Somerlea Park Junior School are seeking to recruit a caretaker. This essential role in our school involves undertaking duties to ensure the safety, security, cleanliness and maintenance of our buildings and grounds. This is an exciting time to join our school as we look forward to moving into a brand new school building in January 2027.

Key duties include site security, carrying out basic repairs and daily caretaking tasks to help keep our learning environment safe and welcoming. The Caretaker is also responsible for reporting any faults which require more specialist help to the appropriate people. An essential part of the Caretaking role involves ensuring all fire safety and health and safety regulations are adhered to.

The successful candidate will have:

- Good DIY skills and knowledge and basic maintenance

- The ability to work independently and have a proactive approach

- Have good communication skills and be a reliable member of the team

- Be able to work successfully as part of the cleaning and maintenance team.

We welcome visits to the school prior to application. If you have any questions or would like a conversation about the role, please contact SPJInfo@learnerstrust.org or call us on 01773 602258 The role is for 37 hours per week. The working pattern is: Monday to Friday: 7.00 – 10.30am and 2.30 – 6.30pm. SPJCT1

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist? 

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future

• Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
• Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
• Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

 Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

·         Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools

·        Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity

·        Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children

·         Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation  

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.

 Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided.