Senior Caretaker

STREATHAM & CLAPHAM HIGH SCHOOL; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Greater London is seeking a dedicated individual to join their premises team. The role involves maintaining the school's buildings and grounds and ensuring a safe environment. Applicants must be flexible with work hours, including weekends. Driving experience with a D1 qualification is a plus. The position offers competitive salaries, professional development, and various employee benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and pay progression

Access to extensive professional development opportunities

Training grants for qualifications

Generous pension schemes

Free life assurance benefit

Discounts on fees for children

Free lunches for staff during term time

Interest-free loans for training and travel

Cycle to Work scheme

Good transport links

Qualifications

• Experience working shifts, especially afternoons and evenings.
• D1 driving qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the buildings and grounds of the school.
• Oversee site security and supervise cleaning staff.
• Provide site coverage on weekends and for out-of-hours lettings.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Friendly

Flexible

Experience in shift work

Driving Minibuses

Job description

Streatham & Clapham High School (SCHS) is seeking an enthusiastic and friendly person to join our busy Premises team and support the smooth day‑to‑day running of both the Prep and Senior School sites. The successful candidate will play a key role in maintaining the buildings and grounds, ensuring a safe and well‑kept environment, overseeing site security, and supervising the cleaning staff. This role operates on a rota system to provide site coverage throughout the day and for out‑of‑hours lettings. The candidate will be required to work at least two weekends each month. Flexibility is essential, as is experience of working shifts. We particularly welcome applicants who are able to work afternoons and evenings. The successful candidate will also be required to drive the school minibuses on occasion, therefore a D1 driving qualification would be beneficial.

About Streatham & Clapham High School

Streatham & Clapham High School is an independent, academically selective school for girls, aged 3 to 18 with over 870 pupils across the Prep and Senior Schools. The Senior School inhabits a four‑acre site focused on an impressive 1930s building in a delightfully tranquil and leafy oasis of south London. As part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools, we can offer a variety of benefits, such as:

• Competitive salaries and pay progression
• Access to extensive professional development opportunities
• Training grants for qualifications
• Generous pension schemes
• Free life assurance benefit
• A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
• Free lunches for all staff during term time
• Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
• A Cycle to Work scheme
• Good transport links
• Competitive terms and conditions of employment