Caretaker

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School; Batley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Manorfield Infant and Nursery School, part of Batley Multi Academy Trust, is looking for a hands-on Facilities Assistant to maintain a safe, welcoming environment. You will support site maintenance, grounds, and security, and work across our family of schools as needed.

This role requires flexibility, ability to use a range of tools, a full driving licence, and willingness to adapt to early/late shifts. You will join a supportive team dedicated to high standards in every school building.

Job description

Location: Based at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School (to work at other schools across the Trust as required for holiday cover and general support)

Batley Multi Academy Trust’s sole purpose is to provide a great education for Primary and Secondary learners throughout a local family of schools. The Trust is passionately committed to the communities of Batley, Birstall, Dewsbury and our surrounding areas, serving our local learners and their families in order to secure excellent educational outcomes, partnered with high aspirations. Batley Multi Academy Trust currently comprises Batley Girls’ High School including BG6 Sixth Form; Batley Grammar School; Field Lane Junior, Infant and Nursery School; Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School; Hyrstmount Junior School; Manorfield Infant and Nursery School; Purlwell Infant and Nursery School and Upper Batley High School. The Trust also operates two community centres called The Fields and The Yorkshire Rose Training Partnership for adult education and the Smart Academy. We provide high quality education for all our young people regardless of their background or starting point. Collaboration across our Trust family of schools enables us to share expertise, knowledge and best practice to ensure academic and pastoral excellence, with all schools embracing the same overall ethos and values, whilst maintaining their own unique characters.

Working as part of the Facilities Team, you will play a key role in ensuring that the school environment remains safe, secure, well-maintained and welcoming for learners, staff and visitors at Manorfield Infant and Nursery School, and across the Trust's family of schools as required. The successful candidate would offer some support to other schools for matters such as holiday/illness cover, or where specialised skills of the post holder would be beneficial. This part of the role helps to provide variety within the role and the opportunity to work with different people in different teams.

The successful candidate will have experience in site maintenance, grounds maintenance and/or site security, together with the ability to operate a range of maintenance tools and equipment safely and effectively. Strong communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively as part of a team are essential. We are looking to recruit a great team player and someone who understands how a great school helps to deliver a great education to all young people.

This role requires flexibility, as you may be required to work across different school sites in Batley, including early and late shifts and occasional work outside of normal school hours. All Trust schools are within a 5 minutes drive of each other so travelling to different schools sites is quick and easy to do, and there is a great team ethos already in place across the schools, with a supportive ethos where one helps each other. A full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential requirements of the post.

This position would suit someone who enjoys practical, hands-on work and takes pride in maintaining high standards. You will have a strong sense of ownership and commitment to ensuring that our school environments are safe, attractive and fit for purpose. Our goal is that every school building is a great place for adults to work, and children to learn.

In return, we offer the opportunity to join a supportive and forward-thinking Trust that values its employees and is committed to helping staff achieve their professional and career aspirations.

Batley Multi Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all colleagues and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check for Regulated Activity and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed.

Batley Multi Academy Trust is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.