Caretaker
Yewlands Academy
Sheffield
- £20,092 - £22,183 per year
- Quick apply
- Expired
- Salary:
- Grade 4 SCP 7 - 12
- Job type:
- Full Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- As soon as possible
- Apply by:
- 10 September 2021
Job overview
Our opportunity:
We have a fantastic opportunity for an energetic and motivated caretaker to join our premises team to help us ensure that our Academy provides a safe, welcoming and purposeful environment for children, staff and visitors. Yewlands Academy is looking for a practical and well-motivated person for the post of Caretaker to join our team of committed staff. We are very proud of our building so we especially want someone who will really care for our Academy, ensuring it looks its best, is safe and exemplifies the high expectations we have of our students. The role will include a wide range of responsibilities and duties connected with the fabric of the building, health and safety, grounds and facilities maintenance and security.
The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, keen to work in partnership with the staff at Yewlands Academy and able to work under instruction as well as having the ability to use their initiative. They should have the ability to provide a service to the site and an efficient support service to the site users and community groups. The post involves a rotating shift pattern and weekend working may be required occasionally. Good literacy and numeracy skills are essential.
We are looking for a caretaker who is:
• passionate and motivated to provide the best site for our students
• innovative and ready to support a site that is well-kept and organised
• a hands-on individual who can develop and implement systems/procedures as well as maintain current ones
• able to contribute to projects and maintenance schedules
• practical, with good DIY skills
We can offer:
• good professional development opportunities
• a caring, committed and inclusive ethos
• a committed friendly, supportive staff team
• an excellent learning environment
• fantastic students
• a chance to make a real difference to the lives of children
We welcome contact from anyone considering applying to Yewlands and in normal circumstances we would have encouraged prospective applicants to visit the Academy. If you do want to find out more please arrange an informal chat with our Premises Manager, Mrs Debbie Smedley, by email DSmedley@brigantiatrust.net. To request an information pack please contact Brigantia Human Resources, by email recruitment@brigantiatrust.net
Brigantia Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Details are also available on our websites, www.brigantiatrust.net and www.yewlandsacademy.org
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Attached documents
About Yewlands Academy
- Yewlands Academy
- Creswick Lane, Grenoside, Sheffield
- South Yorkshire
- S35 8NN
- United Kingdom
As a Brigantia Academy, our vision is to create excellence together through a culture of care.
Part of the Brigantia Learning Trust, Yewlands Academy is a mixed, comprehensive, non-denominational 11-16 secondary school based in Grenoside, Sheffield. Yewlands provides a creative, broad, experiential and ambitious curriculum for 900 secondary students.
Principal
Kimberley Willmot
Join Our Team at Yewlands Academy
At Yewlands Academy, we are proud to foster a culture built on high expectations, mutual respect, and a relentless commitment to every student's success. When you become part of our team, you join a community that believes:
- Every child deserves to feel safe, happy, and valued.
- Exceptional teaching is the foundation of achievement, delivered through a curriculum that challenges, inspires, and supports all learners.
- Inclusion is non-negotiable; we celebrate diversity and ensure all students are seen, heard, and supported.
- Positive relationships and mutual respect shape our daily interactions, creating a calm and purposeful environment.
- Behaviour and conduct reflect our shared standards - always high, always consistent.
- We aim high, believe in every student’s potential, and champion a “no excuses” culture.
- Our sense of community is strong, defined by tolerance, understanding, and a united goal: helping every learner achieve their very best.
Our vision for education is clear: to provide an ambitious, inclusive and enriching learning experience where no child is left behind and where every student is empowered to grow academically, socially, and emotionally. We believe in breaking down barriers to success, nurturing a lifelong love of learning, and ensuring every child leaves us ready to thrive in the world beyond school.
If you are passionate about education and ready to make a difference without compromise, we welcome your application. Together, there are no excuses, only opportunities to grow, lead, and succeed.
Ofsted (Autumn 2024)
- Since the previous inspection, the school has made significant improvements. The school’s work has resulted in improvements to outcomes over time.
- The school, working with the trust, has designed an ambitious curriculum that clearly sets out what pupils should learn. It has thought carefully about the order pupils need to develop their knowledge.
- The school identifies and supports those pupils who are in the early stages of learning to read. The school gives these pupils additional help, which enables some to catch up quickly.
- Pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) are identified effectively by the school. The school works with external agencies, such as educational psychologists, to access additional help for these pupils.
- Pupils benefit from the school’s effective work to promote their personal development.
- Those responsible for leadership at Yewlands Academy know their school well. The school has been on a considerable journey of change over the last few years, leading to an improved experience for pupils in all aspects of school life.
Employee Assistance Programme
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