Caretaker

Location: Filey School

Contract: Permanent, Part time/Full time, Term-time only.

Hours: Between 30-37 hours per week available, Monday-Friday.

Salary:  Grade CD1, SCP 3, £22,737 pro rata, per annum.

Start Date: As soon as possible.

Closing Date: Friday 5th July 2024, at 09:00am.

Interview Date: Shortly after closing date.

Our Opportunity

We are looking to appoint a new Caretaker to join our site team. The successful candidate will need to be flexible, reliable and thrive in a challenging environment. 

You will provide general maintenance, cleaning, and security services for the School, ensuring all checks are appropriately logged on the Trust’s reporting system. You will need a can-do attitude and able to use your own initiative.

In addition, you will be responsible for the supervision and issue of equipment alongside, on occasion, working with tools and cleaning equipment. A love of working outdoors in all weathers is essential!

We encourage you to look at the Job Description in more detail before applying for the post.

The working hours for this post are available between 30-37 hours per week and can be negotiated to suit the right candidate.

Filey Secondary School

Filey School is an 11-16 mixed community school serving the coastal town of Filey and its surrounding villages. We have a proud heritage in our local community and are embarking on a period of transformation and improvement. We aim for every member of our school community to develop a love of learning and enable them to reach the highest outcomes that they can. We are committed to ensuring our students are happy, safe and have clear direction and support. We joined Coast and Vale Learning Trust in June 2022 and benefit from the collaborative and supportive environment of the Trust while returning to our identity as Filey School.

Our Trust 

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is a growing family of schools located on the beautiful Yorkshire Coast. The Trust was founded by Scalby Secondary School but has grown over the last few years to include Newby and Scalby Primary School, Friarage Primary School and the Scarborough University Technical College (SUTC) in Scarborough, Lady Lumley’s Secondary School in Pickering and Filey School. Our ambition is to continue to welcome new schools into our Trust where we can add capacity, resources, improvement and make sure all our young people have access to the very best education.

The aim of the trust is to serve all the education community along the North Yorkshire Coast and down the Vale of Pickering. We are committed to supporting all schools in becoming great schools, whether they are part of Coast and Vale Learning Trust or not. The learners of our community deserve the best education regardless of their background or location.

Choosing where to work and who to work for is one of the vitally important decisions in life.  In choosing to work for Coast and Vale Learning Trust you would be joining a team of colleagues dedicated to transforming the lives of 3000 children and young people.  

We have a simple vision in wanting our schools to be places ‘where children and staff thrive’. Coast and Vale Learning Trust will work tirelessly to make this a reality.

Working For Us 

As well as being committed to your ongoing development and training we also offer a range of employee benefits including a competitive salary, access to a government pension scheme, an employee assistance programme as well as a variety of retail discounts.  

Application Process

If you have any queries please email to Amanda Cowling, the Trust’s Recruitment Assistant  recruitment@coastandvale.academy or call 01723 362301.

We do not accept CVs.

If you would like to discuss this vacancy or arrange to visit us please contact as described above. 

Closing date for receipt of applications: Friday 5th July 2024, at 09:00am

Interviews will be held shortly after.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy should we receive an overwhelming response. 

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people we work with and expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment.  As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including an enhanced DBS check.  We have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our Schools.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, social background, religion or belief.  We want to recruit the right people for the Trust, from the widest possible backgrounds, to make the most of each individual’s different knowledge and experience.

Your privacy is important to us.  By submitting your personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Trust’s “Privacy Notice Recruitment” which can be found on our website.