SCHOOL CARETAKER

Caretaker

Contract Term: Permanent / Full Time

Hours: 36.25 hours per week, all year round
5 weeks (25 days) holiday per annum, increasing to 6 weeks (30 days) after five years service. All holidays to be taken during the school holidays during the academic year.

Altrincham College is open from 07:00 - 19:00 Monday to Friday and the successful candidate will share these hours with our Site Manager. The average working day will be 8 hours per day (including a 45-minute unpaid break)

Start Date: As soon as possible

Altrincham College (part of the South Manchester Learning Trust) is an over-subscribed 11-18 academy set in the pleasant South Manchester suburbs of Hale / Timperley, on the Manchester / Trafford border. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment.

Our vision is to nurture well-rounded citizens of the future who are knowledgeable, happy and resilient so that they make a valuable contribution to the world in which they live, and are empowered to make informed and positive life choices.

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our great team at Altrincham College as a Caretaker.

Are you happy to turn your hand to anything? If you are the sort of person who could build flat pack furniture, manage deliveries, fix a broken sink and help supervise our cleaning team whilst holding a conversation with a 14-year-old whilst on duty outside at lunch time, then this could be the place for you!

We are looking to appoint a Caretaker who will work alongside our dedicated Site Manager undertaking all the usual aspects of site management in order to ensure our school is clean, secure and compliant at all times, whilst responding to the ever-changing priorities during the school day.

Working as part of this important team, you will be required to carry out the duties detailed in the attached job description to the highest possible standard.

The ideal candidate will have an understanding and some experience of:

• Planning and implementation of site projects.
  
• Staff supervision.
  
• Basic building maintenance.
  
• Good awareness of Health & Safety procedures.
  
• Have the ability to use own initiative and problem solve independently.
  
• Have the ability from time to time to work to tight deadlines.
  

In return we can offer:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance.
  
• Fantastic training/CPD opportunities in a friendly supportive environment.
  
• On-site parking.
  
• Excellent Local Government pension scheme.
  
• Staff uniform.
  
• On-site canteen facilities.
  
• An engaging, creative and welcoming environment to learners who take pride in their school.
  
• An inclusive and collaborative approach to all tasks.
  
• Supported by a talented, highly motivated, committed and professional team of colleagues.
  
• An actively supportive Governing Body and Senior Leadership Team.
  
• A great place to work!
  

If you would like to apply to be part of the Altrincham College (SMLT) team please visit the school website at for an application form and more details. Alternatively, please call Jodie Urmston, PA to the Headteacher, on telephone number 0 or e-mail to find out more about our exciting opportunity.

Closing date for applications: Monday 2 October 2023 at 12pm

Interview date: W/C Monday 9 October 2023