Caretaker

Two Bridges Academy; Bristol; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading special school in Thornbury is seeking a part-time caretaker to join their Estates Team. The role involves keyholder duties, safety checks, and general maintenance tasks. The successful candidate will enjoy a supportive team environment, flexible working opportunities, and comprehensive training. This position is ideal for someone with basic DIY skills and a commitment to health and safety.

Benefits

25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays

Flexible working opportunities

Free employee assistance programme

Excellent training and development

Qualifications

• Experience in an environment requiring health and safety knowledge.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Unlocking and locking up premises as keyholder.
• Conducting safety checks including fire alarm testing.
• General caretaking duties and stock control.

Skills

Health and Safety Knowledge

Basic DIY Skills

Computer Information Entry

Job description

A fabulous opportunity for a part-time role in a friendly special school, working as part of a great Estates Team, on our Gillingstool site in Thornbury.

Working pattern (split shift):

Monday to Friday, 4.5 hours per day, 7-9.30am and 4-6pm, all year round.

25 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays, rising to 30 days Annual Leave plus bank holidays, after 5 years.

Your duties will include:

- Unlocking, locking up and keyholder duties

- Stock control

- Safety checks, e.g. fire alarm testing

- Keeping outdoor areas tidy and safety, e.g. gritting in icy weather and leaf sweeping

- Setting up school events, e.g. putting out chairs and tables

- Hygiene supplies replenishment (toilet rolls, soap, paper towels)

- Swimming pool checks (full training provided)

- A range of general caretaking duties

The successful candidate will have:

- Experience of working in an environment which requires knowledge of health and safety procedures

- Basic DIY skills

- Basic knowledge of entering information into a computer

- Willingness to undertake training

Benefits of working with us:

- Working as part of a great team in a wonderful school

- Flexible working opportunities

- Free employee assistance programme

- Excellent training and development

We reserve the right to short-list candidates before the closing date so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Enable Trust 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. Suitability to work with children and young people will form part of the selection process. Short-listed applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children and young people. We will carry out online searches on all short-listed applicants, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Part 3, Safer Recruitment. Where given permission to do so, references will be requested for short-listed candidates prior to interview. Candidates attending an interview should expect the interview panel to explore issues relating to safeguarding. All successful applicants will be required to undergo security and vetting checks appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced DBS check. Applicants must be aware that it is an offence to apply for a role if barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children and young people.

Equality information:

We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.