Caretaker

Shorefields; Maldon; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading school in Manningtree is seeking a dedicated Caretaker to support evening operations of their sports center and manage its lettings to the community. The role includes securing the site, organizing external users, and promoting the facility. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and be flexible to adapt to varying shifts within a supportive school community.

Qualifications

• Able to manage external users effectively.
• Responsible for securing and promoting the school site.
• Ability to work flexible hours, particularly evenings.

Responsibilities

• Manage lettings of the sports center to the outside community.
• Secure the school site as part of caretaker responsibilities.
• Promote site use to increase community engagement.

Skills

Flexibility

Communication

Organizational skills

Job description

Job Ref No. ECC5470-282 Position Type: Caretaker/Site Managers Pay Range: Scale 4, point 7 - 8

Position Start Date: 01/09/2025 Contract Type: Full-time Contract Term: Permanent

Application Close: 07/07/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: TBC

Location: Manningtree High School, Colchester Road, Lawford, Manningtree CO11 2BW

Start Date: as soon as possible

Hours / Week:
Tuesday to Thursday - 2pm till 10pm
Friday - 2.30pm till 8.30pm
Saturday - 8.30am till 1.30pm
Total hours for the week will be 33.5

During closure periods, working days will be resorganised with notice, for establishment requirements.

Working Weeks: 52 weeks per year

Contract type: Permanent

We are looking for a Caretaker to join our premises team, to take on the evening shifts within our sports center to manage the lettings to the outside community.

The successful candidate will be:

• Flexible and posess good communicaton skills
• organised and able to manage external users
• Responsible for securing of the school site
• Activelypromote the site to increase lettings

Manningtree High School is characterised by:

• A tangible sense of community.
• A culture of respect.
• Enthusiastic, polite and well-behaved students.
• Hardworking, positive and motivated staff who are proud to work at the school and support each other.
• Ambition for the flourishing of our staff as well as our students.

How to apply:

We hope you will take the time to find out more about our academy, visits to the school are encouraged. For further information about the role, or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact the Director of Finance and Operations on 01206 392852 or email [e-mail]

Completed application forms should be sent directly via e-mail to [e-mail] as soon as possible. Early applications are welcomed, and Manningtree reserve the right to interview exceptional candidates immediately, withdrawing the advert once a successful appointment is confirmed.

Manningtree High School and Alpha Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.

Information about the School

Manningtree High School is a warm and welcoming learning community. We are ambitious for our students and our staff.

The school is situated close to areas of natural beauty on the Essex/Suffolk border. We have a comprehensive intake who travel from a wide area around: we are consistently oversubscribed.

The continuous improvement of teaching and learning is important to us and we want to recruit staff who love their profession and are energised by helping young people gain knowledge and skills. Our students are well behaved and enjoy belonging to MHS. Pastoral care is a real strength.

On the 1st September 2019 Manningtree High School became a member of the Alpha Trust, joining the Gilberd School, Colchester County High School for Girls, Home Farm Primary School and the planned Trinity School in that Multi Academy Trust.

Following our recent Section 5 Full Ofsted Inspection In January 2025, Manningtree High School has been rated ‘Good’ in all four key areas - Quality of Education, Behaviour and Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership and Management. The inspection judged safeguarding to be effective, Ofsted referenced that students are safe, and adults had their best interests at the forefront of their thinking.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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