Evening Caretaker - Buckingham Primary School

Location: Buckingham

Overview

We are looking to appoint a part-time Caretaker, to assist our Site Manager with looking after our wonderful school and site. Hours of work will be 25.5 hours per week split over Monday to Friday.

Hours will typically start/finish between 3:30pm – 9pm (dependent on school lettings). Additional hours during holidays can vary.

Term time only: Yes

Salary type: Bucks Pay

Salary Details: Range 1B/10

Contract type: Permanent

Hours: Part-time

Closing date: 30/08/2026

Interviews to be held: ASAP

About us

At Buckingham Primary School we believe a creative and challenging curriculum can foster the development of a life-long love of learning. By empowering every individual to achieve their own potential they will grow into confident adults ready to shape their own and others’ futures.

Website: https://buckinghamprimary.co.uk

About the role

Responsibilities will include:

  • Working with our friendly team of cleaners to keep the schools premises clean and safe
  • Facilitating after-school lettings
  • Security of site and premises, including locking up at the end of the e

About you

The person we are looking for will be:

  • Responsible and trustworthy
  • Hardworking and organised
  • Able to work independently and use their own initiative
  • Able to work flexibly within a team to ensure the job gets done!
  • Applicants should have prior experience of cleaning, preferably within a school or college environment.
  • They should also possess good communication skills.

Other information

Visits to the school are warmly welcome.  To arrange a visit or to find out more about the role, please contact our school office on the number below.  

Please send completed application forms to the email address below.

Tel No:  01280 812864.       

Email: [email protected]

Buckingham Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check for regulated activities. The Governors take Child Protection extremely seriously and all references offered will be followed up.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).
For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled ‘Exceptions Order’).
It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.