Job title and organisation: Caretaker – Queensway Primary School
Salary: B1.4-6 (£12.65 - £13.05 per hour dependent on experience)
Hours: 20 per week (All Year Round)
Contract: Permanent
Location: Coppice Wood Avenue, Leeds LS19 7LF
Closing Date and Time: Tuesday 30 September at 11.59 PM
Queensway Primary School is a happy and caring half form entry primary school where we take pride in serving a diverse and supportive community. We pride ourselves on being an inclusive school where expectations are high, and where all children are welcome to come and achieve everything they can in order to be the best version of themselves; Growing Every Day!
As a school, we welcome and include everybody and encourage all pupils to celebrate their individuality; everyone is always warmly welcomed.
We are looking to appoint a caretaker who is able to start as soon as possible. Your duties will include, but not be limited to:
- Security – Locking and unlocking of buildings and site, security checks, fire alarm systems and others as included on the job description.
- Maintenance – minor repairs, redecoration, drain and minor plumbing works, heating, lighting, site inspections, waste organisation, overseeing deliveries, cleaning internal and external areas.
- Health and safety – follow risk assessments, promote safety of the environment.
- Portering duties.
- Liasing with contractors and suppliers.
We welcome applicants to have a look around school, please call the School Office to arrange a suitable time after 01/09/2025 – 01943 874925.
The usual working hours are Monday to Friday, 7.00am until 11.00am daily (year round). Additional overtime hours during the school holidays are usually required dependant on workload. Flexibility will also be required with regard to locking up after ad hoc events in the evening, for example Polling Day (overtime will be paid).
For further information about the post and an application pack, please contact Georgina Gilks(School Business Manager) at office@queenswayschool.co.uk
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check against the Children’s barred list will be carried out on preferred candidates. Read our recruitment of ex-offenders policy.
We welcome applications from everyone and actively seek a diverse range of applicants from all backgrounds and cultures. We particularly encourage applications from, but not limited to, women, carers, veterans as well as LGBT+, ethnically diverse, disabled and care experienced people.
This role is based in the UK. Home Office guidance states that candidates must evidence their right to work in the UK prior to commencing employment, either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.
If you do not have the right to work in the UK, you must consider your own eligibility for sponsorship for a particular role through the Skilled Worker visa route before applying. To be eligible for sponsorship you'll usually need to be paid the standard salary rate of at least £41,700 per year or meet one of the other eligibility criteria. Please ensure you are eligible before applying.
The above post is not a Leeds City Council vacancy and has been advertised on behalf of the relevant organisation. To apply please follow their application instructions.
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