Caretaker

Caretaker

Required from October 2025 or earlier if available

Part time 17.5 hours per week

Permanent

Grade C NJC point 5-6 (FTE £24,790-£25,183 per annum)

£11,725.00-£11,910 (Actual Salary per annum)

Bulwell St Mary’s Church of England Primary & Nursery School is seeking to appoint an experienced caretaker who is committed to developing, improving and maintaining the school learning environments so that all our children are supported, motivated and excited by achieving excellence.

We are a happy, multi-cultural, single form entry school in the City of Nottingham. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands, comprising 24 schools at the time of writing.

We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, built on our School Christian Values and our strong Take Care Ethos.

We provide an exciting and broad curriculum, full of creative arts, sports and personal/social development, alongside striving for high academic standards.

We are looking for a Caretaker who is committed to serving the families and staff of our school community.  This role is ideal for a reliable, proactive individual looking for long-term opportunities within an educational setting.

You will:

•               Be motivated and enthusiastic about maintaining learning environments which will make a difference to every child’s education

•               Care passionately about children and their development whilst still driving forward projects to further enhance our curriculum learning environments

•               Value a team working approach and be keen to contribute and share your skills with colleagues

•               Be a team player who will contribute fully to the life of the school

•               Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community

•               Be organised, dedicated and hardworking

•              Be flexible and excited about innovation

In return we offer:

•            A welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven

              towards continuously raising standards.

•            Excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

•            Calm and purposeful learning environments

•            Excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community

•            A forward-thinking approach to teaching and learning throughout the school

•            Career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and have been arranged for Monday 15^th September at 10am. Please contact the school office to confirm your attendance.

Or Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Mrs Lyons at Bulwell St Mary’s Primary & Nursery School, Ragdale Road, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8GQ Email: d.lyons@bsm.nottingham.sch.uk  Telephone: 0115 915 1506

Closing date for applications: Thursday 11^th September

Interviews will be held on: Friday 12^th September

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus.

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.