Caretaking and Maintenance Site Assistant
| Posting date: | 07 October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | As per job advert |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 October 2025 |
| Location: | Cleobury Mortimer, Kidderminster |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Lacon Childe School
Trust Estates and Facilities – Caretaking and Maintenance Site Assistant
Start date as soon as possible
Fulltime, permanent position, 37 hours per week, full year.
NJC range points 7 - 11 £26,403 - £28,142.
This position carries an annual leave allocation of 25 days plus public holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (annual leave entitlement to be taken in the school holidays).
Hours:
12.00 noon to 8.00 pm Monday and Thursday (30 min lunch break)
10.00 am to 6.00 pm Tuesday and Wednesday (30 min lunch break)
10.00 am to 17.30 pm Friday (with 30 min lunch break)
Some flexibility in these hours may be required.
Progression is subject to annual performance management.
Reporting to the Trust Estates, Facilities and IT Infrastructure Lead.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Caretaking and Maintenance Site Assistant to an experienced team at Lacon Childe School. The site services team has responsibility for the buildings, grounds, site security as well as health and safety of all personnel on site and all operational matters.
The School is looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic and well organised individual to join our Trust Estates and Facilities Team.
This post will require excellent communication, extensive maintenance experience, organisational and IT skills. Experience of working in an organisational maintenance position and having health and safety knowledge and understanding is essential. Experience in schools and a qualification in NPTC in land based machinery or equivalent would be beneficial as would a qualification in basic plumbing or electrical site maintenance but not essential.
For further information and to obtain an application form and full job description, please see our website www.lacon-childe.org.uk or contact Mrs Viv Hulme, Trust Estates, Facilities and IT Infrastructure Lead by email viv.hulme@laconchildeschool.co.uk. Completed application forms should be submitted to hr@laconchildeschool.co.uk by 9 am Friday 31st October 2025 (we reserve the right to close the application deadline early).
The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust and all its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous child protection procedures are in place. Appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, where applicable a prohibition from teaching check and other appropriate pre-employment checks. Applicants should read our safeguarding policy (available on our website) prior to application.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offendersact-1974.
Trust Estates and Facilities – Caretaking and Maintenance Site Assistant
Start date as soon as possible
Fulltime, permanent position, 37 hours per week, full year.
NJC range points 7 - 11 £26,403 - £28,142.
This position carries an annual leave allocation of 25 days plus public holidays rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (annual leave entitlement to be taken in the school holidays).
Hours:
12.00 noon to 8.00 pm Monday and Thursday (30 min lunch break)
10.00 am to 6.00 pm Tuesday and Wednesday (30 min lunch break)
10.00 am to 17.30 pm Friday (with 30 min lunch break)
Some flexibility in these hours may be required.
Progression is subject to annual performance management.
Reporting to the Trust Estates, Facilities and IT Infrastructure Lead.
An exciting opportunity has arisen to appoint a Caretaking and Maintenance Site Assistant to an experienced team at Lacon Childe School. The site services team has responsibility for the buildings, grounds, site security as well as health and safety of all personnel on site and all operational matters.
The School is looking for a hardworking, enthusiastic and well organised individual to join our Trust Estates and Facilities Team.
This post will require excellent communication, extensive maintenance experience, organisational and IT skills. Experience of working in an organisational maintenance position and having health and safety knowledge and understanding is essential. Experience in schools and a qualification in NPTC in land based machinery or equivalent would be beneficial as would a qualification in basic plumbing or electrical site maintenance but not essential.
For further information and to obtain an application form and full job description, please see our website www.lacon-childe.org.uk or contact Mrs Viv Hulme, Trust Estates, Facilities and IT Infrastructure Lead by email viv.hulme@laconchildeschool.co.uk. Completed application forms should be submitted to hr@laconchildeschool.co.uk by 9 am Friday 31st October 2025 (we reserve the right to close the application deadline early).
The Shropshire Gateway Educational Trust and all its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Rigorous child protection procedures are in place. Appointments are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, where applicable a prohibition from teaching check and other appropriate pre-employment checks. Applicants should read our safeguarding policy (available on our website) prior to application.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offendersact-1974.