School Caretaker

Temporary, Full Time

£10.50 to £11.50 per hour

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: 30/07/2021

Essex County Council are seeking an experienced Caretaker to join a thriving primary school based in Chelmsford.

As the school Caretaker you will take overall responsibility for keeping the school buildings and grounds presentable, compliant and fit for providing a high quality education to the students.

You will be responsible for carrying out a range of caretaking duties including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, and other caretaking duties including porterage, cleaning and maintenance.

The role will begin on a temporary basis but could lead to permanent employment for the right person.

The hours will be 37 per week, Monday to Friday.

The Successful Caretaker Will Have:

• Prior experience in general maintenance and building management.
• Be confident dealing with third party suppliers and handle those interactions in a professional and effect manner.
• Above all it is vital you relate well to children and interact with them and your colleagues in a positive and friendly manner.

If you are interested in this role please APPLY NOW, or get in touch by emailing .

As part of employment with Essex County Council should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please visit: https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

Please note that Essex County Council has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services through an intermediary (such as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.