Assistant Caretaker at Wistaston Church Lane Academy in Crewe

About this Role

The Learning Partnership along with the Principal at Wistaston Church Lane Academy wish to appoint a motivated, committed and highly effective Assistant Caretaker to join our hard working and enthusiastic team.

Key duties will include:

• Ensuring that the site and its buildings are locked and secured at the end of the day.
• Maintaining and cleaning parts of the school daily.
• Acting as a designated key holder for the school premises.
• Undertaking minor repairs and maintenance, including painting and decorating.
• Undertaking general portage duties, including moving furniture and distributing items to the appropriate place.
• Taking action where Health and Safety hazards are identified.
• Basic grounds maintenance - snow clearing, gritting, litter picking, bin emptying.
• Emergency attendance in case of alarms.

Other duties as required

Please note that this position is full year, which means that you will be in attendance at work all year round (52 weeks a year) and will have an annual leave entitlement.

(Hours can be flexible during the summer holidays. We may request that, on occasion, the post holder is flexible during term time, to help manage the building during later evening events in school).

The trust subscribes to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter and places staff wellbeing at the forefront of its strategic people priorities. Our ongoing commitment in this area is reflected in our employee offer that includes:

Employee offer that includes:

• Discounts in retail stores, entertainment, and supermarkets
• Benefits schemes in affordable tech, cycle2work, gym memberships and a car scheme
• Employee assistance programme providing specialist advice and guidance in a range of areas including menopause, financial management, and up to 8 counselling sessions per referral
• Flexible working offered as a day 1 right of employment
• Free parking
• Access to high quality CPD and secondment opportunities

Hours of work: 20 hours -working hours are 2pm to 6pm Monday to Friday or 4 working days working 1pm- 6pm including a Friday.

Weeks: 52

Contract: Permanent

Salary Range: Grade 3

Actual Salary: £13,845

Closing date: 15th November 2026

Interviews: TBC

As part of our commitment to employee development, allinternal applicants will be offered a priority interview.

The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is 'happy to talk flexible working'. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.

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