Primary Site Operative

Salary: £25,989 - £26,403 pro rata (actual salary: £21,072 - £21,407)

Hours: 30 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 6:30am onwards

Contract Type: Permanent

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire - Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Thirsk, All Saints Catholic Primary School

This post covers duties across two primary schools: Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Broomfield Avenue, Northallerton, DL7 8UL & All Saints Catholic Primary School, Green Lane, Sowerby, Thirsk, YO7 1NB.  Mileage paid between sites.

This is an excellent opportunity for a suitably experienced caretaking professional who will join a team delivering effective estates and facilities management services across our schools.

The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• The completion of all site-based duties including weekly compliance activities
• General maintenance
• Painting and decorating
• Minor refurbishment works
• Porterage
• Key holding
• Safeguarding

Sacred Heart, a smaller than average primary situated in the heart of Northallerton, is a welcoming school with a strong and supportive community and enthusiastic, considerate and well behaved pupils.

All Saints is a small rural primary school in Sowerby with friendly, passionate and dedicated staff and polite, well behaved pupils.

The Estates and Facilities Team sits centrally within Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust, a family of 32 primary schools, and 6 secondary schools. With more than 12,300 pupils and 1,500 staff, the Trust is now one of the largest Catholic Multi Academy Trusts in the UK. 

To apply please follow the link:

Key Dates:

Closing date: Wednesday 02 September 2026 by 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed

Required: As soon as possible

Key Document:

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