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Job Ref No. ECC5201-221S Position Type: Caretaker/Site Managers Pay Range: Scale 3 Point 5
Position Start Date: Immediate Contract Type: Part-time Contract Term: Permanent
Application Close: 28/09/2025 Midnight Date of Interviews: 3rd October 2025  

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We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic, efficient, and motivated individual to take on the position of morning caretaker in our friendly and supportive school.

This part-time position involves opening the school each morning and maintaining the safety and smooth operation of the school premises. Your role will be essential in creating a welcoming environment for our children, staff, and visitors every day. It will also involve maintaining the swimming pool and carrying out checks to ensure it is safe and compliant.

Previous caretaking/pool maintenance experience is desirable but not essential as full training will be given.

This role is for 15 hours per week working Monday to Friday 7.00am - 10.00am, 52.14 weeks of the year. Holiday entitlement is 25 days + 8 bank holidays, to be taken during school holidays (up to 1 week term time). You will liaise closely with our site manager who works 10.00am - 6.00pm.

If you are passionate about providing a safe and welcoming environment for children and staff, we would love to hear from you. Join us in making Newlands Spring a wonderful place to learn and grow!

Information about the School

Attain Academy Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We respect and value cultural and religious diversity and will not discriminate on the basis of age, gender, religion, race, sexual orientation, ethnic origin, culture, or disability. You must be a UK resident, have the right to work in the UK, and be willing to complete a Disclosure Barring Service (DBS) check.

Our Vision: Working together towards success for all

Attain Academy Partnership aims to provide an outstanding education for all children in all schools, relevant to the world in which they live. We would like all members of Attain to become:

• Ambitious, capable learners who are resilient and independent

• Enterprising, creative contributors who have a real love of learning

• Ethical, informed citizens who value differences and inclusively

• Healthy, confident individuals who contribute to a mutually supportive environment

We want to create a community of outstanding schools with the highest aspiration and dedication to achieving the best outcomes for all our learners:

• An unshakable belief in the intrinsic value of every individual within our community

• Exciting and creative climates for learning within a safe and supportive environment

• Sustainable collaboration and sharing of best practice

• Personal and professional development for all members of staff

• Accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

We believe:

• That every pupil deserves a good education that enables them to be the best they can possibly be

• That every individual in our community of schools (our pupils, staff, families, carers and friends) is important and has something to contribute

• In building an exciting and creative climate for learning within a safe and supportive environment

• In working together and sharing best practice

• In ensuring the personal and professional development for all members of staff so that they have a rewarding and a fulfilling career within our community of schools

• In accountability based on honesty and responsibility in all our relationships

A copy of our child protection policy and practices, a copy of our policy on employing ex-offenders, the recruitment and selection policy statement which includes data protection information and privacy notice for applicants can be found on www.attain.essex.sch.uk.

All appointments are subject to safer recruitment requirements to ensure the safeguarding of children and young people. All positions will involve appropriate checks and clearances.

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Contact Information

Mrs J Lindop
Dickens Place
Copperfield Road, Chelmsford
Essex, CM1 4UU
Telephone: 01245 442031
Email: hr@newlandsspring.essex.sch.uk