Assistant Caretaker

Wheelock Primary School; Wheelock; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

Wheelock Primary School is seeking an enthusiastic, positive and hard-working Assistant Caretaker to join our dedicated team. This role is 25 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 12:30 to 18:00, with a 30-minute break, and runs 52 weeks a year.

The salary is £16,754 (actual) and the contract is permanent. The successful candidate will maintain a safe, clean and welcoming school environment, handle site checks, cleaning duties and health and safety compliance, and work closely with staff,

Qualifications

• Proactive, hands-on person maintaining a safe, clean school environment.
• Initiative to tackle maintenance issues and support site improvements.
• Strong team player with good relationships with staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Confident in site checks, cleaning duties and securing the school daily.
• Comfortable using IT systems and supporting health and safety compliance.

Responsibilities

• Carry out site checks and cleaning duties.
• Ensure the school is secure and ready each day.
• Support health and safety compliance.
• Liaise with staff, contractors and suppliers as needed.

Job description

Join Our at Wheelock Primary School!

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, positive and hard-working Assistant Caretaker to join our dedicated team of staff at Wheelock Primary School.

About the Role

• Position: Assistant Caretaker
• Hours: 25 hours per week (Monday-Friday, 12:30 to 18:00, 30min break included)
• Weeks: 52 weeks per year
• Salary: £16,754 (actual)
• Contract: Permanent

What we're looking for

• A proactive and hands-on individual who takes pride in maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming school environment.
• Someone with the initiative to tackle maintenance issues and the vision to support ongoing improvements to our site and grounds.
• A strong team player who can build positive relationships with staff, contractors and suppliers.
• Confident in carrying out site checks, cleaning duties and ensuring the school is secure and ready each day.
• Comfortable using IT systems and supporting health and safety compliance.

Desirable: Experience in a caretaking or site management role, with knowledge of health and safety requirements.

Why Join Us?

At Wheelock Primary School, you’ll find:

• A welcoming, supportive team of enthusiastic staff
• Curious, motivated children who love to learn
• Access to staff benefits and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Opportunities for peer learning and professional development through our Multi Academy Trust

Safeguarding

This post is subject to an Enhanced DBS check and stringent safeguarding procedures.

Key Dates

• Closing date: 9th October 2026 at 12noon
• Interviews: 12th October 2026 (Times to be confirmed)
• Start date: ASAP

Safeguarding

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undertake all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS check and online searches in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women),