Assistant Caretaker - Term Time Only Plus 3 Weeks - Part-time

St Saviour's Church of England Junior School, Westgate - On - Sea

• Ref:KCC886-3181-109S
• Posted:13/06/2025
• Pay:Kent Range - KSA £24,513 FTE (pro rata)
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:04/07/2025 at 12:00
• Interviews:15th July 2025

Advert

An exciting opportunity has become available at St. Saviour's Church of England Junior School.  The post is a permanent contract and will be for 25 hours in term time, plus three additional weeks to be mutually arranged in the school holidays.

We are looking for someone with experience in maintaining premises or has worked in one of the construction trades.  Experience and knowledge of Health and Safety and COSHH legislation is desirable.  The successful applicant would assist the Site Manager in all aspects of running the school site.  The work includes maintenance work and ensuring the health and safety of our children and staff.  You would be expected to carry out routine work on the school site and helping to arrange external trades to carry out any more involved work.  There are daily, weekly and yearly health and safety checks (fire safety, legionella, PAT testing, fixed wiring checks, tree surveys, play equipment).  We are looking for someone who is trustworthy, dependable and organised.  We are a welcoming, well-resourced school with a skilled staff team and lovely children. 

Working hours will be 1.00pm until 6.00pm Mon - Fri.

The 6.00pm finish is a vital part of the role as you will responsible for locking-up the school at the end of the working day.

The successful candidate will:

• Be committed to working within a team to deliver the best possible outcomes for the children and staff
• Have experience in basic maintenance and groundskeeping work - have practical skills
• Have experience of Health and Safety record keeping and emails
• Be reliable and trustworthy
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and/or COSHH best practice
• Clean driving licence

Applicants are welcome to view the school prior to application - please contact the School Bursar by email for further details: finance@st-saviours.kent.sch.uk

At least one interview panel member will be trained in safer recruitment and all offers of employment are subject to an enhanced DBS check.

Information about the school

St Saviour's is an over-subscribed Church of England Junior School. We are extremely well-resourced and fully committed to a broad and balanced curriculum. Standards of achievement are consistently high. We were judged to be a Good school by OFSTED in October 2023 and judged as Outstanding during a SIAMS inspection in November 2017. The whole staff team goes the extra mile for the community we serve.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Mrs W Vinson, Bursar
• Address:Elm Grove, Westgate - On - Sea, Kent, CT8 8LD
• Telephone: 01843 831707
• Email: finance@st-saviours.kent.sch.uk

Fax: 01843 835188

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Assistant Caretaker Job Description and Person Spec