Caretaker (including Lettings Duties) - The Cottesloe School
Location: Wing
Overview
We are looking for a friendly and reliable Caretaker to join our busy Site Team working across multiple school sites as required, with responsibility for security, maintenance, cleaning, health and safety, porterage and administrative duties including computer use.
Required: To start May 2026
Term time only: No
Salary type: Bucks Pay
Salary Details: Bucks Pay Range 2 (from Point 11 £26,522 per annum to Point 15 £28,742 per annum.
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: Full-time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (shift pattern 5 days over 7, rota-based including weekends and evenings to cover school events and external lettings), 22 days leave rising to 25 days after 5 years plus bank holidays.
Closing date: 08/05/2026
Interviews to be held: To be confirmed (we reserve the right to interview and appoint before the closing date and early application is advised)
About us
The Cottesloe School is a successful and oversubscribed Foundation secondary school with Sixth Form situated in the village of Wing in rural North Buckinghamshire, located conveniently for Milton Keynes, Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire. We are a forward-looking school with a Headteacher who leads an experienced and stable senior leadership team who have a passion for creating an inclusive learning environment, which enables all students to meet high expectations. Through our personalised CPD programme we offer first class commitment to developing individuals to reach their full potential. Emphasis on staff wellbeing is central to our culture and we provide a vibrant and caring working environment.
Website: www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk
About the role
Working collaboratively as a member of the Site Team, duties include responsibility for facilitating lettings with support from the Lettings Officer in line with the school's lettings policy.
It is an essential requirement that you hold a B1 manual driving licence to drive the school minibus.
For more detailed specifics of the role, please see the Job Description and Person Specification.
About you
The ability to work flexible hours including some evenings and weekends to cover lettings is essential.
Hands on experience of all the following areas would be an advantage: plumbing, decorating, carpentry, basic electrics.
Other information
Please complete an application form via MyNewTerm: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/110533/EDV-2026-CS-77456, providing full details of your education and employment history.
CVs and paper application forms will not be accepted.
Please use the job description & person specification and advert to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples to demonstrate how you match the requirements and what impact your contribution would make in terms of working at The Cottesloe School.
The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school's safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.
It is an offence to apply for a role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. Shortlisted applicants will be asked to complete a self-declaration form. Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, and satisfactory teacher status, qualification, identity, health and reference checks as part of the safer recruitment process. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.
Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemption Amendment) Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 there are a number of jobs where we must take account of convictions, even though they are 'spent' (excluding youth cautions, reprimands and warnings). All posts at this school are regarded as such. However, spent and/or unspent convictions may not necessarily make you unsuitable for appointment. Staff have a duty to inform the Headteacher of any change in their DBS status and to make the Headteacher aware of any incidents that may impact on their ability to work with children and young people.
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.
