School Caretaker / Site Assistant - Temporary Work

Local Education; Wickford; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Local temporary assignments

Flexible working options

Short and longer-term placements

Job summary

Local Education is recruiting Caretakers, Site Assistants and Premises Staff to support schools across Essex. Assignments vary from single days to multiple weeks across mainstream schools, academies and specialist provisions.

Duties include opening and securing premises, site checks, basic maintenance, moving furniture, preparing rooms for lessons and events, supporting contractors, and keeping premises safe, clean and operational.

Qualifications

• Experience in school caretaking or facilities management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Open and secure school premises.
• General site and premises checks.
• Minor repairs and maintenance.
• Moving furniture and equipment.
• Preparing rooms for lessons, meetings and events.
• Supporting contractors attending site.
• Basic grounds maintenance.
• Monitoring health and safety issues.
• Receiving deliveries.
• Responding to general premises issues.
• Helping keep the school safe, clean and operational.

Skills

Caretaking

Job description

Experienced in maintenance, caretaking or facilities?

Local Education is recruiting Caretakers, Site Assistants and Premises Staff to support schools across Essex.

Schools regularly require reliable people to step in when permanent site staff are absent, during busy periods or while longer-term recruitment is underway.

Assignments could range from individual days to several weeks or longer, with opportunities available across mainstream schools, academies and specialist education settings.

The work can include:

• Opening and securing school premises
• General site and premises checks
• Minor repairs and maintenance
• Moving furniture and equipment
• Preparing rooms for lessons, meetings and events
• Supporting contractors attending site
• Basic grounds maintenance
• Monitoring health and safety issues
• Receiving deliveries
• Responding to general premises issues
• Helping keep the school safe, clean and operational

We are particularly interested in applicants from backgrounds including:

• School caretaking
• Facilities management
• Property maintenance
• Housing maintenance
• Construction
• Security
• Estates
• Handyperson roles
• Building services

Previous school experience is desirable, but it is not essential if you have strong transferable experience.

Why Local Education?

Local Education is an independent Essex recruitment agency specialising exclusively in education.

We work directly with schools and trusts across the region and are an approved supplier through the government-backed education recruitment framework.

For candidates, that means access to genuine school opportunities rather than being registered and then forgotten.

We offer:

• Local temporary assignments
• Flexible working options
• Short and longer-term placements
• Support throughout the compliance process
• A dedicated local team
• Opportunities across schools, academies and specialist provisions

If you are practical, dependable and comfortable taking responsibility for a busy site, we would like to hear from you.