Caretaker

Prospect House Primary School currently have an exciting opportunity for a Caretaker to assist in the responsibility for maintenance, security and facilities management of our brand new, purpose built, school site and premises. The successful applicant will be a team player and will have the ability to communicate well with staff and pupils at all levels. 

This is a permanent, full-time role, working 35 hours per week, all-year round. The role is Grade 3, with a starting annual salary of £18,933.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

•  carrying out general maintenance and repairs in the school, in accordance with the expectation of senior staff, and reporting any safety hazards/unsafe practices in and around the building. This includes undertaking repairs and maintenance to fixtures and fittings and carrying out decoration.
•  be a responsible key holder and ensure security of the premises, grounds and its contents, including monitoring CCTV or surveillance equipment where appropriate.
• undertaking and maintaining the cleanliness and physical appearance/environment of the designated site – inside and out, including maintenance of specialist facilities and equipment following appropriate training, where applicable
•  managing designated site staff and ensuring that cleaning is carried out by contractors in accordance with specification
• acting as a first aider for the school.
• undertaking emergency and other cleaning duties which may occur during the school day e.g. cleaning up hazardous substances, broken glass etc.

About Us

Prospect House Primary School is currently on a shared site with Grange School in Levenshulme.  We are at a very exciting stage of development, as we plan to move into our brand new purpose built school in March 2022. The new site will be on Bank House Road, Higher Blackley, Manchester, M9 8LT. We will be transitioning our current cohort of pupils to the new site in April 2022, and are looking for dedicated and enthusiastic individuals to help support our school community and grow our incredible staff team during the transition and beyond.  This is an incredible opportunity to join a growing school as part of a well established Outstanding Multi Academy Trust.

About the Trust

Our school is proud to be part of the Prospere Learning Trust. Prospere Learning Trust was formed in September 2017 through the merger of two multi academy trusts. We currently employ over 850 staff and are passionate about providing exceptional education for children from any background so that they become happy, confident adults with excellent academic knowledge and qualifications. We believe that our staff play a vital role in achieving our vision. Great schools thrive because of the great people in them.

You will be joining a dynamic and forward-thinking Trust that works in partnership to ensure outstanding achievement of all children. As an employee of our Trust you will be supported to grow and develop; we are committed to your own professional development.  Your contribution will be recognised and valued but your time will be respect and supported; your wellbeing is important to us.  You will have access to materials which support the development of personal health and wellbeing.

Application procedure:

Please note we do not accept CVs; applications will only be accepted on the TES application form and references will be applied for at the shortlisting stage. Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. 

The closing date for applications is Sunday 30 January 2022. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to interviews to take place on 4 February 2022. 

All schools within the Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

All applicants must be permitted to work in the UK and hold a relevant work permit where necessary. This is not a role in which the Trust sponsors a visa application. If you have lived or worked outside of the UK in the last 5 years, the Trust will also require additional information in order to comply with safer recruitment requirements. Any job offer will be conditional on the satisfactory completion of the necessary pre-employment checks including receipt of satisfactory references.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer and we positively welcome applications from all candidates regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation.