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Position Title: Caretaker
Fixed Term Contract: Until 31st August 2026
Part Time – 16.25 hours per week (52 weeks of the year, annual leave to be taken during school holidays)
Weekly hours: Monday – Friday (3.25 hours split shift between morning and afternoon)
SCP Range: 2-4
Salary Range: From £23,656
Actual Salary: From £8,707.70
Employment Start Date: September 2025
Following the retirement of our current Caretaker, an opportunity has arisen at the Ysgol Westwood site for a reliable, hardworking and flexible Caretaker to join our team, who is keen to make a difference and assist with maintaining the premises and grounds to a high standard. The contracted hours will be 16.25 hours per week, worked between 7:15am-8:30am five mornings in the week and 5pm - 7pm (Monday – Wednesday) and 4:30pm – 6:30pm (Thursday – Friday).
Ysgol Westwood is a unique site which also maintains the Ty Mes building, a large playing field, a large playground, forest school area and outdoor classroom as well as two further outdoor play provisions.
The Head Teacher and Governing Body are seeking a seasoned multi-trades person capable of routine property maintenance and repairs. As a self-monitored role, the successful applicant will be confident in making decisions, time management, working with the School’s Senior Leaders and the Business Manager, prioritising workload and reporting performance to the Business Manager and Headteacher.
You will be responsible for the provision of reactive and proactive maintenance support to the school, school security and maintaining a safe school environment.
The successful applicant will be flexible in approach, hardworking and caring. Excellent communication skills verbally and in recording information is essential as well as a friendly and courteous manner to pupils, parents, staff and contractors.
Closing Date: Friday 29th August 2025
You are advised to submit your application in as soon as possible as we reserve the right to close posts at any time, once we have received sufficient applications and may interview as applications are received.
As this post will result in you having substantial contact with children, and/or vulnerable adults the successful applicant will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Services check. With effect from 1 April 2016 it is a legal requirement for some categories of support staff to be registered with the Education Workforce Council for Wales.
Application forms should be returned to: Mrs Sarah Jones, Headteacher
School Address: Westwood CP School, Tabernacle Street, Buckley, CH7 2JT
Due to the volume of applications we receive we are not always able to contact each applicant individually, therefore if you have not heard from us by Wednesday 3rd September you should assume that your application has not been successful.
Safeguarding Statement
Westwood Community Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.