school caretaker

Site Caretaker Job Thornton, FY4 Flexible Hours & Immediate Start

Join a supportive Blackpool Academy as a School Caretaker. Manage maintenance, H&S, and site security. Flexible morning/afternoon shifts available. Apply now!

Tradewind Recruitment is seeking a dedicated School Caretaker to manage the facilities, maintenance, and safety of a large Academy in the Thornton area. This is a vital role in ensuring our school remains a safe, warm, and welcoming environment for pupils and staff. The start date is ideally during or immediately following the February half-term (W/C 23rd February).

While we require coverage between 07:00 and 18:00, the school is incredibly flexible. We are happy to appoint one individual for the full hours or split the role between two people (e.g. a Morning Supervisor and an Afternoon/Lock-up Supervisor).

Current Required Hours:

• Monday - Thursday: 07:00 - 11:00
• Friday: 07:00 - 10:00 & 17:00 - 18:00 (Lock-up at approx. 17:30)
• Note: We are open to adjusting morning or afternoon blocks to suit your schedule!

• Site Security: Opening the school by 07:30 and ensuring a secure lock-up in the evenings.
• Health & Safety: Conducting regular compliance checks, safety reports, and maintaining school grounds.
• Seasonal Maintenance: Ensuring paths are salted and safe by 07:30 for staff arrival and fully cleared by 08:35 for pupils.
• Logistics: Supervising food and milk deliveries, setting up water fountains, and ordering cleaning materials.
• Team Support: Coordinating with cleaning staff and managing general school maintenance tasks.

• Experience: Background as a Caretaker, Site Supervisor, or in general facilities management.
• Reliability: Someone who takes pride in punctuality especially for that 07:00 start!
• Practical Skills: Ability to handle minor repairs and a solid understanding of H&S regulations.
• Communication: A friendly professional who can interact well with staff and visitors.

Why join Tradewind?

• Your development matters; we offer our people free access to over 2,500 CPD courses, webinars and resources via the incredible National College.

• Your flexibility matters; we tailor the working week to you - daily supply, long-term contracts and permanent positions available local to you.

• Agency worker regulation protected!

• Your well being matters; we put people at the heart of everything we do and are proudly a Sunday Times Top 100 employer for 4 years running

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