Caretaker

 Make a difference every day – join our fantastic team at The Kings School!  

Interview date: Week commencing Monday 2 November 2026 

We are seeking to appoint a committed Caretaker at The Kings School. The successful candidate will be responsible for assisting in providing a well maintained, safe, secure, and clean working environment for the school. They will undertake activities to maintain a safe and clean internal and external environment, and undertake routine checks as required. 

Key responsibilities:  

• The management and delivery of reactive maintenance tasks 

• Undertaking compliance tasks as required and record evidence on a computerised system 

• Providing day to day supervision to a team of cleaners, ensuring duties are carried out to the highest of standards

• Maintaining site security through locking and unlocking the school’s buildings, setting the security alarm and other security systems where applicable.

This is a 22.5 hours per week, all year round, permanent contract. The successful candidate will be on a daily split shift pattern with rotating weeks: 

Week 1:  Wednesday - 6:00 am - 2:00pm , Thursday - 6:00 am - 2:00pm, Friday - 6:00 am - 2:00pm 

Week 2:  Wednesday - 11:00 am – 7:00pm, Thursday - 11:00 am – 7:00pm, Friday - 11:00 am – 7:00pm 

Ready to apply? 

To apply, complete an application form via our website. 

About The King’s School  

The King’s School is a warm, supportive and hardworking place to be, where students are respectful, friendly and a pleasure to work around. While we’re proud of our strong academic reputation, we’re just as proud of the positive, caring atmosphere that runs throughout the school.  

Our staff describe The King’s School as a workplace where people look out for one another and where every role makes a real difference. Our recent staff survey reflects a strong sense of teamwork, trust and appreciation across the whole school community.  

If you’re looking to join a friendly, supportive school community where every member of staff is valued, The King’s School is a fantastic place to work.  

For more information, please visit our website. 

What can we offer you? 
Be part of a team that values your wellbeing, development and work–life balance. As a member of our school community, you’ll benefit from: 

• Exciting career and leadership pathways supported by outstanding CPD opportunities 

• Everyday Development (EDD) Framework: A simple, personal and flexible goal-based approach to continuous learning, career growth and wellbeing 

• For the 2026/27 academic year, we have provided staff with three Everyday Development (EDD) days, the next is on Friday 11th December 2026. These development days will offer you self-directed time away from the workplace to recharge and reflect on your personal and career goals 

• Generous employer pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund – LGPS)  

• Fantastic family friendly policies with a focus on employee work/life balance

• Access to Ark Rewards scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers, interest- free loans available for travel seasons tickets or a bike, gym discounts and free eye tests  

• Blue Light Card    

• Employee wellbeing programme (including physiotherapy, personal or professional concerns on legal, health, finance, wellbeing, and other matters) 

• Free flu vaccinations. 

Click here to find out more about the benefits of working for Ark 

About Ark 

There are 34,000 students learning in our network of 48 schools across Birmingham, Hastings, London, Pontefract and Portsmouth. We’ve always believed that, with the right approach, every child has the potential to succeed. We work in the communities where we can make the biggest difference to children’s lives, and all our schools are non-selective.   

It works: our schools achieve great results – significantly outperforming national averages, especially when it comes to driving progress – the best measure for ‘closing the gap’.  

We take what we learn in our schools to develop new solutions and approaches that we can share. Over the last two decades, we have developed and incubated more than 20 projects and programmes, supporting them to scale and achieve systemic impact on the life chances of all children. Over 300,000 children currently learn using an Ark curriculum and our Ark Start nurseries are demonstrating a new model for early years education that we hope will become the norm. 

Diversity and inclusion 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link. 

Safeguarding statement 

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis, and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience. 

Further information  

If you have any questions about this position or the application process, please do not hesitate to contact us on the below details  

• 01977 601701  

•  recruitment@arkkingsschool.org.uk