Caretaker

Parkdale Primary School; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance

Discounts

Job summary

Parkdale Primary School in Nottinghamshire is seeking an experienced caretaker to be responsible for maintaining the school learning environments. The role is part-time (20 hours) and permanent, reporting to the Site Manager, with a salary reflecting NJC points 5-6 and a pro-rata annual figure.

The post aims to support, motivate and inspire pupils by keeping calm, safe, and well-managed learning spaces, while collaborating with staff and the wider community.

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic about maintaining learning environments.
• Care passionately about children and their development while driving projects in learning spaces.

Responsibilities

• Be motivated and enthusiastic about maintaining learning environments which will make a difference to every child's education.
• Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward projects to further enhance our curriculum learning environments.
• Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues.
• Be a team player who will contribute fully to the life of the school.
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.
• Be organised, dedicated and hardworking.
• Be flexible and excited about innovation.

Skills

Team player

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Organised

Flexible

Innovative

Job description

Your Role

Caretaker - reporting to Site Manager

Required from - asap

Part time - 20 hours

Permanent All Year Round

Grade C NJC point 5-6 (FTE £25,583-£25,989 per annum)

Actual Salary £13,828 per annum

Parkdale Primary is seeking to appoint an experienced caretaker who is committed to developing, improving and maintaining the school learning environments so that all our children are supported, motivated and excited by achieving excellence.

We are a large, happy, multi-cultural school on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, just (by a few hundred metres) into the County of Nottinghamshire. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands.

We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the 'extra-mile' to help children and their families. We are a community school, with several of the staff living in the neighbourhood and some even having attended here as pupils!

You will:

• Be motivated and enthusiastic about maintaining learning environments which will make a difference to every child's education
• Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward projects to further enhance our curriculum learning environments
• Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues
• Be a team player who will contribute fully to the life of the school
• Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community
• Be organised, dedicated and hardworking
• Be flexible and excited about innovation

In return we offer:

• A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven towards continuously raising standards
• Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives
• Calm and purposeful learning environments
• Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community
• A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school
• Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Equality and diversity

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you'd be suited to one of our roles we'd love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Closing date for applications : 25th of September 2026 midday

Interviews will be held on: w/c 28th September 2026

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9530 children in 27 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.

Benefits

• Pension, Cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance and Discounts

Safeguarding Information

Transform Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to safer recruitment procedures, including satisfactory references, medical checks, Enhanced DBS with children's barred list clearance and completion of safeguarding children in education training.