Caretaker Needed - Newham (Mainstream Primary School)
School Caretaker Required | Newham | Immediate Start
A welcoming and supportive mainstream primary school in Newham is looking to appoint a reliable and proactive Caretaker to join their site team.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced caretaker, site assistant, or maintenance professional who takes pride in maintaining a safe, secure, and well-presented school environment.
Location: Newham, East London
Hours: Full-time with varied shift patterns each week
Start Date:January
Pay: Competitive rates, dependent on experience
Key Responsibilities:
- Opening and securing the school site
- Conducting regular health & safety checks
- Carrying out basic maintenance and repairs
- Setting up classrooms and halls for school events
- Monitoring contractors and deliveries
- Ensuring the school grounds are clean, safe, and well-maintained
- Supporting with emergency call-outs where required
The Ideal Candidate:
Previous caretaker, facilities, or site management experience
Good DIY and maintenance skills
Understanding of health & safety procedures
Reliable, flexible, and able to work different shift patterns
Enhanced DBS on the Update Service (or willing to obtain one)
Excellent communication and teamwork skills
This role offers the opportunity to become a valued member of a friendly school community and make a real difference to the day-to-day running of the school.
All applicants will require the appropriate qualifications and training for this role. Please see the FAQs on the Protocol Education website for further details.
All pay rates quoted will be inclusive of 12.07% statutory holiday pay. This advert is for a temporary position. In some cases, the option to make this role permanent may become available at a later date.
Protocol Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We undertake safeguarding checks on all workers in accordance with the DfE statutory guidance ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, this may also include an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted applicants.
We offer FREE online safeguarding and Prevent Duty training to all our workers. All candidates must undertake or have undertaken a valid enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and subscribe to the DBS Update Service.
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