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Teaching Vacancies; Ambrosden; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking a school caretaker to support daily cleaning, maintenance, and refurbishment tasks across the site. You will act as the main key holder, coordinate with contractors, and ensure a safe, secure environment for students and staff.

The role requires vigilance on health and safety, accurate record-keeping, and a proactive approach to maintenance and campus improvements. A reliable team player with the ability to respond to security and safety concerns is essential.

Qualifications

• Commitment to safeguarding and welfare of children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning, handyman activities, routine maintenance and refurbishment, porterage, and minor repairs.
• Promote health and safety around the school.
• Liaise with external contractors and manage site use and development planning.
• Keep accurate records of maintenance and health and safety.
• Carry out porterage duties and move furniture/equipment.
• Maintain premises, furniture and fittings, report issues.
• Carry out small repairs and DIY projects.
• Regularly check oil levels.
• Carry out daily cleaning and ad-hoc tasks such as litter removal and waste disposal.
• Plan annual deep cleans of classrooms and staff areas.
• Maintain cleaning tools and stock levels.
• Manage school premises security as main key holder.
• Unlock premises out of hours when required.
• Check CCTV/alarm systems and perimeter security; arrange repairs.
• Advise headteacher on security and safety matters.
• Conduct health and safety checks and report hazards.
• Provide safe access to the school in cold weather.
• Ensure staff follow safety procedures; monitor contractors for safe work.

Skills

Health and safety awareness

Record keeping

Liaising with contractors

Maintenance and minor repairs

Tools

CCTV systems

Alarm systems

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Main duties and responsibilities

Main purpose

• Carrying out cleaning, handyperson activities, routine maintenance and refurbishment, porterage, and minor repairs
• Promoting health and safety around the school
• Other aspects of site management, such as liaising with external contractors, and site use and development planning
• Keeping accurate records of maintenance and H&S as necessary
• Carry out porterage duties, such as moving furniture and equipment around the school
• Maintain the general school premises, furniture and fittings, and report any issues to office.
• Carry out small repairs and DIY projects
• Regularly check oil levels

Cleaning

• Carry out daily cleaning and ad-hoc duties, such as litter picking and arranging the disposal of waste
• Carry out emergency cleaning duties, such as gritting and cleaning up spillages
• Arrange an annual deep clean of classrooms, staffrooms, kitchen, dining areas, food tech areas and other frequently used spaces on school premises
• Take responsibility of the maintenance of cleaning tools and products, including arranging replacements and ensuring good stock levels

Security

• Maintain the security of the school premises as the main key holder
• Unlock the premises as required, including out of school hours when necessary, with notice
• Carry out regular checks of CCTV and alarm systems, locks, fire safety appliances, security gates and perimeter fencing, and ensure any necessary repairs are actioned
• Advise the headteacher on all matters relating to school security and safety

Health and safety

• Ensure a safe working and learning environment in accordance with relevant legislation
• Carry out and record regular health and safety checks, including on legionella risk, play equipment, safety equipment, and any hazards on school premises; report any problems to office.
• Provide safe access to the school in cold weather conditions
• Make sure all members of the team follow health and safety procedures
• Monitor the work of contractors, ensuring safe working practice and quality of work

Responsibilities

• Be committed to the safeguarding and promotion of the welfare of children and young people
• Comply with the policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security, confidentiality and data protection, and equal opportunities, and report all concerns to an appropriate person
• Take appropriate action to identify, evaluate and minimise any risks to health, safety and security in the school working environment
• Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school
• Establish constructive relationships and communication with all staff and other agencies/professionals
• Recognise own strengths and areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others
• Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required
• Ensure contractors and external visitors comply with security and health and safety while on school premises

Please note that this list of duties is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the caretaker will carry out and they may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher.

What the school offers its staff

• A school with a clear moral purpose and drive for ‘excellence for all our students’
• Excellent opportunities for career progression and development opportunities
• A clear staff well-being strategy package that includes our confidential Employee Assistance Programme with access for all staff to Face to Face Counselling, Stress Management, 24/7 GP access, Physiotherapy, Menopause Counselling and Support, Men’s Mental Health Wellness, Bereavement Support, Nurse Support Service, Maternity & Paternity Support and Financial Wellbeing Support

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. 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.