Caretaker
| Posting date: | 27 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 09 July 2025 |
| Location: | Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 4AY |
| Company: | Teaching Vacancies |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | b74b12dc-3e56-42e7-90c6-4ab0d204eda6 |
Summary
What skills and experience we're looking for
Saltash Community School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed candidate who has maintenance skills and experience. You will be supporting the maintenance, refurbishment and caretaking of our school.
The role requires someone with a flexible approach and the ability to carry out basic maintenance and caretaking duties for our school. You will be responsible for ensuring that daily tasks relating to the operation, maintenance and cleanliness of the buildings, grounds and equipment are managed effectively. You will be working alongside our existing school site team. The ability to work within a team and to work on your own initiative as required are important.
This is a support staff role with SMART Trust, working all year including some working time within the school holidays. It comes with the benefits of, annual leave, local government pension, sick pay scheme, training and development, and a welcoming and supportive working environment.
We are looking for candidates with:
• good building/maintenance experience
• excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• a desire to complete all jobs to the highest of standards
What the school offers its staff
We are part of South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), incorporating other schools, both primary and secondary, from South East Cornwall. If you would like to become part of our school, we would like to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
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): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references 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.
Saltash Community School is seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and committed candidate who has maintenance skills and experience. You will be supporting the maintenance, refurbishment and caretaking of our school.
The role requires someone with a flexible approach and the ability to carry out basic maintenance and caretaking duties for our school. You will be responsible for ensuring that daily tasks relating to the operation, maintenance and cleanliness of the buildings, grounds and equipment are managed effectively. You will be working alongside our existing school site team. The ability to work within a team and to work on your own initiative as required are important.
This is a support staff role with SMART Trust, working all year including some working time within the school holidays. It comes with the benefits of, annual leave, local government pension, sick pay scheme, training and development, and a welcoming and supportive working environment.
We are looking for candidates with:
• good building/maintenance experience
• excellent interpersonal/communication skills
• a desire to complete all jobs to the highest of standards
What the school offers its staff
We are part of South East Cornwall Multi Academy Regional Trust (SMART), incorporating other schools, both primary and secondary, from South East Cornwall. If you would like to become part of our school, we would like to hear from you.
Commitment to safeguarding
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): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references 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.