Salary: Grade D Pay Points 7-9 (£25,584-£26,409 FTE) pending a pay award
Hours per week: 20
Weeks per year: 52
Start Date: 04/09/2025
NOR: 300
Job outline
The Governors wish to appoint an experienced and enthusiastic Caretaker to be based at St James’ CofE Junior School.
Working hours will be 20 hours per week. 2:30-6:30pm Monday – Friday. There may be times during the school holidays when these hours will be altered to accommodate site opening and closing for contractors.
St James Junior School is a friendly and welcoming school, with an emphasis on promoting high standards and a broad curriculum. We will offer the successful applicant a supportive environment that is dedicated to staff development and works well in partnership with parents, the local community and Derby Diocese.
We are looking for someone who has:
- Knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety protocol
- Strong maintenance skills
- Good time management and task planning.
- Good work ethic
- Good initiative to ensure smooth maintenance of the school site
- Friendly and helpful manner
- The ability to keep accurate records of safety checks and prepare these for H&S audits
Application information
To apply please submit completed applications forms to [email protected] by the closing date.
We reserve the right to close this advert at any time prior to the closing date.
Closing Date: 3rd August 2025
DDAT welcomes a diverse population of both children and staff and is committed to promoting and developing equality of opportunity in all its functions.
DDAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to satisfactory references, online checks, pre-employment and Disclosure Barring Service checks. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
- Become a Local Academy Committee Member
