Key Role Information

Salary
£25,989 - £28,142
Job type
Full Time
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
30/06/2026 23:59
Interview
W/C 13th July 2026
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
Suport Staff Pay Scale | 6 - 11
Department
Support Staff
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
30.00
Weeks per year
52.140
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

The role in a nutshell

We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and dedicated caretaker to join our team. You will play a vital role in Academy life, ensuring a safe, clean, and inspiring environment where our pupils and staff can thrive, directly supporting our core ambition to provide an excellent education to all children.


As a member of the Trust’s Caretaking Team, the post holder will work under the direction of the Trust Estate Lead to ensure the efficient and effective management of the Trust’s buildings and will work across the estate in collaboration with colleagues to assist with the delivery of site management duties as and when required.


While each day can be incredibly diverse, the primary role of a caretaker is to monitor and manage the quality of work undertaken by a small cleaning team as well as management of the Trust’s buildings and adherence to all health and safety premises management legislation.



The candidate

The ideal candidate will have or can demonstrate a commitment to undertake professional development. You will need:

  • A good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Excellent communication skills
  • A commitment to teamwork

We welcome applications from everyone who believes they meet the expectations of the role regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, faith, or disability. To ensure that our staff composition is representative of the communities we serve, applications from groups who are currently under-represented in education including people with disabilities and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are particularly encouraged. 


Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Annual Eye Care Voucher
Annual Eye Care Voucher
Local Government Pension Scheme
Local Government Pension Scheme

Skills

Experience

Maintenance of records, logbooks, stocks and timesheetsessential
Knowledge of Health and Safety policies and procedures that contribute to the maintenance of pupil safety and securityessential
Knowledge of safeguarding procedures and protocols essential
Desktop computer, Windows Outlook, Microsoft Officeessential
Experience of, and ability to, undertake a range of minor repairsessential
Experience of facilities or site management in a school or other municipal building including maintaining health & safety standardsessential
Experience of working with contractors and supervising contract worksessential
Experience of building compliance practices and proceduresessential
Experience of managing cleaning staffessential
Experience of carrying out risk assessmentsessential
Organised and flexible worker with a proactive approach to daily tasksessential
Ability to supervise cleaning staffessential
Commitment to promoting the ethos and values of the trust and getting the best outcomes for all pupilsessential
Commitment to safeguarding and equalitiesessential
Commitment to maintaining confidentiality at all timesessential

Personal Attributes

Commitment to inclusive education for all childrenessential
Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writingessential
Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils, families and colleaguesessential
Ability to establish positive relationships with pupils, families and colleaguesessential
Collaborative worker, team playeressential
Willingness to work with children and young peopleessential
Be willing to undertake training and development, as necessary, in order to enhance service deliveryessential

Brookvale Academy (formerly Denewood Academy)

Emily Ingram

Emily.Ingram@Raleightrust.org

Ambleside Academy
Minver Crescent
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG8 5PN

Safeguarding Information

The Raleigh Education Trust (the “Trust”) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Creating a culture of safety and vigilance for our pupils is of paramount importance, we aim to:

(a) create and maintain a safe environment

(b) manage situations should child welfare concerns arise

(c) create an atmosphere of trust in which pupils feel confident to confide any concern

(d) help young people to understand the difference between acceptable and non - acceptable behaviour

(e) teach pupils to stay safe from harm


Pupils are taught about safeguarding, including E-safety as part of a broad and balanced curriculum. All staff within the Trust take welfare concerns seriously and encourage children and young people to talk about anything that worries them.