Caretaker

JOB DESCRIPTION: Caretaker

PAY SCALE:               Grade 10 £24,702 - £25,979

HOURS OF WORK:    Permanent, Full Time (37 hours per week), All Year Round

CLOSING DATE:         09:00 am on Tuesday 16th April 2024

We are looking to appoint a Caretaker to join our friendly and professional premises team at Patchway Community School. The Caretaker will assist with the upkeep of the school premises and the evening running of our sports facilities, ensuring all activities are delivered to a high standard with safety as the first priority.

The successful applicant will have strong DIY skills, a knowledge of health, safety and compliance and/or willingness to learn. Wide ranging duties include opening or closing the building and taking responsibility for site safety and security. They will also have experience in a similar role.

Normal working hours for this role will be Monday to Thursday 11am – 7pm and Friday 11am – 6.30pm but hours could vary due to letting times, so some earlier starts and later finish times may be required on an ad hoc basis.

This post will involve evening shifts and occasional weekends to cover sickness/holiday.

More details and full job description can be found in the attached application pack.

Our Philosophy as an Employer

Our overarching aim and vision is for our schools to deliver an exceptional education for children and young people, ensuring that students have access to the highest standards of teaching, resources and learning opportunities.

We are ambitious for our academies. We live in a demanding educational landscape that brings with it challenges, but also opportunities. We are excited by the opportunities for talented and inspirational educators to make an impact and create a powerful legacy.

We seek applicants for our roles who can align with our vision and have the talent, drive and determination to deliver that vision successfully. We support all our schools with our leadership and management, school improvement, legal, financial, administrative, admissions, marketing, premises, safeguarding and HR expertise.

We think our roles are tremendously exciting ones to perform supported by the expert Olympus team. We are inspired by our academies’ journey and consider it a great privilege to design and develop a 21st century school education. We will be very interested to hear your ideas and aspirations too. We are looking for staff who will deliver an exceptional education for the young people in our care.

Benefits

• Pension Scheme

• Annual pay progression opportunities

• Cycle to Work Scheme

• Corporate membership of Bristol Zoo/Wild Place at reduced rates

• Free onsite parking

• Coaching/Counselling services

• Termly and annual staff recognition and awards scheme

• Employee Assistance Programme

Closing date: 09:00 am on Tuesday 16th April 2024

Date of Interviews: TBC

The Olympus Academy Trust – Patchway Community School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants will be required to undergo security and vetting processes appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure & Barring Service. We have a suite of safeguarding procedures, policies and guidance for all of our staff and volunteers to ensure we actively promote children and young people’s welfare and safety. Moreover, as part of the safer recruitment process we will carry out online searches as part of the recruitment process. Details of online accounts will be requested at application stage.

We apply Equal, Diversity and Inclusion at all stages of recruitment and selection. We carry out shortlisting, interviewing and selection without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment status, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation. Those with disabilities meeting the minimum requirements for the post will be shortlisted and will make reasonable adjustments to ensure they are not disadvantaged during the interview process. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic candidates, as they are under-represented within the Trust.

We offer the opportunity of flexible working patterns where possible to assist with a work/life balance and welcome applications from people wishing to work on a part-time or job share basis for all roles including full time. We are happy to discuss flexible working from day one.