We're seeking to appoint a caretaker to join our school with a range of practical skills who is competent with DIY duties. You'll work in a fast-paced environment, so it's key that you have a flexible approach to your work. You will need to respond and react to a changing work pattern, and the need to plan ahead is essential to help manage the maintenance of the school site.
Day to day, your role will be varied and you'll be responsible for maintenance, security, and health and safety of the school site. Taking direction from the Headteacher with support from the Trust Estates and Premises Manager, we're looking for someone who has:
- Experience of working within a similar role or willing to learn the role.
- The necessary experience or qualification within a certain relevant trade.
- Strong ICT and organisation skills and clarity.
- Great written and verbal communication skills.
This post is permanent, full time 37 hours per week and full year.
Work schedule: Monday - Thursday 7:00-15:00 and Friday 7:00 - 14:30. At times, hours may vary to accommodate contractors and meetings within school.
At Whitehouse Primary School, every child is valued, cared for and encouraged to reach their potential in an atmosphere of warmth, creativity, challenge and support. Our vision is to be a community which offers the best possible education for all our pupils, because if our children are happy, they will learn, thrive and grow.
Our school is one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
In return we offer:
- Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
- A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
- The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
- Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
- Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
- Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Looking for further information? Please contact James Rochester, Trust Estates and Premises Manager on 0191 2284090 for an informal discussion.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Monday 10th February 2025.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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