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Job Title: School Caretaker
Location: New Options School - Papworth, Cambridgeshire
Salary: Up to £25,000 per annum
Hours: 40 hours per week
Contract: Permanent
We are looking for a School Caretaker to join our brand-new team at our New Options School - Papworth
The caretaker will contribute to the growth and development of our New Options School and will lead on the delivery of providing a warm, safe, and secure environment in which all learners are able to thrive.
This is a great opportunity for a caretaker who wants to influence the outcomes for students with autism and various complex needs. Your work will be challenging and rewarding in equal measure, and you will be working in a school where we maintain a strong safeguarding culture, where pupils are listened to, respected, and involved in as many decisions as possible.
Quality is always top of our agenda, and we pride ourselves on the quality of what we do. We are looking for a caretaker who shares our vision to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable young people in the UK, to be happy and to make their way in the world.
The successful candidate must have site management experience, along with knowledge of building regulations and health and safety policies and procedures. You will be able to respond to emergency situations in a calm and rational manner and be able to work as part of a team and independently.
About us
Our New Options School is located in the picturesque village in Cambridgeshire. It is within close proximity to Huntingdon and Cambridge. Running through it's centre is Ermine Street where the school is located on the Roman highway that for centuries servied as a major artery from London to York. Our new specialist school will cater for young people with complex communication needs, autism and associated learning and motional needs and has the capacity for c35 students.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Why join Options Autism?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
Job ID: 193534