Caretaker

18.5 hours per week, 3 out of 5 days per week, whole year

Salary: NJC Grade 2, SCP 3-4: £23,151 FTE. Actual salary: £11,575.50 plus shift allowance

We are seeking to attract the very best, talented, aspirational staff to join Wade Deacon High School. Due to the significant successes and achievements and continuing rapid growth of our school, you would be joining us at an exciting time.

We are looking to appoint a committed and motivated part-time Caretaker to join our dedicated Site Maintenance Team responsible for ensuring that our school provides a safe, welcoming and purposeful environment for staff, students and visitors. The postholder will be expected to participate in school activities and events across the school and will help support the upkeep of the school premises and grounds alongside a team of three, reporting to the Site Manager. The postholder will be responsible alongside the team for Security & Safety, Energy Management, Porterage & Maintenance, and will work to Health & Safety legislation at all times with an ability to demonstrate a wide range of practical skills. To support events and lettings out of normal school hours, a shift allowance will be offered. Our teaching and support staff work hard and enthusiastically as one team with the belief that every student can succeed and transform their life chances, achieving more than they dreamt possible.

We can offer the successful candidate an opportunity to work with highly trained and supportive staff, as well as a whole school commitment to professional development, since we believe that staff development is a fundamental aspect in raising standards further for our students. Our school community is also a highly rewarding place to work. A comprehensive programme of CPD and a commitment to wellbeing supports colleagues at all career stages; through the School and the Trust, we provide excellent career opportunities for our staff. Colleagues seeking a varied, challenging and rewarding career can find this in the Wade Deacon family.

Wade Deacon High School is friendly, dynamic and innovative. Our latest OFSTED report from November 2022 described us as “an Outstanding School" in all areas, praising the school for providing pupils with a ‘first-rate education’ and an ‘aspirational curriculum’, describing pupils as ‘extremely happy’ and their behaviour as ‘exemplary’.

We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of our curriculum, including our personal development and extracurricular provision which not only enable our students to enjoy their learning but also allows them to be able to meet the many challenges that they will face in the future, understanding the wider world and their place within it.

Above all else, we are a school that believes that every student, regardless of their context or starting point, can and should achieve their full potential. If you believe that you have the motivation, belief and leadership quality to contribute to our future success, we would welcome an application from you.

For further information and to apply, please visit our website via the Apply button.

Closing date: Monday 29th April 2024 at 9am

The Wade Deacon Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory medical clearance.