Caretaker

Smithdon High School are seeking a Caretaker to join our friendly and supportive site team. To ensure that the school premises and contents are properly maintained, secured and ready for use, in accordance with all Health and Safety Regulations and the practices and procedures of the school. To help keep the school clean and tidy

Start Date: ASAP

Salary: Scale C, Pt 4 - £12.65 per hour

Permanent

Email: recruitment@westnorfolkacademiestrust.co.uk

Website: https://www.smithdonhigh.org.uk/

About the Role

As Caretaker, you will help support our children and staff in their daily lives, by ensuring our site is well maintained and equipped to meet their needs. You will take pride in maintaining our school, from day-to-day repairs to completing risk assessments, carrying out security procedures, checking equipment, training, supervising and motivating the cleaning team, scoping and implementing work schedules and rotas.

Main Duties and Responsibilities, but not limited to:

·       Maintaining safe working practices and adherence to all best practice and statutory requirements in the area of Health and Safety arrangements for the Caretaking function including completion of risk assessments.

·       Effectively manage store cupboards and stock rotation, minimising stock holding and working to a set budget. Completing purchase orders, placing orders and maintaining records.

·       To be fully aware of, and to comply with, all departmental instructions and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work, and to recognise the responsibilities required under the Health and Safety at Work, etc. Act 1974.

·       To undertake porterage and handyperson duties, including moving goods and furniture, minor repairs to property, fixtures, fittings and equipment.

·       Completing cleaning and deep cleaning duties dependent on the needs of the business;

·       To undertake general duties, dealing with lost property, general cleaning of store rooms, obtaining or storing equipment/materials for teaching and other staff.

For a full job description please click the link below.

Closing Date for Applications: 18th April 2025

Interview Dates: TBC

Start Date: ASAP

How to apply

For this vacancy, please click the 'Apply for Job' button, to complete our online application form.

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable field is met.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from minority ethnic communities and those with disabilities. An enhanced DBS check will be required.

As part of our recruitment process it is necessary for us to perform an online social media check. The reason for the online search is to identify any matters that might relate directly to our legal duty to meet the safeguarding duties set out in KCSIE. There is no other purpose for a search.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualifications) 2009 Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post.