Caretaker

**Education - School**

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- Caretaking, Cleaning

**Bedford High**

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**Bedford High School**

**Manchester Road**

**Leigh**

**WN7 2LU**

**Salary: Grade 3, £22,737 - £23,500 per annum. £11.78 - £12.18 per hour**

**37 hours per week, working the full year. Working shift patterns on a rota basis, hours between 06.00 am and 10.00 pm. Occasional overtime/weekends as required to support during school events**

**Required as soon as possible**

We seek to appoint an effective and enthusiastic Caretaker to undertake general maintenance, gardening and security duties as directed on school premises and site. You will be responsible for site security, health and safety issues relating to the school grounds and buildings and will liaise with external contractors as required.

This is an opportunity for you to join a school which is highly successful, popular, oversubscribed and continues to improve. We gained a judgement of ‘Good’ in our last inspection and the school maintains strong examination performance at KS4. The person appointed be adaptable, resilient and have a desire to make a lasting difference to the lives of our students. We are looking for a colleague who is personable, friendly and exceptionally proactive. You will be positive and have an inclusive attitude, hardworking, honest, dependable, flexible, organised, committed and a dedicated team player.***

The person appointed will be able to demonstrate:

- The ability to work independent and as part of a team
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills liaising with staff, students, parents and external agencies and contractors
- Be dedicated to school improvement and providing an environment that is clean, welcoming, safe and secure for all staff, students and visitors to school
- Have a positive ‘can do’ attitude

In return we offer you a committed staff and student body as well as dedicated, professional, hard-working Governors; you will be well supported. We offer a positive school culture, opportunities for further professional development and strong support from the Senior Leadership Team.

At Bedford High School we are dedicated to offering our students a high-quality education in a well ordered and purposeful school environment. Our values are: To Care, To Learn, To Achieve.

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**salary from**

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£22,737

**contract**

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permanent

**working hours**

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full time

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- 9 00 am- 4th Dec 2023