School Caretaker

Epsomandewellfamilies; Epsom; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution is looking for a School Caretaker to provide security and manage the maintenance of school facilities. The candidate should have proven building and maintenance experience, enjoy teamwork, and possess strong organisational and communication skills. This role offers competitive benefits including a local government pension scheme, generous holidays, and development opportunities. The position requires flexibility and a proactive approach to workload management.

Benefits

Highly competitive pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement

Employee Assistance Programme

Lifestyle and retail discounts

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Proven building and maintenance experience in a school environment.
• Ability to organise workload and prioritise tasks.
• Enjoy working as part of a team and supporting colleagues.

Responsibilities

• Provide security and caretaking services to the school.
• Manage maintenance of the school buildings and grounds.
• Work with external contractors for maintenance matters.
• Facilitate estates management for events/lettings.

Skills

Building and maintenance experience

Organisational skills

Effective communication

Teamwork

Flexibility

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated, proactive, skilled and reliable individual to take on the role of School Caretaker at Southfield Park Primary School. We believe this is a great opportunity for an individual with proven building and maintenance experience, ideally within a school environment to join our friendly, inclusive and aspirational team of teaching and support staff.

The successful candidate will provide a security and caretaking service to the school and manage a high level of maintenance of the school buildings and grounds. They will work with external contractors for both emergency and routine matters and facilitate the estates management of the school and external events/lettings. They will work closely with the Headteacher and Facilities Manager to ensure cost effective use of materials and equipment, carry out risk assessments, maintain maintenance schedules and monitor performance of outside contractors.

It is essential the successful candidate can organise their own workload and effectively prioritise tasks whilst having a flexible approach to their work. They must enjoy working as part of a team, be adaptable and supportive of colleagues. They must be able to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.

Benefits

• Highly competitive defined benefit local government pension scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement
• Family friendly policies
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Lifestyle and retail discounts
• Training and development opportunities

We reserve the right to interview/appoint before the closing date.

Salary: Pay Scale 5 £28,785 – £30,837 per annum, dependant on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours a week, 7-9 am and 1-6:30 pm

Closing date: 9 am on Monday, 5th January 2026

Interviews: Friday, 16th January 2026

Start date: As soon as possible

The deadline for applications is 9 am on Monday, 5th January 2026. However, please feel free to apply as soon as possible as applications will be considered upon receipt.

To apply please complete the application form; we do not accept CVs.