School Caretaker - Warrington

Teaching Personnel Ltd.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Teaching Personnel Ltd. is seeking an experienced School Caretaker for a Warrington primary school to maintain buildings, grounds and facilities.

The role involves general maintenance, minor repairs, setting up rooms, health and safety checks, liaising with contractors, opening and securing the premises, and ensuring a safe environment for pupils and staff. DBS check required; role is temporary with potential to become permanent.

Job description

School Caretaker - Warrington

A Warrington primary school is looking for an experienced and dependable Caretaker to join their premises team. This is an important role within the school, ensuring the building, grounds and facilities are maintained to a high standard and remain safe and suitable for pupils, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will take responsibility for a range of practical duties throughout the school day, including general maintenance, basic repairs, furniture and classroom setup, health and safety checks and maintaining the external areas of the site. The role may also involve liaising with contractors and reporting any larger maintenance issues to the appropriate member of the school team.

Previous experience working within a school, commercial premises, facilities or maintenance environment would be advantageous. The school is looking for someone who is practical, organised and able to use their initiative when dealing with day-to-day issues.

Key responsibilities include:

• Maintaining the school buildings and grounds
• Completing general maintenance and minor repairs
• Carrying out regular checks around the site
• Preparing rooms and moving furniture when required
• Supporting with health and safety procedures
• Monitoring the condition of school facilities
• Liaising with contractors and external services where necessary
• Supporting with opening and securing the premises

This is a varied role that would suit someone who enjoys practical work and takes pride in maintaining a safe and well-organised school environment.

All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Teaching Personnel website for details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Teaching Personnel is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with DfE statutory guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer all our registered candidates FREE child protection and prevent duty training. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. Full assistance provided.