Caretaker

We are seeking to appoint a flexible and committed individual to join our caretaking team. Duties will involve taking responsibility for site security, health and safety, general porter duties, preparation of classrooms and other areas of the Trust’s campus for lessons and meetings. You will be working alongside two other caretakers and reporting to the Head Caretaker.

We are looking for someone with good interpersonal skills and enthusiasm who can relate well with staff, students and contractors. A flexible and approachable manner is essential. The core working hours (7.2 per day), will be between 6.00 am and 8.00 pm Monday-Friday plus, one hour for lunch. Working weeks will be organised via a rota system.

The Trust offers a generous annual leave package plus bank holidays, plus 5 days during the Christmas holiday period and membership of the local government pension scheme.

The annual salary will be Point 7 to Point 9 on the Sixth Form College Support Staff salary scale, depending on experience, currently £23,585 to £24,442 plus £3,082 London Weighting.

In return, the following benefits are available:

• Very strong learning ethos
• Positive cultural organisation
• Excellent pension schemes (TP and LGPS)
• Generous holiday entitlement (support staff)
• Option to apply to sabbatical schemes
• Internal CPD programme
• Well-resourced library for staff personal use
• Bike scheme
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses
• Free flu jabs
• Workstation assessments
• Free parking on site
• Employee Assistance Programme – free counselling and support and guidance on a wide range of topics
• Excellent sports facilities for staff badminton, football and table tennis

Woodhouse College is a popular and oversubscribed 16–19 academy of around 1,500 full-time students, all on A level courses, on a vibrant campus in North London. The College is proud of its strong community spirit and friendly, supportive atmosphere. Our success rates and A*–B pass rates at A level regularly put us in the top five colleges in England. We have maintained our ‘outstanding’ status in a recent inspection by Ofsted in May 2022. Our students are ambitious, lively and committed to doing well. Staff work hard and morale is high; this is a great place to be a teacher.

For more information and to apply, please visit www.woodhouse.ac.uk

Closing date: Noon on Friday 24 May 2024.

The College is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from black and minority ethnic groups, who are currently underrepresented. The College is committed to safeguarding and the promotion of the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.