Caretaker

Prince Henry's High School; Evesham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Prince Henry's High School is looking for a dedicated member for its site maintenance team. The role includes a range of responsibilities such as site maintenance, supervision of students, and supporting school events, offering a flexible working schedule across Monday to Friday.

Qualifications

• Skills in carpentry and general maintenance are essential.
• Willingness to work flexible hours and on-call as needed.
• Ability to supervise students and support school events.

Responsibilities

• Undertake site maintenance and supervision duties under direction.
• Maintain the school grounds and buildings, assisting with student supervision.
• Be a member of the first aid team and support open evenings and events.

Skills

Carpentry

General site maintenance

Supervision

First Aid

Job description

As part of a restructuring of our site maintenance team, we are seeking to appoint a new member to the team who has carpentry skills and, ideally, some general site maintenance/building experience.

The post holder will undertake site maintenance and supervision duties around the school under the direction of the Estates Manager to ensure high standards of safety, tidiness and security are maintained at all times. They will be available for unlocking and locking the school facilities as part of a rota with other site staff.

The post will include maintenance of the school grounds and buildings; assisting with the supervision of students at lunchtime; being a member of the school’s first aid team; supporting whole school events (e.g., Open Evenings); assisting with emergency call outs (on a rota basis).

There is a considerable amount of flexibility in when the hours are worked, although these will usually be for 37 hours per week, 7 to 7.5 hours per day (with an unpaid 30-minute lunch break) within a range of 6.30 am – 8.30 pm, Monday to Friday. Agreed overtime is payable for additional hours worked during evenings, weekends, school holiday periods, or in response to an out-of-hours emergency call out.

Safeguarding Statement

We are fortunate to have an exceptional and dedicated group of staff committed to providing our students with a first-class education. We only recruit the finest teachers who will inspire, motivate and challenge our students to be the ‘best they can be’.

Prince Henry's High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check will be completed for all applicants.

In accordance with our statutory obligations under Keeping Children Safe in Education, the school is required to conduct an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened and are publicly available online, which the school might want to explore with you at interview.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974