Caretaker

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Caretaker
St John Plessington Catholic College
Responsible To Site Supervisor/Estates Manager
Salary Grade Band D, scale point 6-7 £25,183 - £25,584
This is a permanent, full-time contract, 36 hours per week, 52 weeks a year.
Start Date 1st September 2025
Closing Date for Applications Friday 1st August 2025 at 12.00pm

If you are a dedicated and ambitious individual who has a real passion for site maintenance and thrives on collaboration, innovation and exploring change, we have an exciting opportunity to offer.
The Directors of Holy Family Catholic MAT would like to invite applications from excellent, enthusiastic and engaging individuals for the post of Caretaker HFCMAT.
This is a unique opportunity to work for the Holy Family Multi Academy Trust. The role will be situated at St John Plessington Catholic College.

We are looking for individuals to:
Respond to repair requests quickly and with a professional manner
Maintain a library of user manuals for office furniture and fixtures that can be referred to when needed
Supervising external contractors
Perform routine cleaning tasks based on a schedule created by management team
Championing health and safety around the school, and supervising external contractors
Use cleaning supplies and equipment to keep the interior of the office building looking clean and professional

We offer:
A unique opportunity to work for a MAT which is one of 87 national teaching school hubs and includes the lead school for Cheshire and Wirral Maths Hub
Mentoring and high-level training
Encouragement to develop your career with excellent promotion opportunities and opportunities to engage in system leadership
A caring environment with well-being and work/life balance at its core
Inclusion in whole school and MAT teams - working together to achieve ambitious outcomes whilst valuing every individual’s contribution

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, Holy Family Multi Academy Trust will undertake general online searches for all shortlisted candidates, this may include social media and video platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, TikTok and You Tube. Online searches will only examine data that is publicly available, and the aim is to
identify any incidents or issues. Any areas of concern will be discussed during the interview process.

The Trust is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of age, disability,
marital status, race (including colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin), religion or belief,
sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment or pregnancy/maternity.
All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK.
The successful applicant will be subject to relevant clearance from the Disclosure and Barring Service.

To apply for this position, please send a covering letter, a completed application form, and the completed recruitment documents attached to the vacancy listing to recruitment@hfcmat.com.
All application forms should be marked for the attention of Mr P McLoughlin, Headteacher. For further information please visit the “Vacancies” section on our website www.stjohnplessington.com.

If we receive a high volume of relevant applications, we may close the advert earlier than the advertised closing date, so please apply as soon as you can.

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 and individually take responsibility for doing so.