School Caretaker
Job description
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Job Title: School Caretaker
Location: Bradford
Start Date: ASAP
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00am - 7:00pm
Pay Rate: £13.45 per hour (PAYE)
Job Description:
We are looking for a reliable and flexible School Caretaker to support schools across the Barnsley contract.
Duties include:
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General site maintenance and litter picking
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Planned and reactive repairs
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Room set ups (porterage)
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Supporting with security and site safety
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Deep cleaning tasks (carpets, windows, kitchens)
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Monitoring contractors and following health & safety procedures
You may be required to support different schools to cover sickness or leave. Occasional overtime may be required.
Requirements (Essential)
- Must hold a valid Enhanced DBS - Child Barred
- Experience in a trade or similar role
- Excellent customer service skills
- Able to prioritise and work independently
- Able to use own initiative
If you're interested, please apply to this ad and then contact Kim on
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Key skills
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Application advice
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⭐ Highlight your Enhanced DBS certification prominently as this is essential for school environments
🔧 Emphasise any trade experience or maintenance qualifications as these are specifically required
🏫 Include any previous school or educational facility experience to demonstrate sector knowledge
📋 Quantify your maintenance achievements: 'Completed 25+ reactive repairs weekly, maintaining 98% site availability'
🛡️ Showcase your health and safety knowledge, particularly in educational settings with safeguarding requirements
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- •Completed 30+ reactive repairs weekly across 4 school sites, maintaining 99% operational availability during term time
- •Managed deep cleaning schedules for 12 classrooms and kitchen facilities, ensuring full compliance with health and safety standards
- •Coordinated with 8 external contractors monthly for planned maintenance, reducing emergency callouts by 25% through proactive monitoring
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Fusion People's School Caretaker position in Bradford immediately caught my attention as it combines my trade experience with my passion for supporting educational environments. My Enhanced DBS certification and hands-on maintenance skills align perfectly with your requirements for site maintenance, security duties and contractor monitoring across the Barnsley contract.
My background in trade work has equipped me with the technical skills needed for both planned and reactive repairs, whilst my customer service experience ensures positive relationships with teaching staff and pupils. I thrive when working independently across multiple locations and understand the importance of maintaining safe, secure learning environments.
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Interview questions
10 questions generated from this advert.
Technical
- ›How would you prioritise multiple urgent repairs across different school sites?
- ›What health and safety procedures would you follow when monitoring external contractors?
- ›Describe your approach to deep cleaning carpets and windows in a school environment
- ›How would you handle a security incident during school hours?
- ›What maintenance checks would you perform daily on school premises?
Behavioural
- ›Tell me about a time you had to work independently to solve a maintenance problem
- ›Describe a situation where you provided excellent customer service to teaching staff
- ›How do you handle working across multiple locations when covering for colleagues?
- ›Give an example of when you used your initiative to prevent a potential safety issue
- ›Tell me about a time you had to adapt quickly to changing priorities in your work
STAR answer examples
Model answers using the Situation-Task-Action-Result framework. Adapt to your own experience.
Tell me about a time you had to work independently to solve a maintenance problem
Give an example of when you used your initiative to prevent a potential safety issue