15 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    12 May 2026 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    27 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Full time: 37 hours per week

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£26,824 to £28,142 per annum

What skills and experience we're looking for

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a highly organised individual to help create, maintain and manage a safe learning environment for our young people. You will have a keen eye for detail to ensure our facilities are clean, safe and well maintained.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

    • An understanding of the main Health and Safety Regulations, including COSHH and risk assessment, and how they apply in a school environment.
    • Experience of carrying out specialist building maintenance work, within the reasonable capacity of a normal handyperson.
    • Experience of keeping work records.
    • The ability to undertake a range of caretaking and cleaning duties.
    • The ability to identify work priorities and manage own workload, whilst ensuring that lower priority work is kept up to date.

What the school offers its staff

About Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy is a primary school, with a nursery, for 3 to 11 year olds in Bradford. We joined Star Academies in 2018 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.We were graded as 'Outstanding' in all areas by Ofsted during our first inspection in May 2019. At our last inspection in June 2025, the school was commended for upholding the same high standards of academic excellence, teaching, character development and behaviour that resulted in the school’s previous ‘Outstanding’ rating.We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life, with high ambitions and expectations for all our pupils. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

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.
If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
553 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01274 773003

Barkerend Primary Leadership Academy in Bradford, West Yorkshire is a 500 place, 4-11 primary school. Barkerend joined the Trust on 1 April 2018. Like all Star schools, it has “Leadership” as a specialism.

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