Assistant Caretaker - Lettings at Thames Park Secondary School in Grays

About this Role

Assistant Caretaker - Lettings

Salary: Band B Point 7-12

£15,927.13 - £17,250.76 actual salary per annum

25 hours per week

Monday - Friday, 5:00pm - 9:00pm, Saturday - 8.30am - 1.30pm

38 weeks per year- Term Time plus inset days

Start Date: 2nd November 2026

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, pro‑active, and hardworking Evening Assistant Caretaker, to join our school as part of the site team to support the school facility lettings. The successful candidate will additionally contribute to the safety, appearance and upkeep of the school. The role is for 25 hours per week, including Saturday's.

The successful candidate will be involved in the after‑school lettings, be the point of contact for the hirers and resolving any issues that may arise. They will also be responsible for locking the school site at the end of the day, and will also undertake general caretaking duties including cleaning, maintenance and security of the site and will work under the direction of our Site Manager.

The successful candidates will need to have:

• Enthusiasm for maintaining a school environment to a high standard to support children's learning.
• The ability to use your own initiative, be able to prioritise your workload and work effectively as part of a team that looks after the safety and welfare of the site.
• Good DIY skills.
• A physical fitness to undertake some heavy lifting, moving, and handling.
• A willingness to participate in training and development.

Thames Park Secondary School opened in September2020 in Thurrock and moved to our state‑of‑the‑art facilities in 2022 in northGrays. Thames Park Secondary School aims to provide an outstandingeducation for all its students. We have a strong focus on digital educationrunning throughout our curriculum and are passionate about making our learningboth exciting and memorable.

We are a school which is firmly rooted in serving our community. We are proud to be an inclusiveco‑educational comprehensive school where we recognise that success for youngpeople is built on firm foundations of trust, respect, care and hard work. Wemeasure our success by much more than exam results as we recognise that suchdata tells only a part of the story of each of our young people. Thames Park isalready a great place to teach and learn and we have many strengths including:

Motivated and politepupils, who have a strong voice in the school with diversity champions andstudent parliament

Staff are aided by extensive and wide-ranging in‑house support and coaching,by dedicated and helpful colleagues

Knowledgeable and dynamicTrust with supportive governors, with a robust understanding of education

Thames Park Secondary School is a member of Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is a Multi‑Academy Trust, with twelve memberschools within Essex. All schools in the Trust work in equal partnership and are members of the schools' Co-operative Society. Our Co-operative Values focus on enabling all students to achieve their potentialboth academically and as young people.

What the school can offer:

• Relocation package of upto £8,000 where applicable, for newemployees renting or buying a property
• Support from highly experienced SLTmembers and the wider trust network
• Support network for all staffincluding managing workloads and work-life balance
• Career progression throughout theTrust, with the ability to progress in other schools
• Excellent CPD opportunities throughthe school and the trust
• FullySubsidised Employee Assistance Programme
• Excellent behaviour managementpolicy to support all staff
• RecognisedNational Conditions of Service
• Automatic enrolment into the LocalGovernment Pension Scheme

As a trust, we welcome applications from colleagues from all backgrounds.

Thames Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and youngpeople and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. In compliance with safer recruitment procedures and guidelines, all applications must be made on our formal application form, CVs will not be accepted. This appointment will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and satisfactory references. Osborne Co-operative Academy Trust is an equal‑opportunities employer.

Closing date: Monday 21st September 2026 - Midday

Interview date: Friday 25th September 2026

Please note: we may hold interviews as and when applications are received, and we reserve the right to offer to a candidate before the closing date.