Assistant Caretaker
The Reach Free School
Hertfordshire
- £23,625 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Day and Evening shifts - 35 hours per week, 46 weeks per year, with potential for overtime
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- June/ July
- Apply by:
- 7 June 2023
Job overview
Assistant Caretaker
Dates: Apply by Wednesday 7th June 2023
Location: Rickmansworth
Contract: Full time
Hours: Day and Evening shifts (35 hours per week, with potential for overtime)
Contract term: Permanent
Starting Salary: £23,625 (46 weeks per year)
Start Date: June/ July 2023
The Reach Free School is looking to appoint two supportive and adaptable individuals to take on the roles of Assistant Caretaker. These key roles have many aspects including:
- Supporting the running of the school site
- Ensuring the safety and security of the building and its occupants
- Adhering to all health and safety matters
- Abiding by all relevant procedures and practices
These roles would suit a candidate with experience of working in a premises role in a school environment.
In return we will offer you:
- The freedom and flexibility to carry out their role in a positive working environment
- Potential for management responsibilities for the right candidate
- The opportunity to gain and develop a broad set of skills
- Competitive salaries, based on skills and experience
- A network of outstanding practitioners to collaborate with and learn from
The Reach Free School is a successful secondary Free School, which opened in September 2013. The oversubscribed school is a popular choice for local families. In September 2018 the school moved into a brand new purpose built building right in the heart of the community that it serves. As of April 2023, there are 750 pupils in the school, with waiting lists in every year group.
If the challenges of working in local secondary school appeal to you, then we would like to hear from you.
Further information is available from our website: www.thereachfreeschool.co.uk
Potential candidates are encouraged to contact The Reach Free School with any questions on 01923 711517 or via email to Mrs S Berman, Headteacher’s PA at sberman@reachfree.co.uk
The School reserves the right to withdraw this listing prior to the closing date of Wednesday 17th May 2023 and early application is encouraged.
Closing date for applications: Apply by Wednesday 7th June 2023
Interviews to take place: June 2023
The Reach Free School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. In accordance with our Safer Recruitment Policy we are unable to process applications without a fully completed application form. The successful applicant must obtain DBS clearance at enhanced level. The school will also carry out a prohibition from teaching check, as well as in-depth online checks. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of your employment.
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About The Reach Free School
The Reach Free School is an 11- to 18-year-old school in Rickmansworth that serves pupils of all backgrounds and abilities. It was opened in September 2013 by teachers and local parents in response to a significant demand for more secondary school places in the area.
All involved with the school have high aspirations for our pupils and high expectations of them. As such, we expect all pupils to:
- Commit their best efforts to all that they do
- Support each other to achieve their potential
- Work with their teachers to exceed their goals
- Demonstrate exemplary behaviour in all that they do
- Take pride in their school and its community within its walls and beyond
- Enjoy learning
The Reach Free School plays an active role in the community, working with local businesses, supporting local events and providing a hub for local services. Pupils are involved in the school’s wider responsibilities, developing leadership and decision-making skills, communication and collaboration and independent, self-led learning.
A sense of purpose and responsibility pervades lessons and activities at The Reach Free School, and our pupils recognise their responsibilities as members of the community. This underpins The Reach Free School’s ethos; Achievement, Community, Enjoyment – ACE.
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