School Caretaker

Lift Schools; Test Valley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational institution is seeking a School Caretaker to ensure the site is clean and safe for students. Responsibilities include maintaining facilities, moving items, and monitoring contractors while fostering a welcoming environment. The ideal candidate should have awareness of safeguarding protocols and a commitment to diversity. This role offers comprehensive training and generous benefits, including discounts and financial support.

Benefits

Access to a wide range of developmental training

Pension and healthcare benefits

Discounted gym memberships and travel deals

Qualifications

• Awareness of safeguarding and welfare of pupils as part of the role.
• Compliance with the recruitment process and checks including Enhanced DBS.
• Commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, and a flexible working approach.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and tidy school site and ensure facilities are safe.
• Move items to the appropriate locations and assist with minor repairs.
• Monitor contractors on site and coordinate activities.

Skills

Awareness of safeguarding and welfare of pupils

Compliance with recruitment processes

Commitment to diversity and equal opportunity

Job description

Overview

The role of the School Caretaker is to ensure that the school functions safely and effectively on a daily basis. The role is key to ensuring that school facilities are available and fit for purpose at all times. You will be responsible for ensuring that the site is clean and tidy, items are moved to the appropriate place, minor repairs are made and contractors are effectively monitored whilst on site. This is an opportunity to make a tangible impact on the lives of young people.

About our school: At Lift Winton, our students are diverse, exciting and talented - and the same is true of our staff. We emphasise professional development, most of it in-house, and are proud of the high number of good and outstanding teachers who work in our school. We are keen to encourage new and/or young staff to make their mark as soon as they are ready. Lift Schools serves communities around Andover in the centre of Hampshire, with a short commute from Winchester, Salisbury and many picturesque Hampshire villages. Ofsted judged us a Good academy in January 2018. With our Principal, Rebecca Clark, we are building on our strengths to develop into an outstanding place to learn and teach.

Who is Lift Schools? We are a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission: to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. We operate across 57 schools and are committed to safeguarding, equality of opportunity and supporting our staff to do their best work.

We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer with a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean and tidy school site and ensure facilities are safe and fit for purpose.
• Move items to the appropriate locations and assist with minor repairs as required.
• Monitor contractors on site and coordinate activities to minimise disruption.
• Support a safe and welcoming environment for pupils and staff on a daily basis.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Awareness of safeguarding and welfare of pupils as part of the role.
• Compliance with the recruitment process and checks: Enhanced DBS, online checks for shortlisted candidates, references, and where applicable a prohibition from teaching check.
• Commitment to diversity, equal opportunity, and a flexible working approach (including potential job share).

Benefits

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: Pension, healthcare, and financial support.
• Lifestyle perks: Discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and electric vehicle incentives.