Caretaker - Part time

25 hours per week 7am-12.00pm, 52 weeks per year

We are now looking to appoint a Caretaker to join our Premises Team in looking after our large primary school and grounds in order to maintain an excellent and safe school environment for staff and pupils. The successful candidate will ensure that their work is carried out to the highest possible standard.

The ideal candidate will be a conscientious, hard-working, flexible and self-motivated individual who will take pride in the presentation of our school. You will assist the Head Teacher and Premises Manager in ensuring the effective management, organisation and supervision of all matters relating to the school’s premises.

Your duties will include all aspects relating to security and safety of the premises, supervising cleaners, general maintenance and repairs, supervising contractors, some cleaning and ensuring the smooth running of the school. The job will include require flexibility of working hours on occasion and some additional hours in evenings and weekends to open and secure the premises for external lettings, school events or polling days.

Further details about this vacancy, including the Job Description and Person Specification, are available to download.

Your Application

To apply for this vacancy please download and complete the application form, from the downloads section below. Applications should be submitted via email to fairfordrecruitment@illuminateminds.org

The closing date for applications is as stated above. Please note that we cannot accept Kent-Teach application forms or CV's.

References will be requested for applicants shortlisted for interview only and prior to interview. Only those shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Only applicants shortlisted for interview will be contacted.

Applicants invited to interview stage will be required to complete a Self-Disclosure form.

An Enhanced DBS certificate will be required on provisional offer, including a check of the Children’s Barred List. Further vetting checks, in line with the requirements of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2021 will be completed following a provisional offer of appointment.

This post is considered to be a customer-facing position; as such it falls within scope of the Code of Practice on English language requirement for public sector workers.  Fairford Academy Barneshurst therefore has a statutory duty under Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 to ensure that post holders have a command of spoken English sufficient for the effective performance of the job requirements. The appropriate standards are set out in the person specification. These will be applied during the recruitment/selection and probationary stages.