Caretaker

Essex Local Nature Partnership; Basildon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Essex Local Nature Partnership seeks a dedicated Caretaker to manage the appearance and maintenance of Academy grounds. This full-time position involves diverse tasks, including building maintenance and communication with various stakeholders, making a significant impact on the school's environment.

Qualifications

• General building maintenance and caretaking skills required.
• Experience in basic health & safety preferred.
• Full driving license and use of own car is essential.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Academy buildings and grounds.
• Liaise with contractors and tradesmen.
• Conduct general cleaning and risk assessments.

Skills

DIY skills

Communication

Health and Safety knowledge

Job description

Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Full-time/Part-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 30/06/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: tbc

We wish to appoint a proactive and personable full-time Caretaker to join ourdiligent, hard-working and collaborative cross-site premises team.

Salary Range: Salary Band 2: £25,820 - £27,046(Actual starting salary £25,820 with annual performance-based increments)

Shift Allowance: £1816 per annum

Working weeks: 52 weeks (less annual leave)
Working Hours: 37 hours per week within a shift system to ensure cover between 5.30am and 10.00pm Monday - Friday. The shift times are as follows:

5.30am - 1.30pm
8am - 4pm
2pm - 10pm

Reporting to a Senior Caretaker, you will be a team player who takes pride in the appearance and maintenance of the Academy buildings and grounds.

The successful applicant will be an enthusiastic, friendly, highly motivated and flexible individual who possesses general building maintenance and caretaking skills.

You should have a good range of DIY skills such as decorating, minor plumbing and carpentry. You will have good communication skills as you will be liaising with contractors and tradesmen as well as students and staff. You should also have had previous experience of basic health & safety. The ability to undertake basic risk assessments would be preferred, although training will be given.

Duties may also include general cleaning, dealing with spillages, blockages, locking and unlocking the sites and any ad-hoc duties as required.

Full driving licence and use of own car is essential as you may be required to attend the Academy sites outside of normal hours.

To apply please complete the application form and return it [e-mail]

Closing Date: Monday 30th June
Start Date: ASAP

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBSand health checks.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.

Due to the volume of applications received, we regret that we will only be able to contact the applicants who are shortlisted for interview.

Information about the School

The Basildon Academies is focused upon developing the whole child; our curriculum has been developed to enable our students to develop their knowledge, understanding and skills so that they will become lifelong learners. This includes opportunities for linguistic, mathematical, scientific, technical, human, social, physical and artistic learning so that students make progress in a wide range of subjects.

We set high expectations of all our students and this, in turn, ensures we create a positive climate for learning in which every student can reach their full potential. Our Academy is a calm, orderly and purposeful environment where students enjoy their learning, make good progress and feel safe.

Our Sixth Form is a major part of the academy with the structure modelling itself on developing independent learning skills like those seen in universities which allows students to continue their studies in their specialist subject areas. Students are very much encouraged to become mature adults being engaged in many aspects of the life of the academy which further develops those much needed skills to go on into university or the world of work.

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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