Caretaker
Walthamstow Primary Academy
East London
- Expired
- Salary:
- £17,000 - £18,000 (depending on experience)
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 20 May 2018
Job overview
Caretaker
52 week contract / Permanent / 37.5 hours per week / Salary £17,000 - £18,000 depending on experience/Shift Pattern/ Required ASAP.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Site Supervisor within our growing and flourishing new school.
As we continue to grow we have a new position for a Caretaker. This include general caretaking duties, cleaning and ensuring are building is maintained.
This is very much a hands on role and would operate on a shift pattern. It will involve maintaining and tidying the playground and opening and closing the school buildings at the start and end of the day. The role also involves acting as the deputy health and safety co-ordinator, where you will lead on all aspects of health and safety, producing a variety of risk assessments and promoting a safe work place for staff and students as well as contributing to termly committee meetings.
The ideal candidate will need DIY/handyperson and health and safety experience in a similar role. Enthusiasm for working in a school environment is key as there will often be times where you will be interacting with children.
This is a newly created role within the school with significant potential for growth.
Walthamstow Primary is part of United Learning, one of the leading school groups in the country. This enables us to offer you unrivalled career development opportunities and support to ensure you achieve your ambitions.
PLEASE NOTE, WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS ALONE. ALL APPLICATIONS MUST BE MADE ONLINE.
For further details, please contact the Business Manager directly on:
Bardhyl.Velia@walthamstowprimary.org.uk
For all other enquiries, please contact Dorcas Ologunde: Dorcas.ologunde@ walthamstowprimary.org.uk
Closing date for applications: 21st May 2018 at 9:00am Interviews: TBC
Walthamstow Primary Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children therefore all positions in the school will be subject to a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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About Walthamstow Primary Academy
About Walthamstow Primary Academy
As a brand new school, Walthamstow Primary Academy has the opportunity to embrace everything that today's parents and children want in a highly successful primary school. The primary expertise, vision and ambition of the Headteacher and staff team is fundamental in meeting the aspirations of families, United Learning and the local community.
Vision and ethos
All United Learning schools are linked by the shared aim of bringing out the best in everyone - pupils, parents, staff and the wider community. The successful candidate will also be able to develop a unique, school and community-specific ethos for Walthamstow Primary Academy to sit alongside United Learning's core values.
Location and building
Walthamstow Primary Academy is in the heart of Waltham Forest and situated adjacent to United Learning's Walthamstow Academy; a popular and oversubscribed secondary school.
The primary academy will benefit from a brand new school building, which is planned for completion during the next academic year. The building will be bright, welcoming and well-equipped to support the school's educational provision. The successful candidate will feed into the process of choosing resources that best suit the plans for the academy.
Curriculum
Walthamstow Primary Academy aims to make learning enjoyable, challenging and engaging for all pupils - whatever their abilities and interests. There is an excellent opportunity for the successful candidate to design and shape the academy's curriculum, which will equip pupils with the necessary literacy, numeracy and ICT skills to succeed across all subjects.
Extracurricular activities and extended school day
To broaden and deepen pupils' understanding of the world, Walthamstow Primary Academy offers a vibrant enrichment and extracurricular programme that includes music and physical education.
Partnership with families and the local community
Partnerships with families is vital to pupils' success and parents are regularly and actively engaged in their children's education. The academy also takes seriously its wider responsibilities, embedding community links for the benefit of both pupils and local people.
Admissions
Walthamstow Primary Academy currently has one Reception class and one Year 1 class, with a new intake of 30 pupils due in September 2017. Once moved into the new building, we will become 2FE and will grow to a capacity of 420 4-11 year olds. As an all-inclusive school, the academy's places are open to children of all backgrounds and abilities. The admissions arrangements are in line with those of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and children with Education, Health and Care plans that name the academy are admitted first.
Governance
Walthamstow Primary Academy is accountable to a Local Governing Body (LGB). The LGB monitors academic achievement, well-being of pupils, financial management and input on future plans for the school to deliver excellent opportunities for the children and young people of Walthamstow.
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