Caretaker
St Catherine's Catholic Primary School
Level 3 School Facilities, Grade D: £29,763.00 to £31,074.00
36 hrs p/w, all year round
Required for March 2025.
Closing date: Monday 20th January 2025 9am

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School is a thriving 2 form entry school with a large nursery provision and is based in Barnet EN5, close the High Barnet tube station. We have modern building and large grounds. We are committed to
providing a child-centred learning environment where all children flourish socially,emotionally, academically, physically and spiritually.

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Job Description
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Caretaker
Level 3 School Facilities, Grade D: £29,763.00 to £31,074.00
36 hrs p/w, all year round
Required for March 2025.
In preparation for forthcoming retirement of our much-loved caretaker, we are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, conscientious and self-motivated Caretaker who will play a key role in further enhancing our school site so that we have the highest standards in safety and cleanliness to welcome the whole community.
About you:
- Are you someone who is reliable, proactive, hardworking and flexible with a positive outlook on life?
- Have you got good organisational skills - with the ability to plan, schedule and evaluate your own work?
- Do you take a genuine pride in your place of work- have you got DIY skills and the ability to competently carry out minor repairs, general maintenance and decorating?
- Can you demonstrate good inter-personal skills with all members of our school community - children, parents/carers, colleagues, governors and the many visitors that come to St Catherine's?
- Do you enjoy learning new skills and keeping up to date with procedures? We will need you to be jointly responsible for Health and Safety on site, and that includes security and maintenance systems.
- Are you able to use a PC and operate ICT software?
- Are you committed to being fully involved in all aspects of school life at St Catherine's - upholding our Catholic ethos and values on a day to day basis and at special weekend and evening events too?
Yes? Then why don't you apply to be the caretaker in our friendly school!
We offer:
- A supportive Business Manager who will carry out a comprehensive induction.
- A friendly staff who work together and support one another.
- Governors who are understanding and ambitious for our school
- A caring school community with supportive families and a thriving parents association
- A commitment to your ongoing training
Shift Pattern:
Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 12.30 (break 10.00 to 10.30)
16.00 to 18.15
Further ad-hoc overtime hours will be necessary for occasional evening meetings and PTA events at the school.
Visits to the school are strongly encouraged. Please call us to make an appointment with Kim McKenzie our School Business Manager. Visits may take place from w/c 6th January 2025.
Closing date: Monday 20th January 2025 9am.
Further details can be found on our website at https://st-catherines.barnet.sch.uk/school/vacancies/ Please email completed application forms .
St Catherine's is committed to equality of opportunity and to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children; and we expect all of our staff to share this commitment. This role will require an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.