Residential Caretaker / Premises Manager

Brighton & Hove City Council; England; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational authority is seeking a Premises Manager or Caretaker for Queen's Park Primary School in Brighton. Responsibilities include maintaining safety, conducting health and safety checks, and managing the premises. The role requires flexibility to work outside standard hours. Additional perks include access to the Local Government Pension Scheme and below-market rent for housing adjacent to the school. This position is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a DBS Check.

Benefits

Access to Local Government Pension Scheme

Housing provided at below-market rent

Qualifications

• Experience in health and safety management.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends.
• Proven record of maintaining safe and clean premises.

Responsibilities

• Ensure premises and grounds are safe, warm, clean, and properly maintained.
• Conduct compliance checks for health and safety regulations.
• Respond to alarms and oversee caretaking duties outside usual hours.

Skills

Health and Safety management

Flexibility

Problem-solving

Teamwork

Job description

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Job introduction

Queen's Park Primary School is seeking to appoint an experienced, pro-active and enthusiastic person to join our team to work as premises manager or caretaker, dependant on experience.

The post holder will be available to work hours between 7am to 7pm, with exact details to be agreed with the right candidate. Flexibility will be required to work outside of the agreed Monday - Friday shift pattern as needed to support the lettings and ad-hoc schools events taking place during weekends. As part of the site team you will also be part of the on-call team for security and health and safety emergencies outside of the school hours.

If applying for the role as Premises Manager you will be responsible for Health and Safety checks and management of your own workload. Caretaker will work under the direction of the School Business Manager and Headteacher with support from a lead H&S Officer.

Paid weeks per year: 52 (inclusive of holiday entitlement)

Start date: As soon as possible

About the role

School Context

Queen's Park Primary School is a large school in Brighton with 309 pupils on roll. We are currently on a rapidly improving school journey where we are supporting each other to drive school improvement. As a school, we believe that it is our collective responsibility to ensure that every child thrives and succeeds. You will be joining a dedicated staff team, where our vision is to provide, "A kind, inclusive learning community with high expectations for all," for the children, staff and the wider school community.

Our children demonstrate excellent behaviours for learning and are consistently challenged by the exciting opportunities and creative curriculum that we offer.

Key responsibilities

• Ensure the premises and grounds are safe, warm, clean and properly maintained.
• Movement of heavy goods, duties including heavy items, taking delivery and distributing supplies, moving furniture and equipment.
• Promote and protect safeguarding of all pupils, staff and visitors to site and premises.
• Conducting and recording compliance checks to ensure that all health and safety regulations are consistently adhered to
• Play a proactive role in the life and ethos of the whole school.

As this is a residential caretaker role you will be required to live in the caretaker's house attached to the site and will be required to be flexible to complete tasks and attend site outside of your usual hours. These duties could include and are not limited to responding to alarms, unlocking and locking up at weekends, evenings and other general caretaking duties.

*In addition to the salary on offer, you will have access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, which is a defined benefit contributory pension scheme. We can also offer a 3 bedroom house as part of the contract which is adjacent to the school, perfect for either an individual or family. Rent would be payable on the house well below market rate.

Please note that you can arrange a visit to the school. Please contact Mel Lawrance at [e-mail].

Closing date

Thursday 8th January 2026

Interview date

W/C 12th January 2026

How to apply

Please complete the application form and e-mail it to Mel Lawrance, School Business Manager at [e-mail].

Telephone

[phone]

Website

https://www.queenspark.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Additional information

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.

Company information

Brighton & Hove Schools - Taking Action for Equality

Queen's Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Brighton and Hove City Council does not accept CV or resume.

Salary range

• £27,257 - £28,598 per year