Caretaker - Bowhill Primary School (Exeter Learning Academy Trust)
- Multiple Locations
- Full Time
- Grade D £24,702 – £26,421 per annum (£12.80 - £13.69 per hour) Pay award pending
To start as soon as possible.
We have a fantastic opportunity for an enthusiastic, reliable and hardworking individual to join our friendly school team as a Caretaker. We are looking for someone who is conscientious and self-motivated to provide a key role in maintaining our schools to ensure a clean, safe, and secure learning environment for our pupils and the local community.
The ideal candidate will have experience in a caretaker or site maintenance type role within a school environment or other business premises. Experience/Qualifications relating to a trade such as carpentry, plumbing, electrical, health and safety, water testing, small building works or plastering would be advantageous.
Your main duties will be to provide handyman duties to the school premises for example repairs to furniture and fixtures, decorating tasks, small plumbing works, carpentry and small building works.
Based primarily at Bowhill Primary School but also assisting the team at other schools in the trust as required.
You will also manage a team of cleaners providing a clean and safe environment for users of the school buildings and grounds.
This is a permanent position and we offer a very generous pension scheme.
The school is used outside of school hours by various groups which you may be required to lock up after and for which additional pay would be given.
This role is working on a split shift basis.
Exeter Learning Academy Trust (ELAT) is a partnership of primary schools based in Exeter. The Trust currently has four schools: Alphington Primary School, Bowhill Primary School, Ide Primary School, and St Thomas Primary School.
We are a people-focused organisation with strong principles of enabling every child and adult within our Trust to thrive. We have high aspirations for all our children, regardless of their starting point, and in turn, expect our staff to have high aspirations of themselves. We believe that our strength lies in working together and using our collective skills and expertise to benefit the children in our schools.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. This role also requires the ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence and fluency in English.
If you would like any further information, an informal conversation or to arrange a school tour, please contact the Head teacher at Bowhill Primary School 01392 206585.
Full details of the job description, personal specification and application form can be found on the Exeter Learning Academies Trust website Exeter Learning Academy Trust | Creating Our Future Together. Please send your completed application form to jobs@elatschools.com.
Please apply by midday on the closing date.
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationExeterDevon
- Work Postcode
EX4 1JT
- Reference
EK1290
- Occupational GroupManual (Caretaking/Cleaning/Driving/Catering/
- Salary Details
Grade D £24,702 – £26,421 per annum (£12.80 - £13.69 per hour) Pay award pending
- Job TermPermanent
- Appointment TypeFull Time
- Hours
37.5 hours per week (Split shifts), 52 weeks per year
- Closing Date
07/10/2024
- DBS Check Required
Yes