Caretaker

Derby, England, United Kingdom

5/14/2025

Closing date: 03 June 2025

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We are looking for a reliable and friendly caretaker to join our wonderful team!

Brimington Junior School is a warm and inclusive community where every child is celebrated for who they are. Our mission is to nurture the ‘whole child’ and to inspire them to ‘Go Further’ and reach their full potential.

This essential role in our school involves undertaking duties to ensure the safety, security, cleanliness, and maintenance of our buildings and grounds. Key duties include site security, carrying out basic repairs and daily caretaking tasks to help keep our learning environment safe and welcoming. The Caretaker is also responsible for reporting any faults which require more specialist help to the appropriate people. The Caretaking role also involves ensuring all fire safety and health and safety regulations are adhered to.

The successful candidate will have

• Good DIY skills and knowledge of basic maintenance
• The ability to work independently have a proactive approach
• Have good communication skills and be a reliable member of the team
• Be able to work successfully as part of the cleaning and maintenance team
  
  
  

Context

The descriptions below of our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ define the work we are developing as a Trust. They are an aspiration, and we are always striving to achieve them.

We ensure our ‘why’, ‘how’ and ‘what’ hold us to account for the work we do.

Why do we exist?

Our purpose is to ensure every LEARNER has choices about their future

• Our first job is to support and extend learning for pupils to provide them with the skills and knowledge to make those choices.
• Our second job is to make sure no child is ignored, no family is unsupported and no life is wasted, by providing intervention at the earliest opportunity.
• Our responsibility to education is to provide an environment where practitioners can collaborate, learn from each other, take risks and reflect
  
  
  

How will we act?

We will use our purpose as a driver for our culture, ensuring we are;

Connected (sharing information openly, broadly and deliberately)

Helpful (embracing servant leadership and use initiative to solve the problem)

Organised (employing efficient strategies and trust colleagues to deliver)

Informed (asking coaching questions to understand what is happening)

Candid (disagreeing openly and compassionately)

Effective (only retaining our best elements and looking for continuous improvement)

Simple (avoiding complexity and increasing clarity)

What is our strategy?

We will use our culture to ensure the work of the Trust;

• Focuses on creating capacity (time and resources) for schools
• Ensures support is agile, providing intervention at the earliest opportunity
• Supports schools to employ and invest in the best educators for children
• Seeks continuous improvement and disruptive innovation
  
  
  

This is a fantastic opportunity for the right person.

Please apply via My New Term on the below link:

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/143580/EDV-2025-BJS-22018

Provisional Interview Date: 10 June 2025