Caretaker

4 weeks ago


Lowestoft, United Kingdom Suffolk County Council Full time
Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy, Lowestoft NR32 9HN  Caretaker  £23,114 per annum (pro rata) 32.5 hours per week, 52 weeks per year (can be flexible with working pattern) Permanent Reference: 5544 Required as soon as possible

About the Role

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy is looking for a diligent, hardworking and flexible Caretaker  to join our Maintenance Team. You will support the team by carrying out a range of caretaking duties including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, and other caretaking duties such as porterage, cleaning and general maintenance. You will be enthusiastic, motivated and have an eye for detail in helping keep our site and building in good shape. 

You will be required to use your initiative to resolve maintenance issues and support the team to keep our school in tip top condition, safe and secure for all our children and staff.

You will be joining the REAch2 Academy Trust, a national family of primary academies committed to raising standards and achieving excellence for all pupils, whatever their background or circumstance. The Trust provides a strong culture of collaboration and support, together with high expectations for staff and pupils alike. 

Background Information about the School

At Northfield St. Nicholas we are committed to ensuring and providing high quality learning experiences which enable the children to be reflective learners. Every day, the highest quality feedback from staff ensures our children can develop, practice and apply their skills as well as being challenged to move on and make new learning progress as soon as they are ready to do so.

We have the very highest aspirations for the children in our learning community and set high standards and expectations of our staff to challenge our children to be the best learners they can possibly be. We are unwavering in setting high expectations for the conduct of pupils and staff alike and are uncompromising in our ambition to improve the outcomes for all pupils at our school.

Our school motto – Working together to achieve excellence for all – captures what we hope to facilitate for all our stakeholders, from pupils and their families to our staff and other learning partners in the wider community.

Our calm and focused learning atmosphere, our focus on good conduct behaviour and ambitious learning expectations, our well-presented, well-resourced classrooms and other learning spaces. What makes us special is our staff team – dedicated teachers, committed teaching assistants and support staff, a wonderful pastoral care team and ambitious Senior Leaders and Governors who understand the needs of the children we are here to nurture, support and educate.