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Caretaker

Caretaker

Watford Grammar School for Boys

Watford

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Salary:
H3 £16,781 - £17,772 plus fringe
Job type:
Full Time, Permanent
Start date:
February 2018
Apply by:
31 January 2018

Job overview

WATFORD GRAMMAR SCHOOL FOR BOYS 

A leading UK State School for boys aged 11-18 with a national reputation for academic excellence 

'An outstanding school' - OFSTED 2001 and 2006  

Required for February 2018 

Full time School Caretaker  H3 £16,781 - £17,772 plus fringe per annum   

The Governors are seeking to appoint an experienced, highly motivated, individual to take on the role of School Caretaker to assist the Site Manager to provide a clean and safe environment for all users of the school buildings and grounds.  

The school is located near to the centre of Watford in the Cassiobury Park area.  It comprises accommodation for over 1300 students including a Grade II listed building, the Clarendon Muse, a stunning new STEM centre, sports hall and gym and a pavilion and sports facilities located nearby offsite.    

Watford Grammar School for Boys is popular and highly respected.  Its examination results and educational and extra-curricular facilities make it one of the most successful state schools in the country.  The admissions policy prioritises children of staff.   

Further information is available from the school and on our website at www.watfordboys.org.   Application by completed application form to Ian Cooksey, Headmaster, Watford Grammar School for Boys, Rickmansworth Road, Watford, WD18 7JF, 01923 208900 (email: brownc@watfordboys.org). All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS Check.    The closing date for applications is 31st January 2018.

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About Watford Grammar School for Boys

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+44 1923 208900

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Watford Grammar School for Boys is an academy with over 1400 students, including over 400 in the sixth form. From its origins as a charity school for 60 pupils founded by Dame Elizabeth Fuller in 1704, the boys’ school moved to its present site in 1912 and became an Academy in 2010. Located next to the centre of Watford, near Cassiobury Park, it comprises of a Grade II listed building, The Clarendon Muse, The James Theatre, a dedicated STEM Centre and extensive sports facilities.

We are always seeking to improve staff wellbeing:

  • Low academic curriculum contact time (80%)
  • An admissions policy that prioritises children of staff
  • Flexible approach to leave
  • Increased holiday through disaggregation of INSET days
  • Governors' contribution of £1,500 to staff common room
  • Free biscuits, tea/coffee and milk
  • Dining allowance for parents' evenings and INSETs
  • Free flu jabs
  • Cycle Scheme, bike sheds, free use of gym, free counselling service, free yoga sessions
  • Cover supervisors and external invigilators employed
  • Subsidised staff accommodation next to the school
  • Support through Masters and Leadership Pathways

To find out more about working at the school, please visit

https://www.watfordboys.org/69/virtual-tour

Mr Ian Cooksey MA (Oxon) MA (Lond) FRGS

Values and vision

Our aim is to provide an education of the highest quality to meet the individual and collective needs and aspirations for every student, guided by our school values of:

Endeavour and Excellence

Integrity and Kindness

Creativity and Individuality

Ofsted

This is a school where pupils excel. It is a remarkably friendly and welcoming school. Pupils are enthusiastic learners. They value how teachers are highly ambitious for them. Pupils rise to the challenges their teachers set them and produce high quality work. They thrive in the nurturing culture that staff have created .

View Watford Grammar School for Boys’ latest Ofsted report here 

Connect through our social media channels:

Twitter https://twitter.com/WBGSExcellence

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/watfordgrammarboys

Linked-In https://www.linkedin.com/school/watford-grammar-school-for-boys/


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