Senior Caretaker

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Bedworth; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Race Leys Infant School is seeking a Senior Caretaker to join their team, ensuring a safe and clean environment for children aged 4-7. This role involves a variety of maintenance responsibilities and the chance to work in a supportive school atmosphere, with professional development and training opportunities available.

Benefits

Local government pension scheme

Staff discount benefits scheme

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in caretaker or site maintenance is preferred but not essential.
• Training can be provided for the right candidate.
• Willingness to attend Health and Safety training courses.

Responsibilities

• Lock and unlock school premises and perform security checks.
• Carry out maintenance of property and grounds to a high standard.
• Manage a team of 3 cleaners and maintain health and safety records.

Skills

Reliability

Conscientiousness

Self-motivation

Liaising

Education

Experience in caretaker or site maintenance

Health and Safety training

Job description

About Us & The Role
At Race Leys Infant School, we cater for children from 4 years to 7 years. We are a happy, forward thinking school, passionate about ensuring all children have access to the highest quality education in a safe and stimulating environment.

We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to join our friendly school team as a Senior Caretaker. We are looking for someone who is conscientious and self-motivated to provide a key role in maintaining our schools to ensure a clean, safe, and secure learning environment for our pupils and the local community.

The ideal candidate will ideally have experience in a caretaker or site maintenance type role within a school environment or other business premises but is not essential as training can be given.
The successful candidate will also be required to act as a key holder. The school is occasionally used outside of school hours by an outside organisation which you may be required to open and lock up after and for which additional pay would be given.

The hours of work are 30 hours per week. This is usually a split shift role with a total of 6 hours per day Monday to Friday, worked as 3 hours 6.30am – 9.30am and 3 hours 2.30pm – 5.30pm. There may be flexibility around the advertised hours in order to meet the needs of the school for the right candidate.
The role is a full time permanent contract over 52 weeks per year. An annual leave allowance of between 21 days – 26 days is available (dependant on local government length of service) plus 12 additional days which includes the 8 public bank holidays and 4 extra local authority days. Annual leave is to be taken during school holiday dates with prior agreement with the Senior Leadership Team.
Key Requirements:

Regular tasks include but are not limited to the following:-

• Lock and unlock the school and carry out security checks on the buildings
• Carry out and record statutory checks and help maintain Health and Safety records
• Maintenance of property and grounds to a high standard including carrying out daily safety checks, reactive repair works, litter picking, leaf clearance and snow clearance and gritting during adverse weather conditions.
• Liaising with outside contractors undertaking work on behalf of the school.
• Monitor site premises stock and order supplies
• Manage a team of 3 cleaners providing a clean and safe environment for users of the school buildings and grounds.
• Willingness to attend training courses including Health and Safety

For more detailed information about roles and responsibilities, please see the attached job description.
In return we can offer:

• A forward-looking school with high expectations of all.
• A welcoming, supportive and committed staff team.
• A positive and encouraging environment in which to work and learn.
• Opportunities to develop professionally.
• Local government pension scheme and staff discount benefits scheme.

How to apply/ Additional Information
Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged. For queries in regards to this post, please contact our Co-Headteachers, Jen Langtree and Louise Duncan at [e-mail]

The application pack is available to download from this site or can be requested from the school office (email [e-mail], Tel [phone]).

Completed application forms to be sent and marked for the attention of Mrs L Grant, School Business Manager

Race Leys Infant School
Hurst Rd
Bedworth
CV12 8AD

Or emailed to [e-mail]

Please note we do not accept CV's and will only accept the Warwickshire County Council school application form. We only accept applications made directly to school by candidates via our application process and not via recruitment agencies.

Closing Date is Monday 7th July 2025 at 12pm and shortlisting will take place shortly afterwards. . Interviews will take place on Wednesday 9th July 2025 (PM)

Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted further and invitations will be sent by email so please ensure you provide an email address in your application to be contacted on should you be shortlisted.

RACE LEYS INFANT SCHOOL is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Services (DBS) check, a barred list check and Disqualification Declaration. The job role you are applying for is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) which requires you to disclose all spent convictions and cautions except those which are ‘protected’ under Police Act 1997 – Part V and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).