Assistant Caretaker - Lettings

Shorefields; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 16,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package

CPD opportunities

Pension scheme

Support network

Job summary

Thames Park Secondary School in Grays is seeking an Evening Assistant Caretaker to join the site team. The role supports after-school lettings, helps maintain safety and appearance, and contributes to overall site upkeep during evenings and Saturdays.

Working 25 hours per week across term-time plus inset days, you will report to the Site Manager and be involved in locking up and general caretaking duties. A proactive, reliable approach is essential.

Qualifications

• Candidates should be enthusiastic, proactive and hardworking.
• Ability to use your own initiative, prioritise workload and work as part of a site team.
• Physically able to undertake lifting and manual tasks.
• Willingness to participate in training and development.

Responsibilities

• Support after-school lettings and act as point of contact for hirers.
• Lock the school site at the end of the day and ensure security.
• Undertake general caretaking duties including cleaning and maintenance.
• Work under the direction of the Site Manager.

Skills

Enthusiasm

Initiative

Teamwork

Physical fitness

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC0-265S Position Type: Caretaker/Site Managers Pay Range: Band B point 7-12

Position Start Date: 02/11/2026 Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 21/09/2026 Midday Date of Interviews: Friday 25th September 2026

(£15,927.13 - £17,250.76 actual salary per annum)

25 hours per week

Monday - Friday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Saturday - 8.30am - 1.30pm

38 weeks per year - Term Time plus inset days

Start Date: 2nd November 2026

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, pro-active, and hardworking Evening Assistant Caretaker, to join our school as part of the site team to support the school facility lettings. The successful candidate will additionally contribute to the safety, appearance and upkeep of the school. The role is for 25 hours per week, including Saturday's.

The successful candidate will be involved in the after-school lettings, be the point of contact for the hirers and resolving any issues that may arise. They will also be responsible for locking the school site at the end of the day, and will also undertake general caretaking duties including cleaning, maintenance and security of the site and will work under the direction of our Site Manager.

The successful candidates will need to have:

• Enthusiasm for maintaining a school environment to a high standard to support children's learning.
• The ability to use your own initiative, be able to prioritise your workload and work effectively as part of a team that looks after the safety and welfare of the site.
• A physical fitness to undertake some heavy lifting, moving, and handling.
• A willingness to participate in training and development.

Thames Park Secondary School opened in September 2020 in Thurrock and moved to our state-of-the-art facilities in 2022 in north Grays. Thames Park Secondary Schoolaims to provide an outstanding education for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital education running throughout our curriculum and are passionate about making our learning both exciting and memorable.

We are a school which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusive co-educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for young people is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. We measure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that such data tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. Thames Park is already a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including:

• Motivated and polite pupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions and student parliament
• Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in-house support and coaching, by dedicated and helpful colleagues
• Knowledgeable and dynamic Trust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education

Thames Park Secondary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trustis a Multi-Academy Trust, withtwelve member schoolswithin Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potential both academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

Relocation package of up to£8,000where applicable, for new employeesrentingorbuyinga property

• Support from highly experienced SLT members and the wider trust network
• Support network for all staff including managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout the Trust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Excellent CPD opportunities through the school and the trust
• Fully Subsidised Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent behaviour management policy to support all staff
• Recognised National Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted.This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer.

Interview date: Friday 25th September 2026

Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Information about the School

Welcome to Thames Park Secondary School, where we strive to provide an outstanding education for all our pupils. We aim to provide pupils with a digital-focused education to guide their academic learning and prepare them for the future. Our school has a clear set of co-operative values, self-help, self-responsibility, equity, equality, democracy, and solidarity. These values underpin everything we do.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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