Caretaker

TRAFFORD COUNCIL; Trafford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

Sale Grammar School is seeking a hands-on Caretaker from December 2026 to join our Site Team. This role covers buildings and grounds, responds to maintenance needs, and helps ensure a safe, secure, and well-run environment for students, staff and visitors.

The post focuses more on groundskeeping and is offered as full Year 25 hours per week, 7.00am to 12.00pm, Monday to Friday. All appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, reflecting our safeguarding priorities.

Qualifications

• Hands-on, proactive caretaker with pride in work
• Groundskeeping focus within caretaker role
• Enhanced DBS clearance required

Responsibilities

• Care for buildings and grounds as part of the Site Team
• Respond to maintenance needs and ensure a safe, secure and well-run environment
• Support safeguarding priorities for students and staff

Job description

SALE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Academy Trust Grammar School
Marsland Road
Sale
Cheshire
M33 3NH
Phone: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Website: www.salegrammar.co.uk

Caretaker – Required from December 2026
Band 3 – NJC Scale Points 6 to 11
£26,847 to £29,071 (Full Time Equivalent Salary)
£18,515 to £20,049 (Actual Salary)
Full Year - 25 hours per week - 7.00am to 12.00pm, Monday to Friday

This is an exciting opportunity for a hands‑on, proactive person who takes pride in their work and enjoys being part of a busy, supportive team. Working as part of our friendly and supportive Site Team, you will help care for our buildings and grounds, respond to maintenance needs and ensure that students, colleagues and visitors enjoy a safe, secure and well‑run environment. This particular post will be focused more on the groundskeeping elements of the Caretaker role.

Our core values of aspire, act, achieve are at the heart of all we do. You will be joining a school of highly skilled and committed professionals who are relentless in their pursuit of excellence to provide the best possible education for all our students. Our excellent career and professional development programme will both support you and enable you to develop your skills.

We are seeking an exceptional candidate who wishes to contribute to an outstanding school and to play their part in supporting our young people to go on to lead both happy and successful lives. If this is you, then we look very much look forward to hearing from you.

Sale Grammar School is responsible for safe recruitment and promotes the welfare of children. All our appointments are subject to Enhanced DBS clearance. We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and have this as our number one priority. We value variety and individual differences, and aim to create a culture, environment and practices which encompass acceptance, respect and inclusion and which demonstrate our core values.

Closing Date - Monday 12 October 2026 at 9.00am