Caretaker - William Harding School
Location: Aylesbury
Overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work with a hard-working and dedicated staff and wonderful children who live our school motto of; Aim high… Work hard… Be kind…
We are looking for an enthusiastic, ambitious and skilled Caretaker to be part of our commitment to achieving excellence. We are a four-form entry primary school with a pre-school. William Harding is resourced well to drive forward teaching and learning.
Salary: Band 2, Point 11 to 15 (£26,522 to £28,742) depending on experience.
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time, 37 hours per weeks, covering the hours of 07:00 to 19:00 on a shift rota basis. 52 weeks PA
Closing date: 22/05/2026
Interviews: Scheduled according to applications that are received
About us
Why Work at William Harding?
We are a welcoming, inclusive community with a diverse mix of pupils which includes an Additional Resourced Provision for pupils with Speech and Language needs and Physical Disabilities. We pride ourselves on our sense of belonging and strong relationships in our school community.
William Harding has a clear vision led by an experienced and ambitious leadership team. Staff are committed to raising standards and there is a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and teamwork. We have well behaved children who are keen to learn.
The SLT take wellbeing and workload very seriously and this is clear in the work they do towards supporting staff.
More information can be found here: https://www.williamhardingschool.co.uk/staffwellbeing
About the role
To provide a welcoming, safe and clean environment for users of the school buildings and grounds; security duties as directed on school premises and site.
This post will be working alongside other Caretakers and the lists below are indicative of the role.
Please see attached job description for full details.
About you
Applicants should:
- Have worked in Caretaking, Building maintenance, Facilities, Security, including alarm and fire safety systems
- Have the ability to work flexibly, independently and as part of a team
- Have used a facilities job ticketing system
- Have basic DIY skills
- Be reasonably fit to carry out the duties of the job
- Be able to carry out manual handling and lifting
- Be willing to work in all weather conditions – clothing will be supplied
Other information
Please email a completed application form to [email protected].
William Harding School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to a disclosure of criminal records at an enhanced level. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, online searches will be carried out on all shortlisted candidates. The search is not part of the shortlisting process itself, and candidates will have a chance to address any issues of concern that come up during the search at interview. Any offer of employment, or agreement to volunteer, is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and DBS checks.
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.
