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Assistant Caretaker United Kingdom

Sandringham School

Full Time United Kingdom 22631 - 23857 GBP ANNUAL Today

Job description

Assistant Caretaker

Full-time, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks

Salary: H4, range £22,631 - £23,857

Start date: November 2023

Sandringham School is a high performing and extremely popular Outstanding School situated in the picturesque city of Saint Albans, Hertfordshire, conveniently located just 20 minutes by train from St Pancras, London.

Are you hardworking, reliable and wishing to work in a state-of-the-art campus? We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the school’s outstanding premises team as an Assistant Caretaker. Duties include security and maintenance of the school site including decorating, DIY tasks, general porterage and representing the school to external hirers. The successful candidate will be required to undertake relevant health and safety training. You may refer to the job description for more information about the role.

The successful candidate will:

· have relevant experience, preferably in a school or similar setting

· have professional integrity

· have excellent attention to detail

· have the ability to work well within a team

· promote Sandringham’s ethos and values

What can we offer you?

· Annual pay progression within salary range

· 25 days’ holiday per year, plus bank holidays

· The chance to work in a positive, welcoming and forward-thinking community where blended learning is seamlessly integrated into teaching and learning

· Coaching provision for all those new to the school

· A state-of-the-art learning campus which is fully resourced

· Staff can benefit from the school’s children of staff admission rule

· Cycle to work scheme which is part of the school’s sustainability strategy

· Employee Assistance Programme for staff and their immediate family

· We have recently been awarded the MIND Bronze Wellbeing Accreditation and are committed to supporting the mental, physical and emotional wellbeing of staff and students in the school.

Sandringham School is committed to ensuring inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates and encourage those from underrepresented groups, and/or with protected characteristics, to apply.

Sandringham School is part of the Alban Academies Trust (AAT). The school leads the Alban Teaching School Hub and is also a designated Computing Hub. In joining Sandringham School, you will also be joining the AAT. The Trust is a close community of seven schools within Hertfordshire, three of which are Secondary schools and four are Primary schools. As part of the AAT we are able to maximise the opportunities for personal, professional and career development. To learn more about the Trust please visit https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/

If you would like further information regarding this position please contact Tim Kelly-Swan, School Estate Manager, email:

[email protected]

Application deadline: 9:00am on Thursday, 21st September 2023

Prospective candidates are encouraged to submit their applications as soon as possible as the school reserves the right to close the advert should we feel able to appoint an appropriate candidate.

Who we are:

Sandringham School is a high performing and extremely popular Outstanding rated school situated in St. Albans. It is part of the Alban Academies Trust, a Multi Academy educational trust made up of seven primary and secondary schools, each with their own distinctive character. The Trust mission is to build a learning community that shares and promotes educational excellence for everyone. You can learn more about our Trust and browse information about our individual schools in the ‘Our Schools’ section of our website https://albanacademiestrust.org.uk/our-schools/.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £22,631.00-£23,857.00 per year

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