
Caretaker
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School:
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust -
Location:
County Durham -
Salary:
SCP D 5-7 (£21,575 - £22,369 per annum) -
Hours:
37 hours per week – Permanent - Full Time -
Contractual Status:
Permanent -
Closing Date:
19th Apr 2023

Caretaker
Location: St Bede’s Catholic School & Sixth Form College, Consett Road, Lanchester, Durham, DH7 0RD
Grade: SCP D 5-7 (£21,575 – £22,369 per annum)
Reporting to: Premises Manager / Operations Manager
Hours: 37 hours per week – Permanent – Full Time
- One week – 6.30am – 2.30pm (2.00pm Friday)
- One week – 11.00am – 7.00pm (6.30pm Friday)
St Bede’s Catholic School and Sixth Form College are proud to be part of the Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, a family of secondary, middle, primary and first schools in Durham, Gateshead, Northumberland and Sunderland.
We would like to appoint a caretaker to our friendly and welcoming school, to commence work as soon as possible. We are seeking applicants who are enthusiastic, reliable and trustworthy; someone who can make a positive contribution to the life of St. Bede’s Catholic School following the Catholic ethos.
The job is very varied and includes maintenance of the school building, ensuring the premises are kept safe and secure, ensuring health and safety is adhered to, co-ordinating and overseeing the work of our team of cleaners and liaising with external contractors.
The successful candidate should have good interpersonal skills and will become part of the school team delivering high quality education in a safe and welcoming environment for our students.
The successful candidate will have:
- An understanding of health & safety regulations and procedures.
- The ability to deal with emergencies and problems in a positive and systematic manner.
- Have good communication skills and the drive to succeed and drive change.
- The ability to undertake maintenance tasks and adhere to maintenance schedules.
- Practicable DIY skills.
How to apply
For an application form and further details about this vacancy please visit our website http://bwcet.com/vacancies/ where applications can be completed online.
Closing date: Wednesday, 19th April 2023
Interview date: TBC
The Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, formerly The Trinity Catholic Multi Academy Trust was set up on 1 February 2012. Cardinal Hume Catholic School, Gateshead was the first school in the trust.
Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust, is currently a family of 5 secondary schools and 21 primary schools from across Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham and Northumberland, in the west of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle. The Trust is expanding rapidly and will reach a total of 48 schools by Summer 2022.
We feel very privileged to be able to work with our wonderful children and the amazingly gifted and dedicated staff and leaders across all of our schools. Our motivation and general philosophy are built on ever improving standards of discipline, nurture and care, teaching and learning and quality of leadership. Bishop Wilkinson Catholic Education Trust will be a partnership that affirms the dignity of the individual. The person is at the heart of Christ’s teaching: this is why the promotion of the human person is the goal of our Trust.
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