Caretaker

Teaching Vacancies; Warwick; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)

Training across academies

Supportive staff environment

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Kineton Primary School is seeking a caretaker to join our busy school. Core hours are 7:30am to 10:30am with some flexibility around holiday hours.

The role covers security, general maintenance, cleaning and porterage, with basic maintenance of heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems to keep the site safe and well cared for. The successful candidate will be trusted as a key holder, undertake statutory checks and respond to emergency call-outs.

Qualifications

• Be enthusiastic, efficient, flexible and reliable as a caretaker.
• Must be positive, hard-working and uphold high standards of maintenance and care.
• Able to undertake basic maintenance of heating, lighting, plumbing and security systems.
• Capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting and carrying of equipment.
• May assist with on-site outdoor swimming pool tasks in summer.
• Be a key holder and respond to emergency call-outs.

Responsibilities

• Security, general maintenance work and repairs.
• Health and safety issues relating to the buildings.
• Cleaning and porterage duties.
• Prepare, check and maintain the on-site outdoor swimming pool during summer.
• Undertake statutory checks and daily/weekly/monthly recording where required.
• Attend emergency call-outs for the school.

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

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.

Please see the attached job description for further information.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer you:

• A well-maintained and respected school site
• A supportive and friendly staff team
• A thriving working environment
• Regular opportunities for professional development
• Supportive staff, parents and governors

As part of the Stour Federation Multi-Academy Trust employees are offered access to the Education Mutual Healthcare and wellbeing services.

Commitment to safeguarding

Kineton Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All appointments are made in accordance with safer recruitment practices and the statutory guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• medical
• online and social media
• prohibition from teaching
• right to work
• satisfactory references
• suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.