Caretaker - Newtown School
Location: Chesham
Overview
We are looking for a flexible, adaptable and reliable Caretaker, who shares our school values, to join our team and help keep our site and facilities well maintained and safe.
This is a part-time role, 20 hours per week (2:30pm – 6:30pm) , 52 weeks per year with additional ad-hoc overtime when required. All annual leave must be taken during school holidays. This is a physically demanding role which will require some heavy lifting / working at height.
Job Salary Bucks Pay Range 2 point 11-15 depending on experience (aprox £13,400 - £14,500 per year)
Contract Type Permanent – Start date 1st July 2024
Hours 20 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, 22 days annual leave.
Closing Date for Applications Noon, Monday 20th May 2024
About us
At Newtown our values are caring, curiosity and courage. Newtown is a vibrant, innovative school set in the heart of the community it serves. The ethos of our two form entry school is welcoming, nurturing and enthusiastic. Our children are confident in their ability to learn, resilient and considerate of others.
Website: www.newtown.education
About the role
The Caretaker will:
- Maintain the security of the school site.
- Be responsible for routine Health & Safety checks and statutory reviews (including COSHH, training provided).
- Be responsible for premises management and maintenance to ensure the site is kept clean and safe and in a good state of repair.
- Undertake emergency cleaning duties and support the cleaning staff where required.
- Assist with any movement of deliveries, furniture or anything else as required around the site.
Please see the attached job specification for further details.
About you
The successful candidate will:
- Have a high standard of DIY/maintenance experience.
- Be able to work proactively under their own initiative.
- Ideally have some experience of Health & Safety guidelines although training will be provided.
- Be adaptable, flexible and cheerful!
Please see the attached person specification for further details.
Other information
Completed application forms should be returned to: [email protected] by noon on Monday 20th May 2024. We can not accept CVs, please complete the application form.
Interviews will be held on Thursday 23rd May 2024. Further details about Newtown School can be found on our website: www.newtown.education
Newtown School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, online searches will be done as part of due diligence checks and satisfactory references must be obtained before commencing work.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020 and 2023).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance published by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
