Kingfisher Schools Trust provides direction, support and challenge to seven schools in Suffolk and Norfolk. Our mission is to provide exceptional education for our pupils. We are committed to helping our entire community, especially the young people in our care, to flourish. Our work is focused on creating ‘life choices’ for young people rather than ‘life chances’. To find out more about us, visit our website.
We are looking for a committed, friendly and reliable Caretaker/Maintenance Operative to work across multiple sites. The working week will normally be split between three schools; Roman Hill Primary School (Lowestoft), Northgate Primary School (Great Yarmouth) and Southtown Primary School (Great Yarmouth) with occasional travel to other trust sites as necessary. Reimbursement will be made to cover reasonable travel expenses.
The postholder will be flexible and have the ability to travel between our schools as required, to ensure that school premises and contents are properly compliant, maintained, secured and ready for use. This will be a full-time post, 52 weeks per year with generous holiday entitlement.
Our ideal applicant will:
Have site maintenance experience and undertake tasks to a high standard
Enjoy working independently and as part of a team
Be honest and trustworthy
Be reliable, adaptable, efficient and a good timekeeper
Communicate effectively and be able to form positive relationships
Understand the importance of safeguarding children and young people
We offer:
Welcoming and supportive staff teams
A pleasant working environment
Commitment to Valuing People
Kingfisher Schools Trust offers a wide range of benefits, including:
Excellent opportunities for development
Access to a huge variety of training courses through The National College
Pension scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contribution
Employee Assistance Programme for free and confidential advice
Shopping and leisure discounts
Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
Affordable electric car salary sacrifice scheme
Please submit your application as soon as possible, as the closing date for this vacancy may be altered if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Our school is part of Kingfisher Schools Trust. The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check will be part of the pre-employment screening process for this role. An application form must be completed in full; CVs alone cannot be accepted.
Recruitment
recruitment@kingfisherschools.co.uk
