Site Manager/Caretaker
Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School, Malvern, Worcestershire, WR14 4ET11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
20 September 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
29 June 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time (Can be done as a job share): 12 hrs per week, term time only. The working pattern can be negotiated to suit the right candidate but ideally 2-3 days a week. Some of the working pattern should be when school is open. This can be flexible by arrangement to suit other commitments where necessary.
Contract type
- Permanent
Full time equivalent salary
- £25,583 per annum, full time equivalent
Actual salary
- £8,817 (pro rata, term time only)
Pay scale
- Scale 3 Point 5
What skills and experience we're looking for
Part time and permanent
We are seeking a competent, capable and reliable individual to work as caretaker and site manager.
As church schools it is important to us to appoint someone who will take pride in our premises and ensure they are safe places, that allow our pupils and staff to flourish. The successful candidate will also benefit from our welcoming schools and inclusive ethos.
The successful applicant will have experience in repairs, maintenance and premises upkeep, and be able to carry out and log statutory checks (such as fire alarm testing and water temperature logging). Prior experience is desirable, but competency and capability are necessary, and full training will be given.
A visit to our site is encouraged, by arrangement with the school office.
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Knowledge & Experience
Essential
- Good Numeracy and Literacy skills
- Experience that supports maintenance of an aspect of buildings or premises
- Experience that is transferrable to the role
- Ability to use a range of tools and equipment safely and effectively, ensuring safe handling and storage.
Desirable
- Knowledge and understanding of relevant policies/codes of practice – health and safety (e.g. COSHH, Fire safety, etc.)
- Experience of working as part of a team.
- Experience of co-ordinating building projects and premises improvements.
- Full driving license
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Skills & Attributes
Essential
- Ability and willingness to work as part of a team
- Ability to use own initiative
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels with internal and external personnel, contractors and suppliers
- Willingness to participate in training and development
- Able to use basic digital technology as part of their job (email, job recording, logging work etc.)
- Ability to carry out basic building repairs and grounds maintenance.
Desirable
- More complex repair and refurbishment experience: painting, decorating, masonry and carpentry experience for example.
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Personal Qualities
- Highly motivated with high expectations, a positive attitude and a good sense of humour
- Excellent self-management skills
- Willing and able to work flexibly when needed.
- Excellent communication skills
- High level of personal integrity and a flexible approach to the role
- Approachable and professional, who responds well to feedback and offers constructive advice.
What the school offers its staff
Supportive leadership
A skilled and friendly staff
Fantastic pupils
Full induction and job-specific training.
Employment Assistance Programme
Flexible working
Opportunities for overtime.
Flexible working opportunities
Further information about the job
JOB DESCRIPTION
To maintain a clean, safe, secure and welcoming site through ad-hoc, routine and scheduled maintenance of buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings and conducting the appropriate checks.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS
Statutory Compliance Tasks
- Making and recording regular safety and compliance checks (such as checking water temperatures, testing fire alarm, etc.)
- Regular visual inspections of premises accessibility, safety and condition.
- Maintenance of safety records, such as asbestos register, Fire Safety Risk assessment, etc.
- Undertaking necessary training including safeguarding children, health & safety, and other areas related to site management (asbestos management, fire awareness, etc.)
Building Maintenance:
- Carrying out appropriate safety and operative repairs to the site either where identified through own condition checks or through referral from staff and with the approval of the headteacher.
- Carrying out preventative maintenance tasks like cleaning gutters, tidying storage facilities, maintaining safety and access of paths, corridors, staircases and steps, testing fire alarms, fire extinguishers, emergency lighting and emergency exits.
- Minor construction and “DIY” jobs, (such as putting up shelves) to including painting and basic decorating as needed.
Groundskeeping:
- Maintaining the school grounds including strimming overgrown borders, weeding, sweeping leaves and organic litter, and cutting back shrubs, bushes and brambles.
- Ensuring walkways and surfaces are clear and slip-free, and snow & ice removal including gritting paths.
Professional relationships
- Liaising closely with the office manager about facilities management, premises management and ordering / receiving appropriate products and materials.
- Welcoming contractors and inspectors to the school and escorting them around the site in the course of necessary works and statutory duties.
- Meeting with headteacher regularly to review compliance, premises issues, progress of projects and ongoing concerns.
Post holders will be expected to be flexible in undertaking duties and responsibilities attached to their post and may be asked to perform duties which reasonably correspond to the general character of the post and are commensurate with its level of responsibility
Overtime for longer and more complex tasks will be available by mutual agreement.
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
Please complete the online application.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
Apply for this jobAbout Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School
- Organisation type
- Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 5 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- Size
- 133 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 5 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- Email address
- office@wyche.worcs.sch.uk
- Phone number
- 01684573205
Malvern Wyche
Malvern Wyche C of E Primary is a small, semi-rural church school just outside Great Malvern, serving the village of Wyche and its surroundings. We have an inclusive and warm and welcoming ethos (our motto is "Together We Soar") and a vision that we will "lift hearts" and "broaden horizons" for everyone who is involved with the school and high expectations of learning and behaviour lead to high standards in both. With a backdrop of the Malvern Hills and views out over the Severn Valley as far as Bredon Hill, it's a wonderful place to work and learn. We have an intake of 20 children organised as 5 classes: 4 mixed-age classes of 30 pupils and one Year 6 class of 20.
We are committed to an exciting, engaging and hands-on curriculum and to excellence in teaching and learning. Our ethos is rooted in personal growth through authentic experiences, independence and mutual respect. As a Voluntary Controlled C of E Church School, we care deeply for our pupil’s spiritual welfare and have a close relationship with All Saint's Church, which is right next door.
We are an Ofsted and SIAMS Good School. Our most recent Ofsted (June 2025) said "The Wyche is a caring and inclusive school" and noted our "a calm and orderly, environment, free from disruption", that "Staff are determined for all pupils to achieve well academically. Pupils achieve this ambition, and they achieve well" and that "Staff appreciate the support from the school and value efforts to consider their workload and well-being." It's a wonderful place to work.
Come and be a part of the adventure. We are an equal opportunities employer which values diversity and believes that everyone has the potential to contribute regardless of their protected characteristics. We welcome applications from suitably qualified candidates of all backgrounds.
Arranging a visit to Malvern Wyche CofE Primary School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@wyche.worcs.sch.uk.
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