Caretaker

Vacancy for Caretaker

To start as soon as possible

Part time (25 hours per week)

Fixed term for 12 months

Monday – Friday; 2pm – 7pm

Grade 5 SCP 7-11 FTE £24,294 - £25,979 pay award pending

Actual Annual Salary £16,414 - £17,553 pay award pending

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, across Dudley and South Staffordshire. Wombourne High School is situated on Ounsdale Road, Wombourne and we have over 900 male and female students aged 11-18.

We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Caretaker, with a flexible approach to work and a “can do” and friendly attitude to join our Site Team. The post is 25 hours per week, all year round to be worked normally within the core time of 2:00pm – 7.00pm (Monday – Friday) depending on the needs of the service. Flexibility is required to cover for holidays. The Site Manager and Caretakers are both on a rota for emergency call-outs 7 days a week.

You will need to have a;

• Good working knowledge of Health & Safety, including Asbestos and Legionella.
• High Level all-round maintenance ability along with excellent problem solving, time-management and customer service skills.
• Full clean driving licence – Category D1 preferred

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. All post holders will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring certificate.

For further information regarding this position please contact Jane Collins, Facilities and Operations Manager, Wombourne High School, email: jcollins@invictus.education.

Closing date: Tuesday 4th June 2024, 12 noon

Interview dates: to be confirmed

Interviews will be held on a rolling basis, shortlisted candidates will be offered an interview and should a successful appointment be made the advert will be closed and candidates informed.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2023 – KCSIE 2023

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974.

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dbs-filtering-guidance/dbs-filtering-guide

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.