
Caretaker
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
Gateshead -
Salary:
Grade D SCP 5-7 (£23,500 - £24,294 per annum, pro rata) -
Hours:
30 hours per week -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
3rd Nov 2024

Location: St Philip Neri Catholic Primary School, Ellison Road, Tyne & Wear NE8 2QU
Grade: Grade D SCP D 5-7 (£23,500 – £24,294 per annum, pro rata)
Hours: 30 hours per week, Permanent
Working pattern: 6:00 am – 9:00 am/ 3.00 pm – 6.00 pm
St Philip Neri is proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland. Bishop Wilkinson is the largest catholic education trust in the North East of England, which will have a total of 48 schools. This is an exciting time to join our supportive, and growing team.
We are seeking to appoint a skilled, reliable and self-motivated person to take on this extremely important role of Caretaker in the school, to join our dedicated and supportive team.
The person appointed will have total commitment towards maintaining a safe, positive, clean and happy environment for our children, staff and visitors. This Caretaker will ensure the seamless running and operation of our school site every day.
Duties will include:
- Opening and closing the school each day and carrying out security checks for the school buildings and grounds (lights, windows, gates, internal / external doors, boundary wall/fence).
- Undertake regular health and safety checks of buildings, grounds, fixtures and fittings, (including compliance with fire safety regulations) and equipment, in line with other schedules.
- To identify and prioritise routine maintenance of the school buildings and grounds, undertaking minor repair work where needed e.g. changing light bulbs, erecting shelves, painting and decorating, minor plumbing etc.
- Act as the designated key holder for the school premises, responding where needed to security alarm or other call outs in accordance with agreed procedures.
The successful candidate will be keen to maintain our school environment to a high standard to support children’s learning. They should be able to work effectively as part of the staff team, look after the safety and cleanliness of the site and also have the ability to work on their own initiative in recognising jobs that require attention, prioritising their own workload, undertaking some heavy lifting, moving and handling and be willing to undertake training and development.
The successful candidate will have:
- Good DIY skills.
- Ability to work in accordance with the school’s Health & Safety Policies and the code of safe working.
- Ability to work on own initiative, as well as taking direction from others.
- Ability to undertake general building maintenance and repairs without guidance.
- Ability to communicate well with adults and students and be a positive member of our happy team.
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing date: Sunday, 3rd November 2024
Interview date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check. An online search will be completed for all shortlisted candidates.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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