Job Title: Caretaker  

Closing Date: 21^st July 2025

Interview: 24^th July 2025

Start Date: 1^st September 2025

Salary: £24,238 per annum, pro rata (Actual: £12,249.32)

Hours: 25 hours per week (2.5 hours AM & 2.5 hours PM)

Location: Castlebridge School

Contract type: Permanent

 

About Castlebridge School

Castlebridge School is a brand-new provision that is being developed in a beautiful and inspiring part of Devon. Castlebridge School will predominantly be for pupils with emotionally based school avoidance and anxiety linked to autism. All pupils will have an EHCP and be processed through Devon admissions. This provision will be carefully designed to meet the needs of pupils who have often found it challenging in a mainstream school.

Castlebridge School will cater for pupils from year 3 to year 11 and will cater for up to 30 students within this age range.

 

About the role

• Maintenance and Repairs: Identifying any repairs needed on the school site and arranging specialists to carry out repairs.
• Start and End of Day Presence: Help supervise the school entrance during drop-off and pick-up times to ensure a calm and safe flow.
• Health and Safety: Conducting regular checks (like fire alarms, emergency lighting), ensuring walkways are hazard-free, and responding quickly to accidents or emergencies.
• Security: Unlocking and locking buildings, monitoring access points, and managing alarm systems.
• Groundskeeping: Looking after outdoor areas—mowing lawns, clearing leaves or snow, and making sure everything’s presentable.
• Logistical Support: Setting up rooms for events or exams, moving furniture, and helping with deliveries.

 

Safeguarding

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.

 

Key Responsibilities:

• To contribute to H&S compliance and property inspection / maintenance records and complete risk assessment paperwork, as required.
• To act as joint key holder for the site, ensuring security, including the operation of alarms through daily site inspections
• To report any major defects in building, equipment and security systems observed in the course of duties and to liaise with approved contractors / Head of School. (To visually monitor the condition of fire extinguishers, ensuring all extinguishers are regularly serviced and that hoses and fire blankets are kept in good condition)
• To help the flow of vehicles through the school entrance during drop off and pick up times.

 

What We Are Looking For:

• A minimum of 2 years practical experience of building and grounds maintenance work.
• Ability to work on own initiative, self-motivated.
• Good communication skills
• Comfortable with young people.
• Good practical skills.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good communication skills.
• Good general knowledge of building maintenance/ repairs
• Enthusiastic, energetic, self-motivated and conscientious.

 

Qualifications and Experience:

• Level 2 NVQ, GNVQ or minimum of 5 GCSE’s (Grade C or above)
• Suitable trade qualification (or relevant experience). 
• H&S Experience in the workplace is desirable.

 

Our Total Reward Offer:

The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.

Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.

We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.

For further information, click here to visit the Special Partnership Trust website for our People Strategy and Benefits.

How to Apply

We ask that you complete an Application Form that can be found on Castlebridge School Website (www.castlebridge.org.uk ) under the Vacancies tab.

 

Completed applications should be returned to Steph Chapman, (schapman@castlebridge.org.uk) no later than 17.00 on Monday 21^st July 2025.

 

Early applications are advised. We receive high numbers of applications for our roles and therefore have to close the vacancy prior to the closing date in order to review candidates' details against our job criteria before shortlisting or re-opening the vacancy.

Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

 

Contact Us

Informal conversations are welcomed. If you would like to discuss the role in confidence, please contact Bridget Williams (Head of Provision) – brwilliams@castlebridge.org.uk

 

Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust and an application pack.

 

The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions will be subject to five years of satisfactory references and DBS checks.