Vacancies
School Caretaker
Full Time (37 hours), Permanent Post
Grade 3, SCP 4 – 6, SALARY (£24,404 - £25,183)
Required April 2025. The Governors of Neville’s Cross Primary School & Nursery are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic caretaker to join our friendly, hardworking school.
We are looking for a caretaker who is able to demonstrate:
- Reliability and organisation;
- A flexible and adaptable approach;
- Practical handyperson skills;
- Good communication skills;
- A sense of humour and willingness to work as part of a team;
In return we can offer:
- The opportunity to be part of a friendly, successful team in a happy school
- Opportunities for further training and development
- A well-maintained school environment
Our school Caretaker will help to provide a warm, safe, clean and secure environment in which children and staff can work effectively. They will carry out the full range of duties, as detailed within the Caretaking Staff Handbook, to ensure high standards of cleanliness and oversee the general security and maintenance of school premises. This role includes handyperson activities e.g. basic carpentry and plumbing tasks and some supervision of school cleaning staff.
Our school caretaker will act as the designated key holder for the school premises and be identified as ‘first call out’ contact, responding to security alarm or other call outs in accordance with agreed procedures. As such, they may be required to work some additional times to attend call outs and in addition to accommodate lettings and out of hours school events e.g. shows, fairs and discos. Payments will be made for overtime duties.
You will be required to work ‘split shifts’ to coincide with the beginning and end of the school day; 6:30am-10:30am then 2:30pm-6:00pm.
Good basic literacy and numeracy skills are important along with a willingness to attend and complete courses relating to cleaning, caretaking and health.
This position is whole time, which means that you will be in attendance at work all year round (52 weeks a year) and will have an annual leave entitlement (26 days if you have less than 5 years’ continuous local government service, 31 days if you have in excess of 5 years’ continuous local government service.)
Durham County Council is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community. Applicants with disabilities will be invited for interview if the essential job criteria are met. Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post. As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
Application form, job description and personal specification are available to download and returnable to the school by post or by e-mail to nevillescross@durhamlearning.net.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all of our children, therefore enhanced DBS clearance is necessary. In line with the County Council’s Recruitment & Selection Policy, please note that we are unable to accept CVs. Any information provided on CVs will not be considered for short-listing purposes.
Closing Date: Friday 14th March 2025
School Cleaners x 2 Posts
Grade 1, SCP 3, £24,027 Pro Rata (£12.45 per hour)
10 hours per week
Required from 7th April 2025
Neville’s Cross Primary School is seeking to appoint two flexible, reliable and enthusiastic cleaners to join our hardworking team. The successful applicants should be hard working and be able to maintain high standards of cleanliness within designated areas of school, paying attention to detail. This role includes duties such as vacuuming, dusting and cleaning of washable areas, tables and chairs.
Previous experience of cleaning roles and a good understanding of cleaning chemicals and equipment would be desirable.
The successful applicants will be required to work afternoons from 4:00pm until 6:00pm, a total of 10 hours per week.
Application packs are available from and returnable to the school via email: nevillescross@durhamlearning.net
The closing date for applications is Friday 14th March 2025. It is anticipated that interviews will be held week beginning 17th March 2025.
This post is not open to job share.
Neville’s Cross Primary School & Nursery
Relly Path
Durham
H1 4JG
0191 3842249
nevillescross@durhamlearning.net
Job description School Cleaner