Assistant Caretaker

Blackdown Education Partnership; Wellington; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Free car parking

On-site catering

Job summary

Court Fields School in Wellington is seeking an Assistant Caretaker on a part-time, permanent contract for 25 hours per week, all year round. The post carries NJC Point 4 (£26,016 FTE) with an actual salary of £17,578 plus shift allowance and 25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays.

The role requires an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated individual to maintain a safe and welcoming environment for staff and students. Flexibility, reliability and good communication are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide a key role in maintaining the school site to ensure a welcoming and safe environment for the whole school community.
• Be flexible in approach and outlook and communicate well with staff and students.

Job description

# Assistant CaretakerEmployer: Court Fields SchoolLocation: Wellington, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Part TimeSalary: NJC Point 4Posted: 16th October 2026Expires: 27th November 2026 09:00 AMStart Date: As Soon As PossibleJob ID: 1580185Job Reference: ACT082026* Share :* Print**ASSISTANT CARETAKER****Part time, permanent, all year round****25 hours per week****NJC Point 4 (£26,016 FTE)****Actual salary - £17,578****plus shift allowance****25 days holiday per year plus bank holidays**We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated person who would like to provide a key role in maintaining our school site, to ensure a welcoming and safe environment for the whole school community. The post holder will be expected to always be flexible in approach and outlook and be able to communicate well with staff and students.This vacancy is for 25 hours per week, all year round, with an additional payment of £595 per annum shift allowance.What you can expect from us:• Eligibility to join an excellent pension scheme.• Option to make additional voluntary contributions to pension for local government pension scheme members which can help boost retirement benefits.• Access to a range of continuous professional development opportunities.• Trust wide charity events designed to encourage our people to participate in meaningful activities.• Access to wellbeing provision which offers information and advice on a range of workplace and personal issues.• Enhanced special leave provision, including additional time off as part of our ‘Personal Day’ entitlement which supports employees to achieve a better work/life balance.• Free car parking.• On-site catering facilities, all of which provide healthy and nutritious meals at low cost.**Closing date: 9am on Friday 27th November 2026****INTERVIEWS WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOR THE RIGHT CANDIDATE, EARLY APPLICATION IS ADVISED.**### AttachmentsApp Pack - Asst Caretaker 0826### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974Blackdown Education Partnership 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, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.**BEP Privacy Statement–Recruitment:** Please see our website for further information.