Assistant Caretaker

King James's School; Huddersfield; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

King James’s School is seeking an Assistant Caretaker to join the site team. You will help keep buildings and grounds safe, welcoming, and well maintained for staff, students and visitors. The role works with the Site Manager and Senior Caretaker to cover security, routine maintenance, cleaning oversight and repairs.

The hours are 37 per week, with term-time and holiday variations described in the ad. Prior experience is not essential, but practical maintenance skills are expected and training

Qualifications

• No prior experience required; general maintenance skills accepted.
• Willingness to learn new maintenance skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain school buildings and grounds to keep them safe and welcoming.
• Oversee cleaning and coordinate with the Site Manager.
• Assist with site security and repairs as needed.

Skills

General maintenance

Painting

Plumbing

Building maintenance

Job description

The role

We are seeking to appoint an Assistant Caretaker to join our highly effective and dedicated site team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring that our school buildings and grounds remain safe, welcoming and well maintained for staff, students and visitors each day.

Working closely with the Site Manager and Senior Caretaker, you will take pride in keeping the site running smoothly. This is a varied role that includes responsibility for site security, routine maintenance, cleaning oversight and addressing any defects or repairs that may arise.

The working hours are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, all year round. During term time, the hours will be 10:00 to 18:00 Monday to Thursday and 10:00 to 17:30 on a Friday. During school holiday periods the hours will be 8:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 8:00 to 15:30 on a Friday.

Us

At King James’s School, we are ambitious for the very best outcomes for every one of our students, and we believe that education is more than just examinations and lessons. Our school focuses on providing a holistic experience that inspires curiosity, builds confidence and character in our young people and prepares them for their future by giving them strong foundations and happy memories.

We are a community-focused school built on respect, inclusion and the belief in valuing and developing people. We had a highly successful Ofsted in 2025 that highlighted we are a very good school that should now strive to be a great school, that is our ambition in all senses. This is an opportunity to be part of our school.

You

Previous experience is NOT essential, but you will need general maintenance skills in areas such as painting, plumbing, or general building maintenance, and be keen to learn new skills with a professional and positive attitude.

Safeguarding

All applicants will be required to provide two references, which will be obtained prior to interview. As part of our safer recruitment processes, online searches will also be carried out on shortlisted candidates.

The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This role involves direct contact with children and is therefore classified as regulated activity.

In line with this, the post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and candidates are required to disclose any relevant criminal convictions.

This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.

Salary

This post is paid at Grade 6, spinal column points 7-11. The starting salary is £27,273, increasing to £29,070.

Applications

Completed applications must be submitted by 8:00 on Wednesday 14 October 2026.