Overview
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are appointing an enthusiastic Caretaker to support Hamstel Infant and Nursery and Hamstel Junior school.
Responsibilities
* Be a team player who takes pride in the appearance and maintenance of the MAT’s buildings and grounds.
* Be an enthusiastic, approachable, highly motivated and flexible individual who possesses general building maintenance and caretaking skills.
* Have a good range of DIY skills such as electrical work, decorating, minor plumbing and carpentry.
* Possess good communication skills as you will be liaising with contractors and tradesmen as well as students and staff.
* You should also have an awareness of COSHH, safe manual handling practices and Health and Safety.
* Duties may also include general cleaning, dealing with spillages, blockages, locking and unlocking the sites and any ad-hoc duties that may be required.
* Reporting to the Director of Estates.
Requirements / Skills and Qualifications
* General building maintenance and caretaking skills.
* Good DIY skills (electrical work, decorating, minor plumbing, carpentry).
* Good communication skills for liaising with contractors, tradespeople, students and staff.
* Awareness of COSHH, safe manual handling practices and Health and Safety.
* Full driving licence and use of own car may be required for attending sites outside normal hours or supporting other Portico schools.
What the school offers its staff
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic Caretaker to support Hamstel Infant and Nursery and Hamstel Junior school.
Further details
* Closing Date: 22 September 2025, at 9am
* Interview Date: TBC
* We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.
Application process
Please include a cover letter with your application form, commenting on how you feel you meet the person specification criteria and providing an insight into your relevant experience. Please be clear in your cover letter and application form which school you are applying for.
Contacts
For an informal discussion regarding any aspect of the role, please contact Rebecca Sanderson, Director of HR on 01702 987890 x310.
If you wish to apply for this role, please contact Rebecca Sanderson for an application pack at recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk or telephone 01702 987890 x310.
Application documents
* Support Staff Application Form
* Caretaker Job Description
* Caretaker Person Specification
* Application Email
* Email: recruitment@porticoacademytrust.co.uk
Safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification; Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS); medical; online and social media prohibition from teaching; right to work; satisfactory references; suitability to work with children. You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
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