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Caretaker

Job details
Posting date: 20 December 2025
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 16 January 2026
Location: High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, HP12 3LE
Company: Teaching Vacancies
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: d0203954-1b42-44e9-b5de-a680c29c1308

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Summary

What skills and experience we're looking for

Castlefield School is seeking to appoint a Caretaker to ensure that the school premises are maintained and developed to the highest possible standard so as to provide a safe and stimulating environment for teaching and learning. The successful applicant will possess an enthusiastic, helpful and flexible manner, with the ability to deal easily with the full range of adults and students who may use or visit the school.

Castlefield School is a high achieving, ambitious and vibrant school in the heart of the Castlefield community of High Wycombe. Situated 5 mins drive from the M40 corridor.

Please refer to the attached Job and Person Specification for full details of the role.

If you would like to visit the school or require further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch prior to making a formal application.

The school reserves the right to consider and interviews candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance.

The school welcomes applications from all communities, including those from BAME backgrounds, and would actively encourage all appropriately qualified candidates to apply - without hesitation.

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References, an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be sought from the successful candidate.

What the school offers its staff

We offer:

• an excellent programme of induction and training
• a forward thinking environment which recognises the benefits of considering flexible working patterns
• a friendly, caring, supportive and collaborative team environment
• a professional environment dedicated to Teaching and Learning with a supportive, dedicated and hardworking staff
• a well maintained school site that promotes supports the education of our pupils

Castlefield is a school with clear, positive values, which add positive value to our students and staff. We are a diverse community and greatly value the contribution that colleagues from different backgrounds and with different experiences bring to our school.

Commitment to safeguarding

Castlefield School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. References will be sought, and an enhanced DBS check and an online profile search will be carried out for the successful candidate. It is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

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