Caretaker / Cleaner - Colne Valley High School

Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

11/22/2024

Organisation

Schools

Directorate

Secondary Schools

Service Area

Colne Valley High School, Huddersfield

Hours

32.5 hours per week (8am-3pm Monday to Friday)

Number of Jobs

1

Location(s)

Huddersfield and surrounding areas

Position type

Permanent

Grade

£17,939 per annum (FTE £24,027)

Salary

£17,939 per annum (FTE £24,027)

Advert Wording

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Colne Valley High School.

To start – Immediately

Colne Valley High School are looking to recruit a Caretaker/Cleaner to join our dedicated team. The successful applicant will be responsible for Health & Safety, maintenance, cleaning, and security within Colne Valley High School.

We are looking to recruit a proactive individual that can work well independently. The successful candidate will be able to prioritise workloads using their own initiative to ensure all duties are carried out efficiently and effectively.

Part of your duties will include the daily unlocking of buildings and statuary buildings checks along with ensuring that a general level of cleanliness is maintained throughout the school grounds and student facilities. You will also be required to provide general maintenance of the school for example, changing light bulbs, putting up shelves, decorating, repairs to furniture, blinds etc.

In return you will work with a progressive and forward thinking Multi Academy Trust where there are opportunities for development and career progression. As a Trust we offer many benefits including a generous holiday entitlement and contributory pension through the West Yorkshire Pension Fund. Great Heights Academy Trust is a growing multi-academy trust with nine schools in the West Yorkshire area with plans to further expand. In addition, we are home to a SCITT, Research School and an English Hub.

If you are interested in applying for this role, please complete our application form and return as a Word Document to Hayley Drummond, Recruitment Officer at we look forward to hearing from you.

Closing Date: Tuesday 7th January, 9am

Interviews: TBC

Great Heights Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; pre-employment checks will be carried out; references will be sought, and successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, an online search, and other relevant checks with statutory bodies.

GDPR Disclaimer: Please note and appreciate that whilst we review all CV’s and applications, due to the high volume that we receive on a regular basis, we can only respond to candidates that have been successful with their application. Therefore, if you do not hear from us within 14 working days of your application, please accept that your application has been unsuccessful. In line with the General Data Protection Regulations (May 2018) (replacing the Data Protection Act 1998) we will permanently delete information for all unsuccessful applications, and we will not keep candidate information on file for future vacancies at this stage of our process.

Closing date

07 January 2025, 9:00 AM

Important Information

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