Caretaker

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Chesterfield; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous annual leave

Cycle to work Scheme

Health and Wellbeing support

Employee benefits platform

Job summary

Palterton Primary School is seeking a caretaker to become an essential part of our small, friendly team. The role covers security, cleaning, porterage and maintenance of the school site to ensure a safe, well‑presented environment for children and staff.

The successful candidate will have experience in cleaning and maintenance, take pride in their work, and communicate effectively with a range of stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and maintenance
• Good communication with stakeholders
• Enthusiastic and self-motivated
• Willing to undertake professional development

Responsibilities

• Security and safeguarding duties
• Cleaning and porterage
• Maintenance of the school site and premises
• Ensuring a safe working environment

Skills

Cleaning

Maintenance

Communication

Self-motivation

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

An exciting opportunity to become an essential part of a small, friendly primary school. This is a key-holder position that demands high levels of responsibility and a deep understanding of school safeguarding and health and safety protocols. The successful candidate will undertake a range of caretaking duties to the agreed quality standards, including security, cleaning, porterage and maintenance of the school site and premises thereby ensuring a safe working environment.

We are looking for a caretaker who takes pride in their work making the school the best it can be through having experience of cleaning and maintenance requirements as well as having a good level of communication with a variety of stakeholders. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and self motivated being willing to undertake professional development.

Palterton Primary School is part of Redhill Academy Trust. The Academy is also a member of Redhill College of Leadership and Development and as such there are excellent CPD opportunities for further information please visit the website.

What the school offers its staff

• Access to Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement increasing with service, plus statutory holidays
• The opportunity to be part of a highly supportive and ambitious team/school
• Recognised continuous local government service for annual leave entitlement, Occupational Maternity/ Paternity pay
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Commitment to employee Health and Wellbeing including Employee Assistance Programme
• Employee benefits platform

Further details about the role

As Redhill Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding children practices, any appointment will be subject to an enhanced DBS and Child barred list checks, candidate online search and successful references.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.