Caretaker
King James's School
Kirklees
- £29,540 - £31,022 per year
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 7 SCP 14 to 17
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 28 April 2026
Job overview
We are seeking to appoint a Caretaker to join our highly effective and dedicated site team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in ensuring that our school buildings and grounds remain safe, welcoming and well maintained for staff, students and visitors each day.
Working closely with the Site Manager and one other Caretaker, you will take pride in keeping the site running smoothly. This is a varied role that includes responsibility for site security, routine maintenance, cleaning oversight and addressing any defects or repairs that may arise.
Previous experience is NOT essential, but you will need general maintenance skills in areas such as painting, plumbing, joinery or general building maintenance, and be keen to learn new skills with a professional and positive attitude.
The ideal candidate will demonstrate initiative, enthusiasm and flexibility, and will bring experience gained from a similar role.
The working hours are 37 hours per week Monday to Friday, all year round. During term time, the hours will be worked on a two-week rotating shift basis; one week from 6:00 to 14:00 Monday to Thursday and 6:00 to 13:30 on a Friday and the other is from 11:00 to 19:00 Monday to Thursday and 10:00 to 17:30 on a Friday. During school holiday periods the hours will be 8:00 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 8:00 to 15:30 on a Friday.
We are justifiably proud to be one of the highest attaining 11-16 comprehensive schools in Kirklees and are regularly, heavily, oversubscribed. All our key performance measures are higher than the local and national averages. We were awarded ‘Good’ in all areas by Ofsted in November 2019 and, at our most recent inspection, in February 2025, Ofsted judged that "King James’s School has taken effective action to maintain the standards identified at the previous inspection".
We serve a suburban area and several villages to the south and east of Huddersfield. We have
been a Single Academy Trust since we converted in 2012, but can trace our origin back to 1608
when we were given the charter by King James I. We have a strong and committed staff who are proud to work here.
‘The King James’s Way’ sets out the values and commitments which lie at the centre of everything we do.
At King James’s School, we are proud of our inclusive and supportive working environment. As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we are committed to helping everyone reach their full potential. We offer a comprehensive training and development programme, which enables staff to perform to the very best of their abilities.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. We ask all applicants to provide us with two references, which will be obtained prior to any interview. We will also carry out online searches for all candidates who are shortlisted for interview as part of our due diligence. Any successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This post involves direct contact with children and is considered to be a regulated activity. This role is exempt for the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, so most criminal convictions must be disclosed to us.
You can find full details of the role and how to apply here.
Applications for the post should be submitted by 8:00 on Tuesday 28 April 2026.
If you have any queries about this post please contact Tracey Brook, PA to the Principal, on 01484
412990 or email her (staff.tbrook@kingjames.school).
About King James's School
- King James's School
- St Helen's Gate, Almondbury, Huddersfield
- West Yorkshire
- HD4 6SG
- United Kingdom
King James’s School is a highly successful and oversubscribed 11-16 comprehensive school (NOR 1050), serving a suburban area and a scatter of villages to the east and south of Huddersfield. It is situated approximately 2 miles from the centre of Huddersfield in a semi-rural position overlooking the Farnley Valley. The school, whose origins go back to the thirteenth century and has occupied its present site since 1547, became a stand-alone Academy in 2012.
King James’s is a truly comprehensive school. The annual intake of 210 students has a very broad socio-economic mix and our ethnic mix closely resembles that of the wider British society. The intake comes predominantly from our catchment areas of Almondbury, Lepton, Kirkheaton and Grange Moor, but we also receive a significant number from outside the area.
The essence of our school is built around three Hs:
- our distinguished History; values and traditions dating back more than 400 years
- our Holistic provision, which develops students both academically and pastorally; a curriculum that promotes social mobility, high-quality teaching with a focus on academic rigour and a strong extra-curricular offer
- our High expectations and aspirations; the expectation of excellent attendance, punctuality and behaviour
We provide a stimulating learning environment that encourages all of our students to achieve to the best of their ability. The School provides a broad and balanced curriculum that allows all students to reach the highest standards of education, underpinned by dedicated Pastoral care to support the learning and emotional needs of our students.
The curriculum is organised through seven Curriculum Faculties: English, Mathematics, Science, Languages, Humanities, Performance and Creative. At KS3 (Y7-9), our offer comprises subjects from all these faculties. At KS4 (Y10-11) students follow GCSE courses in English Language, English Literature, Mathematics and Science. In addition they choose four further subjects from a range of GCSE and Vocational courses, currently as follows: separate Science, French, Spanish, History, Geography, RE, Sociology, H&SC (Voc), Art, Textiles, Food, Graphics, i-Media (Voc), Computer Science, Enterprise and Marketing (Voc), Music (Voc), Drama (Voc), and Physical Education.
We have excellent facilities including extensive grounds, six computer suites, an Independent Learning Centre and other specialist teaching rooms.
In recent years teachers at King James’s School have been involved in numerous research teaching projects with a wide variety of different organisations. All of these initiatives have led to the School being at the forefront of development in Teaching and Learning.
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