Caretaker
Westborough High School
Kirklees
- £25,409 - £26,845 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 7
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- August/September 2023
- Apply by:
- 26 June 2023
Job overview
Caretaker
Required August/September 2023
Grade 7 (£25,409 - £26,845)
37 hours per week – full time (52 weeks)
Westborough High School is a caring, vibrant and happy learning community. We value all our staff and work together to make a difference to children’s lives.
We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated individual to be part of our premises team. Ideally with a good range of skills you will be able to take on the role of building and grounds maintenance, general DIY and security in order to ensure that the site is safe and kept to a high standard at all times.
Essential qualities for all applicants include amongst other things:
· A strong work ethic, reliability and self-motivation
· An ability to carry out a wide range of physical tasks that will include lifting and carrying, working at heights etc.
· An enthusiastic and helpful attitude towards staff and children.
As a valued member of our team we can offer:
- Clear and shared values and expectations
- A commitment to tailored appropriate training
- A stimulating work environment
- An experienced, highly committed and supportive leadership team
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff are subject to an enhanced DBS check. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
You are warmly welcomed to visit our school to meet other staff and to see for yourself what a great place Westborough is to work.
If you require further information about the role, please contact the school on telephone: 01924 469549 or you can visit the school website at www.w-h-s.org.uk
As part of your application, it is important that you include details of work experience to date and examples of how this matches the criteria on the job profile and how this will enable you to carry out this key role effectively.
The closing date:
Completed applications to be returned for the attention of Fiona Sharp by 9.00 a.m. on Monday 26 June 2023. (Please note that incomplete applications will not be taken forward to the shortlisting stage.) Previous applicants need not apply.
How to apply:
Please apply here via the quick apply button.
Attached documents
About Westborough High School
- Westborough High School
- Stockhill Street, Dewsbury
- West Yorkshire
- WF13 2JE
- United Kingdom
Westborough High School is an 11-16 school with 950 pupils and around 140 staff. We are a caring, lively and vibrant learning community. Staff enjoy working at Westborough and are passionate about improving the educational experience of pupils. Respect, kindness and honesty are at the heart of the school. We work together to succeed and collaboration is central to our success.
Headteacher
Jennifer Cass
Our Location:
We are situated close to the M1 and M62 motorway networks providing easy access to the towns and cities of Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield and Halifax, yet close enough to be able to take advantage of the beautiful Yorkshire countryside. There is a train station a 20 minute walk away with regular services to Leeds, Huddersfield and Manchester.
Our Partnership:
Westborough High School has a Trust status bringing together Westborough with our partners The University of Huddersfield, Kirklees College and Kirklees Council to form a ‘Partnership of Strengths’.
What are the benefits?
- Our trust partners all have an interest in the development and education of the wider community which mirrors Westborough’s vision and aims.
- Westborough enjoys more flexibility – We are able to set our own admissions criteria (in accordance with the admissions code), employ our own staff and have responsibility for our school land and buildings.
- We are better able to support children and young people’s all-round development, helping to tackle issues of deprivation and social exclusion
- We are better placed to develop new and existing long-term partnerships.
- We gain access to the experience and expertise of our partners.
- We benefit from strengthened governance and leadership skills.
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