School Caretaker

We are looking for a proactive and flexible Caretaker to work at our Chiltern Skills and Enterprise Centre in Chesham who will take responsibility for the maintenance and protection of Aspire property and assets in order to provide the best possible learning environment for our students.

Each of our caretakers is based at a different site across Buckinghamshire, and will spend a significant of time at their home base, however they also travel to our other sites whenever required, particularly when larger jobs require teamwork. It is important that our team members are equally happy working alone or as part of a team, and you must be happy to travel across the county.

The ultimate responsibility of our caretakers is to ensure that the school buildings, grounds and equipment provide a safe and secure learning environment for our students, and that repairs are promptly identified and carried out.

Our caretaker team reports to the Operations Lead, who oversees and coordinates the work. We are looking for a team member who can proactively seek solutions to faults raised and provide solutions to a range of different maintenance issues, referring more complex matters to the Operations Lead.

Flexibility is absolutely paramount in this role, as alongside the core tasks, you might be required to carry out multiple diverse supporting activities on any given day, such as heavy lifting, traffic management, cleaning up spillages/litter, leaf clearance, furniture removal and any other reasonable tasks required by the Head of School or the Operations Lead.

All Aspire staff are expected to be role models for our students, and the role requires professional interactions with a wide range of individuals such as students, teachers, support staff, contractors and other visitors to our sites.

You must be prepared to work in an environment where students sometimes exhibit very difficult behaviours. At Aspire we believe that all behaviour is communication, and that children who present with challenging behaviour need additional love, care and support. We are looking for someone who will really enjoy working to create the best possible learning environment for our vulnerable, sometimes challenging and often wonderful young people.

For more information, or to arrange a visit or informal conversation with our Operations Lead, please contact our HR Department via hr@aspireap.org.uk .

To apply for this role, please complete the Application Form and Recruitment Monitoring Form. 

Applications should be sent to our HR Department, on hr@aspireap.org.uk

Please apply as soon as possible. We reserve the right to interview upon receipt of application.