Assistant Caretaker

Purley Oaks Primary School

primary Assistant caretaker
Location: South Croydon
Contract type: Full time
Salary range: See main advert
Posted 3 days ago

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Required for: 36 hours per week – Monday to Friday 10.00am to 6.00pm

All year round

Contract: Permanent

Salary: Grade 4, £30,717 to £31,611 full time

We have an exciting opportunity to join the premises team at Purley Oaks Primary School.

Are you practical, enthusiastic, calm under pressure and able to communicate well with staff and children? If so, this could be the role for you.

Purley Oaks is a very happy and thriving primary school. Our children are a pleasure to teach. In our previous OFSTED inspection (February 2025), the inspectors commented, ‘Pupils and staff consistently promote the school’s values of aspiration and collaboration’ and ‘Pupils behave exceptionally well in lessons and around the school.’

You would be joining a very supportive team and would receive good opportunities for professional development. The staff and governors are committed to our vision of excellence for all.

Duties include:

· Maintaining and repairing the school premises.

· Undertaking project work to enhance the school site in consultation with the Premises Manager.

· Covering for premises staff when absent due to holiday or sickness so that the shift system works well.

· Line managing cleaning staff when the Premises Manager is not on site.

· Ensuring that the school buildings and grounds are in operational readiness on a daily basis throughout the year.

SAFER RECRUITMENT

We are committed to safeguarding and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will need an enhanced DBS check, right to work in the UK and two references. We will take up references prior to your interview, unless there is a valid reason for them not to be requested at this stage. Please note that photographic ID and certificates of relevant qualifications should be brought to the interview.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

We aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all.

DATA PROTECTION

In line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) the school is responsible for holding and protecting personal data. The school is required to share some data with the Local Authority, Croydon Council and the Department for Education. For further information on who we share data with please see our website for our Data Protection Policy and Privacy Notices: www.purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk/.

Privacy notice for job applicants is available on our website.

APPLICATIONS

To apply please complete the Application form, Equal Opportunities form and provide a Supporting Statement which shows how you meet the criteria outlined in the Person Specification. All these forms can be found on our website: www.purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk. Applications should be submitted to: hr@purleyoaks.croydon.sch.uk.

Closing Date: 12:00 midday on Friday 1st May 2026

Interviews: To be confirmed

Tenable: Monday 1st June 2026

We may call candidates for interview earlier than advertised depending on receipt of suitable applications.