Caretaker

We are looking to recruit a committed caretaker to join our school site team, working 26 hours a week across both Belvedere Infant and Belvedere Junior School, Monday to Friday all year round and working alongside our experienced site manager as part of a team. Hours to be discussed and agreed upon with the successful candidate but support is required with opening and closing of the school each day. Flexibility will be required to work occasionally outside of the Monday - Friday shift pattern, in order to support new lettings and ad-hoc schools events. As part if the site team you will also be part of the on-call team for security and health and safety emergencies outside of the school hours. Key responsibilities Ensure the premises and grounds are safe, warm, clean and properly maintained. Movement of heavy goods, duties including heavy items, taking delivery and distributing supplies, moving furniture and equipment. Promote and protect safeguarding of all pupils, staff and visitors to site and premises. Conducting and recording compliance checks to ensure that all health and safety regulations are consistently adhered to. Belvedere Infant School is a 3 form entry infant and nursery school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is: Caring, Learning, Together, which is at the heart of every decision we make. Our last Ofsted inspection in November, which graded the school as Good, recognised that ‘This is a happy and harmonious school. Pupils enjoy school because their learning is fun. Pupils achieve well here across a range of subjects’. As part of our moral commitment to putting children first, we believe that every child should have the opportunity to be taught by inspirational staff with the highest expectations. Belvedere Infant School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS disclosure and other employment checks. Belvedere Junior School is a 3 form entry junior school within The Pioneer Academy. Our motto is Nurture - Inspire - Achieve which is at the heart of every decision we make. Belvedere Junior School is a vibrant school where children are enthusiastic and motivated to achieve endless possibilities and 'the school is led with love and compassion'. (Ofsted inspection report, November 2024 https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/139115 ) We provide a safe, caring and fun environment where every child is encouraged to be the best they can be. The children are at the heart of every decision we make to ensure that they are happy, confident and that the opportunities that are provided for them are relevant to their needs both now and in the future. The school has a dedicated team that works hard to reach high standards in everything we do and this is further embedded through our successful relationships with parents, the local community and the other schools in The Pioneer Aca