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TreetopsSpecialistSchool& College
Centre of Excellence
Treetops Approach,Grays, Essex, RM16 2WU
Tel.: 01375 372723
Email:admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk
Caretaker
Pay: approx. £8960
Hours: 12hours per week, 52 weeks per year, as follows;
Saturday8am -3pm
Sunday 8am-3pm
There may be the opportunity to take on more hours in the future.
Leave:4 weeks annual leave plus 2.8 weeks statutory holiday(pro-rata)
Required:asap
The Trust:
TreetopsSchoolis a specialacademycatering for pupils with a wide range of needs including moderate learning difficulties, speech and communication difficulties,autismand general developmental delay.
In March2025Treetops School was judged by Ofsted to havemaintainedthe standardsidentifiedat thepreviousinspection.Thepreviousinspection was in February 2020, at which time Treetops was judged as Outstanding. Treetops Free School, which officially opened in September 2022, was judged Good in its first Ofsted inspection in March 2024.
We are looking to appoint acaretakerto work as part of our site team.The Saturday and Sunday working will be as lettings caretaker.This role will be solo working.
The Job:
The main duties will be to support the school's lettings program, which runsoutside ofschool hours.The lettings caretaker will work as part of the site teamandwillsupport the Site Manager in hisobjectiveof ensuring the efficient and effective day-to-day running,presentationand management of theschoolsite, ensuring a warm, clean,safeand secure environment for all authorised users of the site and visitors.Main duties will include;
- Opening and closing the site and relevant buildings to allow use by lettings clients.
- Manning the School entrance during school events and lettings.
- Clean halls after lettings use, as well as toilet and facilities used by lettings clients.
- Secure site by locking and alarming buildings.
- Additionalmachine cleaning of floors when and where possible as agreed with Site Manager.
- Carrying outminorongoing repairsandmaintenance.
- Supervision of maintenance contractors on site as directed.
- Portering of deliveries and consumables.
- Supporting the School'stimelywaste management collections including all recyclables.
- Moving of furniture and the setting up and taking down of tables and chairs forspecial events,functionsand meetings.
- Maintaining of the School grounds; including clearing the grounds of rubbish, leaves, snow/ice asappropriate.
- Ensuring that the boundary area, walls,entrancesand exits are clear,accessibleand secureat all times.
- Carryingoutreasonableduties as required by the Headteacher or senior members of staff.
Thesuccessful candidatewill become a trusted 'Key Holder' for theschooland will be expected to carry out any necessary duties that this may involve including opening the school in the morning and locking up in the evening.
An application form can be downloaded from our websitewww.treetopsschool.organdsubmittedeither by hand,postor email (admin@treetops.thurrock.sch.uk) marked for the attention of Mrs K Lambie, HR Manager.
Closing date for applications:4 March2026
Interviews:weekcommencing:9March 2026
The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medicalcheckand satisfactory references.
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The governing body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check, a medical check, satisfactory references and the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period.