Caretaker (GCA)
| Posting date: | 02 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,403.00 to £28,142.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 12 December 2025 |
| Location: | PE29 2AG |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | ACES Academies Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
Caretaker (GCA)
Godmanchester Community Academy is seeking an organised, proactive and dedicated School Caretaker to join our friendly and hard-working team. As the custodian of our school site, you will play a vital role in ensuring our buildings and grounds are safe, welcoming and well-presented for the 420 pupils, staff and families who use them every day.
Godmanchester Community Academy, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE29 2AG
Start date: January 2026 (subject to pre- employment checks)
Date posted: Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Closing date: Midday Friday 12th December 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert subject to receipt of suitable applicants).
Contract type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 08:00am - 16:00pm and Friday 08:00am - 15:30pm, with a 30-minute unpaid break, 52 weeks per year.
Salary: Scale 4, Point 7 - 11, namely £26,403 - £28,142
This is an important role at the heart of our school community, requiring an excellent eye for detail, a solution-focused mindset and a strong commitment to health and safety. Your work will directly support our school values of Kindness and Hard Work, helping to create an environment where every child can thrive.
About the Role
As our Caretaker, you will:
Maintain the security of the school, including intruder alarms, gates, doors and emergency call-out duties as a key holder.
Carry out daily health and safety checks, responding quickly to hazards and ensuring pupils and staff are safe at all times.
Complete statutory compliance tasks such as water hygiene checks, boiler monitoring, fire alarm testing, emergency lighting checks, sprinkler system checks, meter readings and playground inspections.
Undertake routine maintenance, repairs and minor refurbishment, ensuring the school remains in excellent working order.
Support the smooth running of our busy school day by managing deliveries, moving furniture, setting up halls and supporting staff where needed.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation across the site, including occasional cleaning tasks, litter picking and monitoring external bin collections.
Liaise with and supervise external contractors, ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
Carry out routine grounds maintenance, ensuring our outdoor spaces are safe, tidy and inviting for pupils.
Monitor stock levels of consumables and maintenance supplies, ensuring the school remains well resourced.
Build positive relationships with staff, pupils and visitors, modelling the welcoming ethos of Godmanchester Community Academy.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Takes pride in caring for a school environment and understands their role as a custodian of our site.
Has strong practical and maintenance skills, with confidence in tackling a wide range of basic repairs.
Can identify issues quickly and respond with practical, solution-focused actions.
Understands and applies health and safety expectations in a school setting.
Is reliable, trustworthy and able to work independently with initiative.
Can be flexible, adaptable and calm in a busy school environment.
Communicates clearly and works well as part of a supportive team.
Why Join Godmanchester Community Academy?
A welcoming and diverse school community at the heart of the town
Supportive colleagues and strong pastoral ethos
Opportunities for professional development
A role where your work makes a visible, meaningful difference every day
If you take pride in your work and want to contribute to a school where children feel safe, valued and ready to learn, we would love to hear from you.
We encourage and warmly invite potential candidates to visit the school for a pre-application tour with our Headteacher. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01480 375115.
Enquiries and applications to: Recruitment@acesmat.uk (CV’s will not be accepted)
Closing date: Midday Friday 12th December 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert subject to receipt of suitable applicants).
Interview: Week beginning Monday 15th December 2025
If you have a disability that you wish us to take into account during the application process or require adjustments to be made, please contact us directly.
ACES Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
ACES Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share that commitment. The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Please be advised as an employer we do not hold a Sponsorship licence so are unable to support overseas applicants obtain right to work in the UK.
Godmanchester Community Academy is seeking an organised, proactive and dedicated School Caretaker to join our friendly and hard-working team. As the custodian of our school site, you will play a vital role in ensuring our buildings and grounds are safe, welcoming and well-presented for the 420 pupils, staff and families who use them every day.
Godmanchester Community Academy, Park Lane, Godmanchester, Huntingdon, PE29 2AG
Start date: January 2026 (subject to pre- employment checks)
Date posted: Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Closing date: Midday Friday 12th December 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert subject to receipt of suitable applicants).
Contract type: Permanent, 37 hours per week, Monday - Thursday 08:00am - 16:00pm and Friday 08:00am - 15:30pm, with a 30-minute unpaid break, 52 weeks per year.
Salary: Scale 4, Point 7 - 11, namely £26,403 - £28,142
This is an important role at the heart of our school community, requiring an excellent eye for detail, a solution-focused mindset and a strong commitment to health and safety. Your work will directly support our school values of Kindness and Hard Work, helping to create an environment where every child can thrive.
About the Role
As our Caretaker, you will:
Maintain the security of the school, including intruder alarms, gates, doors and emergency call-out duties as a key holder.
Carry out daily health and safety checks, responding quickly to hazards and ensuring pupils and staff are safe at all times.
Complete statutory compliance tasks such as water hygiene checks, boiler monitoring, fire alarm testing, emergency lighting checks, sprinkler system checks, meter readings and playground inspections.
Undertake routine maintenance, repairs and minor refurbishment, ensuring the school remains in excellent working order.
Support the smooth running of our busy school day by managing deliveries, moving furniture, setting up halls and supporting staff where needed.
Maintain high standards of cleanliness and presentation across the site, including occasional cleaning tasks, litter picking and monitoring external bin collections.
Liaise with and supervise external contractors, ensuring all work is completed safely and to a high standard.
Carry out routine grounds maintenance, ensuring our outdoor spaces are safe, tidy and inviting for pupils.
Monitor stock levels of consumables and maintenance supplies, ensuring the school remains well resourced.
Build positive relationships with staff, pupils and visitors, modelling the welcoming ethos of Godmanchester Community Academy.
About You
We are looking for someone who:
Takes pride in caring for a school environment and understands their role as a custodian of our site.
Has strong practical and maintenance skills, with confidence in tackling a wide range of basic repairs.
Can identify issues quickly and respond with practical, solution-focused actions.
Understands and applies health and safety expectations in a school setting.
Is reliable, trustworthy and able to work independently with initiative.
Can be flexible, adaptable and calm in a busy school environment.
Communicates clearly and works well as part of a supportive team.
Why Join Godmanchester Community Academy?
A welcoming and diverse school community at the heart of the town
Supportive colleagues and strong pastoral ethos
Opportunities for professional development
A role where your work makes a visible, meaningful difference every day
If you take pride in your work and want to contribute to a school where children feel safe, valued and ready to learn, we would love to hear from you.
We encourage and warmly invite potential candidates to visit the school for a pre-application tour with our Headteacher. To arrange a visit, please contact the school office on 01480 375115.
Enquiries and applications to: Recruitment@acesmat.uk (CV’s will not be accepted)
Closing date: Midday Friday 12th December 2025 (We reserve the right to close this advert subject to receipt of suitable applicants).
Interview: Week beginning Monday 15th December 2025
If you have a disability that you wish us to take into account during the application process or require adjustments to be made, please contact us directly.
ACES Academies Trust is committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all staff and job applicants. We aim to create a supportive and inclusive working environment in which all individuals are able to make best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit.
ACES Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share that commitment. The appointment is subject to an enhanced DBS check and references.
Please be advised as an employer we do not hold a Sponsorship licence so are unable to support overseas applicants obtain right to work in the UK.