School Caretaker

Suffolk Jobs Direct Careers; Saxmundham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust is seeking a caretaker for Snape Primary School and Alde Valley Academy. The role involves maintaining the schools' cleanliness and upkeep, requiring reliability and the ability to build positive relationships within the community. Competitive salary and benefits are offered, including training opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for development

Access to training courses

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Employee Assistance Programme

Shopping and leisure discounts

Cycle to work scheme

Affordable electric car scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in site maintenance is required.
• Must be honest, trustworthy, and reliable.
• Ability to form positive relationships within the team.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and upkeep of two school sites.
• Travel between sites with own transportation.
• Ensure high standards of maintenance.

Skills

Site maintenance experience

Reliability

Trustworthiness

Timekeeping

Relationship building

High standards

Job description

1 week ago Be among the first 25 applicants

• Snape Primary School, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1QG
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Permanent
• Reference: 7387
• Required from June 2025
  
  
  

Job Description

• Snape Primary School, Snape, Saxmundham, Suffolk IP17 1QG
• £24,404 - £25,183 per annum
• 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year
• Permanent
• Reference: 7387
• Required from June 2025
  
  
  

Dual site:

We require a caretaker to work between two of our schools, Snape Primary School and Alde Valley Academy (Leiston).

This will be a full-time role (37 hours per week/52 weeks per year)

We are looking for a committed, friendly and reliable caretaker to help us keep the two schools clean, tidy and well maintained.

You will need to have your own transportation to travel between the two sites, mileage will be reimbursed accordingly.

You will:

• have site maintenance experience
• be honest and trustworthy
• be reliable, efficient and a good timekeeper
• be able to form positive relationships within the team and wider school community
• have high standards.
  
  
  

We will offer you:

• two very friendly schools with a supportive staff team
• a pleasant working environment.
  
  
  

Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits, including:

• excellent opportunities for development
• access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
• a pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
• an Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
• shopping and leisure discounts
• a cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
• an affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme.
  
  
  

How To Apply

To view the job description and apply, please use the following link: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/148824/EDV-2025-SPS-75226

Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.

Closing date: 12pm, 2 June 2025.

Interview date: 9 June 2025.

Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full.

CVs alone cannot be accepted.

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