.

We look forward to receiving your application should you be interested. If you have not heard from us by the interview date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. Unfortunately, we are unable to offer feedback on individual applications that are not shortlisted for interview.

SAFEGUARDING STATEMENT

Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

Please note: Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences.

In line with KCSIE 2023 and safer recruitment practices, the school will conduct an online search for all shortlisted candidates. The online search is part of our safeguarding checks and will seek publicly available information on candidates’ suitability to work with children. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further guidance and will be asked to clarify their online presence.

References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. If previous employment has included working with children, then at least one referee must be from this employment regardless of whether this is the current or most recent employment Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

Commitment to safeguarding

Ascend Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any position that involves working with children requires declaration of ALL convictions/cautions regardless of whether these are deemed as spent and a DBS check will be carried out before any employment commences. References will be obtained before interview at shortlisting stage and may be used in the interview process. Any gaps in employment must be detailed and an explanation provided in the relevant section.

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About Wellington Lions Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 217 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• School website: Wellington Lions Primary Academy website (opens in new tab)
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wellington-lions-primary-academy (opens in new tab)

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