Current Vacancies

Job Title: Caretaker

Hours: 37 hours per week

Weeks: 42

Salary: £27,571 actual salary (Equivalent to approx. £34,135 Full-Time Equivalent)

Working Pattern: 38 weeks (Term time) + 5 INSET days + 15 days spread across school holiday periods.

Contract Type: Permanent

Christ Church Primary is a vibrant, welcoming 2-form entry primary school dedicated to providing a safe, happy, and stimulating environment for our pupils. We take immense pride in our school grounds and are looking for a dedicated, proactive, and practical Caretaker to join our close-knit team.  You are a flexible, committed, and hardworking individual who has a good sense of humour, is able to work as part of a team, will support the ethos of the school and who will love and care for our school as much as we do.

The Role:

As our Caretaker, you will play a vital role in the daily running of the school, working closely with the School Business Manager. You will ensure the security, daily maintenance, and general upkeep of our buildings and grounds. We are proud to offer a well-resourced site, featuring a fully equipped workshop with all the tools and machinery required to maintain our school.

Key Responsibilities:

• Security & Boundary Management: Acting as a joint keyholder to ensure total site security (alarms/call-outs). Undertaking daily site boundary checks to keep paths clear of debris, autumn leaves, slip hazards, and animal fouling.
• Routine Maintenance & Specialist Scopes: Carrying out minor repairs, basic plumbing, painting, and carpentry. While you are expected to handle daily routine repairs, the school will bring in qualified external contractors for any major defects or specialized technical work.
• Health & Safety Compliance: Leading on vital compliance tasks, including weekly fire alarm tests, monthly emergency lighting checks, water temperature testing, flushing little-used outlets, and routine playground/ladder/tree safety inspections.
• Seasonal & Operations Duties: Managing winter gritting preparation, clearing gutters and drains, taking deliveries/porterage, and window cleaning during designated half-terms and summer breaks.
• Hygiene & Core Cleaning: Ordering and maintaining cleaning materials, ensuring cloakrooms are daily stocked with soap and paper products, and undertaking weekly cleaning of a hall floor, alongside emergency clean-ups as required.
• Accountability: Maintaining careful records, proactively following a structured schedule of daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance tasks, and working closely with the School Business Manager.

What We Are Looking For:

• A good standard of knowledge and practical skills in routine building maintenance and security.
• A handy problem-solver who is happy to work to a clear task schedule and react calmly to emergency maintenance situations.
• A self-motivated individual who takes pride in maintaining and managing a high-quality inventory of tools and workshop equipment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work collaboratively with the School Business Manager and school staff.

What We Offer:

• Amazing Pension Scheme: Full access to the highly secure Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), offering a guaranteed, defined benefit income in retirement backed by exceptionally high employer contributions.
• Work-Life Balance: A 42-week contract that allows for structured time off during school holiday periods, with just 15 days of holiday working spread across the year.
• Top-Tier Equipment: A fully kitted-out working environment with excellent tools to make your daily tasks easier.

How to Apply:

Download the paperwork from the links below or if you would like to arrange a visit please contact the Head, Sue Tudge, on 01225 863 444.

Closing Date for Applications:  Monday 9th November at 9am

Interview date:  Monday 16th November

Commencement date:  As Soon As Possible

Job Description       Application Form      Equality and Diversity Monitoring Form

Please email completed application forms to admin@christchurch.wilts.sch.uk

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.