Caretaker / Site Operative

Role: Caretaker / Site Operative Grade & Salary: Grade 3: £26,403 - £28,142 per annum Working pattern: 37 hours per week, year-round Contract term: Permanent The School: Ashfield School is renowned for high standards of teaching, behaviour and academic achievement. One of the largest schools in England (2700 on role), staff work together each day to support, inspire and challenge students to give of their best in our safe, happy and ambitious working environment. Our recent Ofsted report, published in November 2021, confirms the incredibly positive culture across the school. Continual focus on developing a happy and ambitious culture has enabled us to recruit, develop and retain the very best people. Student behaviour is excellent, staff well-being surveys evidence that morale is very high with teachers treated as respected professionals and given the autonomy to teach the well planned and high-quality curriculum in their own style. Ashfield School is a great place to work and, as part of the DFE school re-building project, will move into brand new buildings over the next few years. We are located close to the A38 and M1 and there is a large free staff car park. Facilities across the large school campus are excellent with numerous staff social and workspaces, staff specific catering and sporting facilities, including a fitness suite and swimming pool. The role: We are looking to appoint a Caretaker/Site Operative to join a team of dedicated and hard-working site staff to provide caretaking, security, maintenance and supporting with minor repair works to the whole site. The site operatives work as a team on a rotational basis covering Monday to Friday. This role will involve the upkeep and maintenance of the school’s swimming pool. Full training will be provided. The person: The candidate should be able to fulfil a physically demanding role and ideally have a trade background/practical building maintenance skill with experience of working in premises with Health and