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Kingswood School; Town of Bath (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Studio accommodation

Job summary

Kingswood School in Bath seeks a proactive Caretaker to join the Estates team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operation of our Foundation. You will open/secure buildings, perform routine maintenance, support events, manage keys, and assist with porterage and deliveries, while maintaining a safe, welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors.

You will work with contractors, support traffic management, and provide out-of-hours cover as part of a duty rota, including alarms and urgent

Qualifications

• Health & safety knowledge and compliance.
• Experience in facilities or estates management is desirable.
• Ability to interact with pupils, staff and visitors professionally.

Responsibilities

• Open/secure buildings and maintain security as part of daily tasks.
• Carry out routine maintenance and repairs and support events.
• Manage keys, porterage, deliveries and liaise with contractors.

Skills

Health & safety

Facilities management

Customer service

Job description

Kingswood School is looking for a proactive and reliable Caretaker to join our Estates team and play an important role in ensuring the smooth day-to-day operation of our Foundation. This varied role includes opening and securing buildings, carrying out routine maintenance and repairs, supporting events, managing keys, assisting with porterage and deliveries, responding to helpdesk requests, and maintaining a safe, welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You will also work closely with contractors, support traffic management.

A key part of the role involves ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations, including fire safety, emergency lighting checks, water hygiene monitoring, swimming pool testing, and other statutory inspections. As part of a duty rota, you will provide out-of-hours cover, responding to alarms, emergency call-outs, security incidents, and urgent maintenance issues during evenings, weekends, bank holidays and holiday closure periods. Studio accommodation can be provided to support the on-call requirements of the role.

The salary for this role is in the region of £33,000 per annum, dependent on qualifications and experience.

For further details about the School, please visit our website: www.kingswood.bath.sch.uk

The closing date for applications is Friday 11 September 2026, midday. Early applications are encouraged.

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

£14,862-£15,104 actual salary (pay award pending)