Caretaker (Job Ref: CA25)

 Band 4

£24,420 - £25,652

37 Hours per Week, 52 Weeks Per Year

Early Shift: 6am to 2.30pm (2pm on a Friday)

Late Shift: 9am – 5.30pm (5pm on a Friday)

One Year Temporary Contract to Start March/April 2025

We have a vacancy for a highly motivated and effective Caretaker to join the school’s hardworking Site Team, to help provide a safe and healthy environment for our students.

Duties to include litter picking, driving, general cleaning, moving furniture and deliveries and general maintenance.  Experience of DIY/maintenance would be advantageous. 

We are looking for someone who will take pride in maintaining the whole site to ensure it is a welcoming environment for the students, staff and visitors.  Previous relevant experience or training would be an advantage, but full induction and ongoing training will be provided.

Applications should be returned to: c/o Headteacher, St Edmund’s Catholic School, Arundel Street, Portsmouth, PO1 1RX or electronically to recruitment@saintedmunds.org.uk quoting the Job Reference ‘CA25’.

Please download the application pack from our school website:

https://www.saintedmunds.org.uk/home/vacancies/vacancies-support

In line with Safer Recruitment guidance we DO NOT accept CV’s.

As we are unable to offer a sponsorship, we can only accept applications from candidates that already have the right to work in the UK.

As part of our Safer Recruitment guidance social media profiles will be checked upon appointment.

The closing date for completed applications is Friday 14^th March 2025. However, applications are welcomed prior to this and candidates interviewed.

The school is committed to safeguarding and the promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  DBS disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of appointment.