St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust

Caretaker (Ref: SBMAT257)

Permanent, Part-time, 3 days per week (24 hours)

Grade 4 SCP 7-11

Actual Salary £16,595 - £17,688

Working across 2 school sites in Stafford – Hours 8am to 4.30pm - whole year  

REQUIRED TO START: ASAP

St Bartholomew’s C.E. Multi Academy Trust are actively looking for an efficient, well organised and flexible Caretaker to work 3 days a week split between Haughton St Giles C.E. Primary Academy and Woodseaves C.E. Primary Academy, both of which are situated approximately 15 minutes from one another. 

You will be responsible for carrying out routine building and ground maintenance work and statutory compliance checks in accordance with health and safety regulations. 

The ideal applicant will:

• Have experience of working in a similar role;
• have some knowledge of health & safety legislation;
• possess excellent DIY skills and be able to carry out minor repairs to the building and grounds;
• have experience of carrying out statutory compliance checks such as fire and intruder alarm testing, emergency light testing, call points, legionella flushing, asbestos visual awareness checks; and
• demonstrate excellent communication skills.  

During school closure periods, there will be an opportunity to work additional hours at both schools.

Full details of the position can be found in the Job Description/Person Specification attached.

When you join Haughton St Giles C.E. Primary Academy and Woodseaves C.E. Primary Academy

you become part of the St Bartholomew’s C.E. Multi Academy Trust family, which consist of 9 primary schools spread out over Staffordshire, Wolverhampton and Dudley.

As a member of the Trust, you will have access to a wider network of friendly colleagues, working in similar positions, who are available to offer support, share ideas and provide guidance.

To apply, please email your completed application form and equality and diversity monitoring form to jobs@stbartsmat.co.uk.  Please quote reference SBMAT257 in the subject line of your email.  

St Bartholomew’s CE Multi Academy Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS, Prohibition List, Barred List, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable professional references.

It is an offence to apply if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. For further information, please refer to the Trust's policy on ex-offenders.

Safeguarding and Child Protection Policies for all schools within St Bartholomew's CE Multi Academy Trust are available on the respective schools' websites. Links to all of our schools are available from the homepage.

With effect from September 2022 and in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, shortlisted candidates may have their publicly available social media profiles (where applicable) checked by the Trust for posts going back up to 5 years and those candidates will therefore be expected to provide their social media “handles/platforms” if shortlisted.

Location:

Haughton St Giles C.E Primary Academy, Prince Avenue, Haughton, Staffordshire, ST18 9ET

Woodseaves C.E. Primary Academy, Dickys Lane, Woodseaves, Staffordshire, ST20 0LB

Closing Date:    Monday 2nd December 2024, at 9.30am

Interview Date:  Week Commencing Monday 2nd December 2024