Caretaker

Permanent, full time, all year round.

37 hours per week, all year round. Monday to Thursday 7.5 hours per day, Friday 7 hours

Based at Gillotts School within The River Learning Trust, RG9 1PS

Salary: NJC Grade 4 (points 4-5), £24,404 - £24,790 per annum. Starting salary £24,404 per annum (pay award pending)

Closing date: on going

Interviews: To be held as and when suitable candidates apply

Start date: as soon as possible

Positions available: 1

Occupying a 33 acre site on the edge of Henley-on-Thames, Gillotts is a co-educational academy with approximately 900 pupils aged 11-16 on roll.

We have been recognised as outstanding by Ofsted, who said, ‘Pupils thrive because of the high-quality teaching and care they receive’.  In the last GCSE exams taken in 2024, our Progress 8 score put us in the top 8% of schools in the country. 

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, you will assist in providing security, cleanliness and maintenance services across the school. Some shift work relating to unlocking and locking the school will be involved.  A good team player, you should have a practical and can-do approach to work.  Exact hours of work negotiable.

Education has the power to change lives, communities and society for the better. At RLT we believe that we can achieve more for our pupils, trainees, staff and communities by working together rather than alone. Schools in RLT are united by a common belief in the benefits of working together, and by our commitment to shared principles.

OUR VISION is for our schools and SCITT to improve rapidly, continuously and sustainably: to be better faster together.

OUR ‘WHY?’ is that children and young people ‘only get one go’ in school and therefore as part of RLT we aim to ensure the best possible ‘go’ for our pupils.

OUR ‘HOW?’ is through the highest support and challenge for our schools and each other, underpinned by our principles.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive  continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff. For more information on what it is like to work for the Trust, and the benefits you could access, please see our “Working in RLT” guide.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children. 

The school reserves the right to consider and interview candidates ahead of the closing date if appropriate. An offer may be made to an exceptional candidate in this instance. 

If you would like to have a confidential conversation with Jordan Jedrzejczyk, Facilities Manager, about the role, prior to application, then please email jjedrzejczyk@gillotts.org.uk or telephone 01491 574315.

The River Learning Trust and Gillotts School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism.   The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. It is an offence to apply for certain roles within schools if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should click on the following link RLT Safer Recruitment Documents for Candidates. Please see our website for up to date policies including our Child Protection and Behaviour Policies. 

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants click on this link: List of offences that are not filtered

How to apply:

For further details of this exciting opportunity to join a supportive, forward looking and friendly team in a highly successful, happy and popular school, please visit our website at www.gillotts.org.uk.  Please note a Gillotts application form must be completed in full, in all cases.