Key Role Information

Salary
£12,398
Job type
Permanent
Contract type
Permanent
Closing
08/12/2025 09:00
Interview
to be confirmed
Contract term
AYR - All year round
Pay grade
NJC Grade 2, SCP 3-4, £24,796 - £25,185 FTE
Department
Facilities
Key stage
Not Applicable
Hours per week
18.50
Weeks per year
52.143
Visa sponsorship
No

Your Role

We are seeking to attract the very best, talented, aspirational staff to join Wade Deacon High School. Due to the significant successes and achievements and continuing rapid growth of our school, you would be joining us at an exciting time. 


We are looking to appoint a committed and motivated part-time Caretaker to join our dedicated Site Maintenance Team responsible for ensuring that our school provides a safe, welcoming and purposeful environment for staff, students and visitors. The postholder will be expected to participate in school activities and events across the school and will help support the upkeep of the school premises and grounds alongside a team of three, reporting to the Head of Facilities. The postholder will be responsible alongside the team for Security & Safety, Energy Management, Porterage & Maintenance; and will work to Health & Safety legislation at all times with an ability to demonstrate a wide range of practical skills. To support events and lettings out of normal school hours, a shift allowance will be offered. 


We can offer the successful candidates an opportunity to work with highly trained and supportive staff, as well as a whole school commitment to professional development, since we believe that staff development is a fundamental aspect in raising standards further for our students. Our school community is also a highly rewarding place to work. A comprehensive programme of CPD and a commitment to wellbeing supports colleagues at all career stages; through the School and the Trust, we provide excellent career opportunities for our staff. Colleagues seeking a varied, challenging and rewarding career can find this in the Wade Deacon family.


Wade Deacon High School is friendly, dynamic and innovative. Our latest OFSTED report from November 2022 described us as “an Outstanding School" in all areas, praising the school for providing pupils with a ‘first-rate education’ and an ‘aspirational curriculum’, describing pupils as ‘extremely happy’ and their behaviour as ‘exemplary’.


We pride ourselves on the quality and diversity of our curriculum, including our personal development and extracurricular provision which not only enable our students to enjoy their learning but also allows them to be able to meet the many challenges that they will face in the future, understanding the wider world and their place within it. 


Above all else, we are a school that believes that every student, regardless of their context or starting point, can and should achieve their full potential. If you believe that you have the motivation, belief and leadership quality to contribute to our future success, we would welcome an application from you. 


Please see the recruitment pack for full salary details.

Qualifications

GCSE Maths and English grade 4-9 (A-C) or equivalentessential

Skills

Abilities, Skills and Knowledge

Ability to maintain stock records and maintain inventory systems.essential

CPD / Training

Willingness to undertake appropriate training. essential

Experience/Knowledge

Awareness and understanding of current Health & Safety, COSHH and other regulations.essential
Experience/knowledge of the Code of Safe Working Practice (COSWP) for Caretaking and Premises Staff.essential

Personal Attributes

Constant and consistent expectations of high standardsessential
Ability to listen to and understand others.essential

Qualifications

GCSEs grade A* - C, including English and Mathematics or equivalent qualificationsessential

Wade Deacon High School

Catherine Rogers

c.rogers@wadedeacon.co.uk

Birchfield Road,
Widnes
Widnes
WA8 7TD

Safeguarding Information

The Wade Deacon Trust and its schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced DBS disclosure. All applicants should read the school’s Safeguarding/Child Protection policy and Safer Recruitment Policy, which are available on our websites.