School Keeper

Havering Education Services; Romford; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational trust is seeking a Cover School Keeper to maintain site security and cleanliness across multiple schools. This role requires flexibility and excellent communication skills, as the successful candidate will need to work as part of the existing site teams. A commitment to the safety and welfare of students is vital, along with good time management to meet the diverse needs of the schools involved. The position offers a competitive salary and opportunity for career advancement within a supportive environment.

Benefits

Access to CPD and personal development opportunities

Paid annual leave entitlement

Sick pay

Free car parking at all sites

Generous family leave provisions

Access to Staff support scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Ability to take direction and abide by Health & Safety procedures.
• Good interpersonal skills to work across different sites.
• Experience in a maintenance or caretaking role is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Opening and closing of premises and ensuring site security.
• General maintenance and cleaning duties.
• Provide support during busy periods and cover staff absences.

Skills

Flexibility

Time Management

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Job description

• Employer: Success for All Educational Trust
• Reference: SFAET/25/315213

Scale 3, Points 5-6

Closing on 23/06/2025 at 08:00

Enhanced DBS Check

Permanent | Part Time/Full Time

36 hours per week.

REDDEN COURT SCHOOL

Committed to Success for All

Cotswold Road, Harold Wood, Romford, Essex RM3 0TS

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Redden Court School is a member of the Success for All Educational Trust

School Keeper

Based at Redden Court with the need to work at other schools within our Trust.

Grade:Scale 3 Points 5 - 6

Hours: 36 hours per week, full time with the opportunity for part time hours. 52 weeks per year. 8 hour shift per day between the hours of 6am and 10pm Monday to Friday plus weekends on a rota basis as needed and agreed with your line manager. Potential for additional hours if part time.

26 days p/a annual leave entitlement plus bank holidays, increasing to 29 days after 5 years of service.

Contract:Permanent

Start Date: Required for a September 2025 start

“Pupils are proud to attend this school. They say it is friendly, warm and safe. Pupils have respectful relationships with teachers.”

“Teachers are enthusiastic subject experts. They check pupils’ understanding often. Pupils’ work and attitudes to learning reflect teachers’ high expectations.”

Pupils flourish here. They work hard in class and take their education seriously”

“The provision for pupils’ wider development is exceptionally well thought through”

“Leaders have high expectations of all pupils’ achievement”

“The behaviour of pupils is exemplary. Pupils are motivated by rewards for showing their positive attitudes, such as trying hard in class or being helpful around the school. They are polite and respectful and readily celebrate their peers’ successes”

Ofsted

We are looking to appoint a flexible, enthusiastic and energetic Cover School Keeper to work in conjunction with our existing Site Teams across the schools in our Trust. The successful candidate will be required to undertake a range of site keeper duties. These would include opening and closing of premises, site security, portering, general maintenance, cleaning and assisting staff with site related issues. The candidate will be expected to cover any unplanned/sickness absences for our site teams and to also provide additional support during busy periods and occasional lettings cover.

The successful candidate will need to be flexible, possess good time management skills, excellent communication skills, the ability to take direction, abide by school and Health & Safety procedures and have proven interpersonal skills.

Applicants will be based at one of our schools but must be able to work across the Trust in any of our schools which currently include The Royal Liberty School, Redden Court School, Sanders Draper School and Rise Park Academies. This list may expand based on any future growth within our Trust

The Success for all Educational Trust has over 450 staff working across five schools. We truly believe that our staff are amazing and that without them we would not be able to deliver the provision we do. As a result we offer staff a range of opportunities and benefits including

• Access to a range of CPD and personal development opportunities
• Paid annual leave entitlement
• Sick pay
• Generous family leave of absence provisions when required.
• Access to our Staff support scheme The Schools Advisory Service which includes physiotherapy, mindfulness, GP phone and video consultations, private medical operations, menopause support, weight management and counselling
• HES rewards - Deals and discounts from a range of shops, financial planning tools, wellbeing centre
• Regular Trust wellbeing arrangements
• Cycle to work scheme
• Free car parking at all of our sites.

Success for all Educational Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If successful for this position you will be expected to apply for a disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service before appointment is confirmed. References will be sought on shortlisted candidates before interview.

“We welcome enquiries from everyone and value diversity in our workforce. Applications are welcome from all sections of the community regardless of gender, gender identity, ethnic origin, disability, age or sexual orientation.”

If you would like more information please contact Gareth James at The Royal Liberty School on 01708 730141 or email [e-mail] . For more information please visitwww.sfaet.co.uk .

All applications MUST be made via the following link onlyApply here Any other method will not forward your application to the Trust.

Closing date: Monday 23rd June 2025 at 08:00 am

Interviews likely to be: w/c 30th June 2025

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient suitable applications for the role. If you are interested in the role, please submit your application as early as possible.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.

How to apply

To apply and for further information please click Apply here by the deadline of Friday 23rd June 2025 at 8:00 am.