Cottenham Village College has an exciting opportunity for a Caretaker to join their dedicated site team to provide day to day support in maintaining a secure, safe, warm and clean welcoming environment for our students to work and learn and authorised users of the site.

The successful candidate must be reliable, flexible, motivated with a can-do approach and able to work on their own initiative and a good communicator.  The role will involve maintenance and repairs to the building, furniture, and equipment.

As our Caretaker, you will:

• a good communicator
• able to deal calmly and sensitively with students, staff and visitors
• an excellent timekeeper, reliable and trustworthy
• committed to ensuring that every child achieves to their full potential through maintaining a clean, safe, and inviting environment
•  positive, proactive and an excellent role model
• willing to work as part of a hardworking, dedicated team

 About Us

Cottenham Village College is a successful school, situated close to the beautiful city of Cambridge, where you will find dedicated, well-behaved pupils and friendly, supportive staff who are committed to comprehensive education. We believe that truly great evidence-informed teaching, delivering an ambitious curriculum for all, is key to improving students’ outcomes.

Astrea Academy Trust are fully committed to being diverse and inclusive workforce where together we can embrace each other’s unique individuality, background and heritage. We are a ‘Disability Confident Employer’ and all our application forms hide your personal information so we can focus solely on your experience, skills and qualities.

We believe that by reflecting and representing the communities and people we serve, we will better and further the life chances of our pupils.

In return, we can offer you:

• Generous Annual Leave entitlement
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
• Continued professional development and training opportunities
•  Free on-site parking

 Interested in applying?

If this is something you are interested in take a look at the Applicant Brief to find out more about the role to apply.

If you are joining us from another school, academy or trust we recognise your continuous service date with confirmation from your current employer. This can positively impact several entitlements, including increased annual holiday payments which represent an increase in salary. This can be discussed in more detail at interview.   

Astrea Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to satisfactory background checks including references and enhanced DBS checks.

The Astrea Resourcing Team supports this job advert. Agency involvement is not required