Caretaker

Kineton Church of England Primary School; Kineton CP; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

LGPS life cover

Friendly and professional team

Training opportunities with academies

Job summary

Kineton Primary School is seeking a caretaker to work in a busy school environment. The role requires enthusiasm, efficiency, flexibility and reliability with core hours from 7:30am to 10:30am, and some holiday-hour flexibility.

You will be responsible for security, general maintenance, health and safety related to the buildings, cleaning and porterage. You may need to perform basic maintenance of heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems to ensure safe operation.

Qualifications

• Experience with security, general maintenance and health & safety practices related to school buildings.

Responsibilities

• Security of the school building and key holder duties; respond to emergency call-outs as required.
• Carrying out general maintenance, cleaning and porterage duties; basic heating, lighting, plumbing and security system tasks.
• During summer months, assist with preparing and maintaining the on-site outdoor swimming pool.

Job description

Kineton Primary School is looking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, flexible and reliable person to the role of caretaker. To work in our busy school, you must be positive, hard-working and have a strong commitment to upholding high standards of maintenance and care. The core hours will be 7:30am to 10:30am. There is some flexibility with holiday hours.

We require someone who will love and care for our school as much as we do. You will be responsible for security, general maintenance work and repairs, health and safety issues relating to the buildings, cleaning and porterage duties. You need to be able to undertake basic maintenance of heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems to ensure they operate safely and efficiently. It is essential that you are capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting and carrying of equipment and materials. During the summer months, part of the role will involve preparing, checking and maintaining our on-site outdoor swimming pool.

The successful candidate will undertake statutory checks including daily/weekly/monthly recording where required, along with being a key holder and attending emergency call-outs for the school.

You will be a high valued member of the team. We are dedicated to high quality professional development enabling all members of our staff to grow both personally and professionally.

Further benefits include;

• A friendly and professional team
• Opportunities to train/work with other academies within the Stour Federation Multi Academy Trust to share best practice and resources
• A caring and supportive working environment
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) which includes life cover

Please visit our website: https://www.kinetonprimaryschool.org.uk for further information about our school.

Kineton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment.