Caretaker- Halton Community Combined School
Job Description
Job title: Caretaker- Halton Community Combined School
Company: Buckinghamshire Council
Job description: Overview
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and energetic school caretaker to join our small, friendly team. Halton is a happy and thriving school and requires a self-motivated, reliable and resourceful individual with good basic DIY skills to effectively manage site services, minor repairs and maintenance. Additional duties will include maintaining the daily cleanliness of the school working alongside our contract cleaners, as well as keeping the grass areas on site tidy.
We are seeking someone who has good communication skills, takes pride in their work and wants the school to look its best.
Term time only?
Salary Type: Bucks pay
Salary details: Bucks Pay Range 2 £12.82 – £14.04 per hour
Contract type: Permanent
Hours: 30 hours per week, 7.00am-10.00am and 3.00pm-6.00pm, Monday to Friday for 39 weeks per year plus extra days at Headteacher’s discretion
Closing date: 21/03/2024 17:00
Interviews to be held: Week commencing 25/03/24
About us
Located at the foot of the Chiltern Hills, we serve the families of Halton, Wendover and the surrounding areas.
Community is very important to us and when you join Halton, you become an important part of a very unique, friendly and supportive family of people.
We have a distinctly low staff turnover which in turn creates a very stable and supportive staff team where everyone plays their part in contributing to the ‘family-feel’ of the school.
You can find out more about our school by visiting our website:
About the role
The role includes a wide range of responsibilities and duties connected with the premises such as building maintenance, grounds, facilities, general maintenance, security and Health and Safety. You will work alongside the Headteacher and support staff as well as liaising with external contractors. As with any role in school, every day is different and you will have colleagues to support you.
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details about the role.
About you
Previous experience is not essential as we can provide training for the right person.
– You will be willing to give it a go and be a creative thinker, always looking for solutions.
– Some experience of DIY would be advantageous.
– You will need to be able to work independently in a busy environment and be able to use your own initiative.
Other information
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as soon as possible.
Visits to the school are warmly welcome. To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact Mrs Liesl Rainbow, Office Manager, either by phone 01296 622264 or
Please send completed application forms to
Halton Community Combined School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced DBS, Barred List check and other recruitment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
- All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to and the (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.
Expected salary: £12.82 – 14.04 per hour
Location: Halton, Cheshire
