Caretaker (BOA) - St Helen’s Primary Academy

Caretaker (BOA) - St Helen’s Primary Academy

Full Time, fixed term 

£22,571 - £24,920

37 hours per week

Based at St Helen’s Primary Academy, Barnsley 

As we move into an exciting new phase at Academies Enterprise Trust (AET), the opportunity has arisen for a person with relevant skills and experience to join our onsite team at St Helen’s as our school caretaker (BOA). The key purpose of the role is to assist the Supervisor in overall school maintenance and health & safety across the premises.

As part of the role you will have to: 

• Open and close premises and grounds to meet the routine and non-routine requirements of the building occupants. 
• Be a principal key holder for the academy and attend emergency call outs as necessary 
• Be responsible for your academy’s security, including the opening and closing of the academy on a daily basis, possibly including odd evenings, weekends 
• Carry out in-house statutory testing as required and general maintenance tasks 
• Take pride in helping to maintain the highest standards of cleanliness, presentation and health and safety at all times 
• Share our whole school vision and make a difference to the children and community we serve 
• Communicate clearly 
• Ensure all entry points, including gates, doors, windows and other security measures are working effectively and that any security issues are reported to the Building Operations Supervisor 
• Be flexible

This is a fixed-term contract and is due to commence as soon as possible.

Closing date: Monday 30th May 2022 

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.  All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CVs, apply today by completing the application form.

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

Academies Enterprise Trust embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity.  Job share, part-time, and flexible working opportunities will be considered. 

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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AET is recruiting for Teacher Training placements.  Please visit our website https://sites.google.com/aetschools.org/itt/ for further details.