School Caretaker - Full-time

North Borough Junior School, Maidstone

• Ref:KCC886-2175-158S
• Posted:09/08/2025
• Pay:KSC
• Start Date:September 2025
• App Close Date:02/09/2025 at 09:00
• Interviews:tbc

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We are looking to appoint a proactive, friendly and skilful Caretaker to join our team. The successful candidate will be enthusiastic and highly committed who will ensure that our children learn and our staff teach in a safe, clean and healthy environment.

The successful candidate will:

• Take a pride in their work and pride in making the school look its best and keeping it running smoothly
• Understand that every adult in school has an impact on the welfare, teaching and learning of the children at our school.
• Ensure health and safety is a priority at all times, carrying out risk assessments, checks and reports as required in conjunction with the Headteacher and Office Manager
• Be able to work independently, using their own initiative, including prioritising health and safety, workloads etc.
• Manage the school building maintenance ensuring that the highest standards of cleanliness and health and safety are maintained at all times and keep the ground maintained alongside the gardening company
• Have good basic DIY skills (plumbing, decorating, gardening and carpentry) and undertake a range of repairs, maintenance, decorating, some moving and lifting of heavy objects, and a variety of gardening and outdoor work 
• Ensure that the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained at all times by working alongside our cleaner
• Be responsible for site security and have key holder responsibility including any out of hours call outs
• Maintain the highest level of professionalism when interacting with the children, staff, parents and members of the wider community.

This post is 37 hours per week, all year-round position Monday to Friday. The post is a split shift. The times are negotiable, but will need to accommodate locking and unlocking the school. This is a 52 week contract, therefore, some work will be during the school holidays. Holiday entitlement is 27 days and after 5 years of service 29 days.
We would love to have to opportunity to meet you before interview and show you around the school. Please telephone the school office to book an visit.

North Borough Junior School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. This post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring service.

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Information about the school

Welcome to North Borough Junior School. We are a successful and popular school that keeps learning and fun at the heart of all we do. Our aim is that each child enjoys school and has a passion for learning. We believe that children need to be happy to learn to their full potential and we design lessons and support systems to ensure that our children feel safe, happy and ready to learn.

We have a talented and creative group of teachers and teaching assistants who plan a curriculum that engages our pupils’ curiosity and enthusiasm for learning. Our teachers and teaching assistants also provide a wide range of lunchtime and after school clubs to develop pupils’ social skills, interests and talents too.

Our Values underpin everything that we do at North Borough Junior School, these include: Respect, Generosity, Resilience, Equality and Integrity. We expect every child to be kind, safe, responsible and to work hard.

We are Federated with St Paul's Infant School. Our values and families are shared.

We celebrate difference and individuality wherever possible and work hard so that each child recognises what is unique about themselves and is proud of this.

We work closely with all parents and encourage them to volunteer, take part in organised activities and attend any open days and curriculum meetings.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Jenny Chiverton
• Address:Peel Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2BP
• Telephone: (01622) 754708
• Email: jchiverton@north-borough.kent.sch.uk

Fax: (01622) 200002

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