Groundsman/Caretaker - Gateway School
Location: Great Missenden
Overview
Do you enjoy general grounds maintenance and caretaking responsibilities? Are you familiar and competent using small industrial, electrical, garden and mechanical equipment? Do you have the practical skills and initiative to maintain an educational site ensuring safety, compliance and efficiency? Do you like the thought of working in a busy and friendly school environment where no two days are the same? Then our role as Groundsman/Caretaker could be for you.
Job salary: Competitive and dependent upon experience
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full time
Closing date: Monday 23 February (midday)
Interviews: w/c 23 February
About us
Gateway School is a thriving, vibrant and nurturing independent day school for boys and girls aged 2 to 11, located in the heart of the Chiltern Hills in the village of Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire.
Ages: 2–11 Pupils on roll: Approx. 265+ Small class sizes ensuring every child is known and supported Broad and creative curriculum Specialist teaching ISI Rated: Excellent in all areas Part of the Bellevue Education Group – offering high-quality professional development, shared expertise, and a family of schools united by a shared commitment to excellence in education. – offering global collaboration and rich CPD opportunities.
Website: https://www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk/
About the role
Duties/Responsibilities:
- Unlocking the school in the morning including and turning off the alarm
- Locking and resetting alarm during the school holidays when necessary
- Checking the security of the boundaries including the rear bottom gate
- Upkeep and general care of the school
- Mowing and maintenance of flowerbeds and field
- General painting and decorating as required
For more information please see attached recruitment pack
About you
We are looking to appoint a hardworking and conscientious person to join our thriving independent co-educational prep school. Should you feel that this role aligns with your strengths, we would love to hear from you.
The right candidate will be:
- A motivated team player
- An excellent communicator who will be able to establish effective working relationships with staff, children and parents
- Competent using small industrial, electrical, garden and mechanical equipment
- Practical skills and initiative to maintain an educational site ensuring safety, compliance and efficiency.
By joining our team you can enjoy benefits such as pension scheme, social events, Perkbox, employee recognition and reward scheme, breakfast/lunch provided daily and a family feel working environment.
For more information please see attached recruitment pack
Other information
An application form is available to download from the ‘About Gateway’ menu on our website at www.gatewayschool-bucks.co.uk or from Mrs Helen Brown
Email: [email protected] or
Telephone: 01494 862407.
Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Gateway School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.
All offers of employment are subject to references and a Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
Gateway School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All appointments are subject to enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, reference checks and pre-employment safeguarding procedures.
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).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
