School Caretaker - Progressive Secondary Academy in...

Start Date: September 2026

Contract: Full-time, Permanent (Shift-Pattern Framework)

Salary: Paid to scale (Support Staff Framework)

The Role

A progressive Secondary Academy in Nottingham is seeking a professional, proactive, and exceptionally organised School Caretaker to join their active campus premises team. This vital site-based position is an excellent opportunity for a skilled maintenance professional, caretaker, or handy technician looking to manage the daily physical safety, security, and smooth mechanical running of a busy educational environment.

The successful candidate will share responsibility for the day-to-day security and building operations across a multi-building campus, working on a structured early/late alternating shift pattern. Primary duties include taking operational ownership of morning unlocking routines or evening site securing, conducting reactive room setups, monitoring utility meters, and tracking health and safety compliance items (such as fire alarm testing diaries and emergency lighting logs). You will also carry out routine building fabric maintenance, including basic plumbing repairs, painting, minor carpentry tasks, and managing localized asset inventories via the school's digital facilities software.

You will act as an approachable and helpful guide for staff and external community lets during out-of-hours building use. Excellent time-management skills and absolute reliability are necessary to execute systematic safety logs while dynamically managing fast-paced repair requests across the estate.

School Information

This is an 11 to 18 well-established Academy in Nottingham with a strong commitment to operational efficiency, structural innovation, and support staff welfare. The academy features beautifully updated learning environments and a centralized, heavily resourced premises operations workshop.

The premises and caretaking team are treated as a core, highly valued foundation of the wider school community. Staff benefit from a welcoming professional culture, highly approachable leadership, and fully funded pathways for specialized safety training and continuous professional development certifications (including IOSH working safely, manual handling, and statutory safety log training).

Requirements

• Proven practical experience in school caretaking, commercial building maintenance, or a relevant structural trade discipline

• Strong hands-on competency across a wide range of general building fabric repairs and maintenance tasks

• Clear understanding of basic health and safety parameters, manual handling protocols, and COSHH compliance guidelines

• Basic IT literacy, with complete confidence checking daily email runs and closing out maintenance tickets on digital tracking dashboards

• Ability to work effectively and flexibly within a collaborative team structure across a rotating shift system

Application

To apply, please send your comprehensive CV as soon as possible.