Caretaker
Hours: Part time
Contract: Permanent
Salary: £29,479 - £31,500 pa pro rata plus excellent benefits
We are seeking to appoint a part-time Caretaker to join our site team and play a key part in creating a safe and well-maintained school.
This is a hands-on and rewarding role where no two days are the same. Working closely with the Senior School Premises Manager, you will take pride in keeping the site running smoothly, responding to maintenance requests, resolving issues efficiently and coordinating with external contractors when needed.
A willingness to be a first aider is desirable but not essential and training will be provided if required.
The working hours are 26 hours per week and we offer 30 days’ annual leave.
Previous experience is not essential, but you will need general maintenance / odd jobs skills, a professional attitude and a willingness to learn new skills.
About the School
Working at South Hampstead is stimulating, challenging and fun. Located in leafy Hampstead, with the buzz of central London’s cultural life close at hand, the school is very well served by public transport and there are excellent local amenities nearby.
The school is part of the GDST, the UK's leading network of independent girls' schools. We offer a variety of benefits, such as:
- Competitive salaries and pay progression
- Access to extensive professional development opportunities
- Training grants for qualifications
- Generous pension schemes
- Free life assurance benefit
- Interest free loans for training, computer purchase loans and travel season ticket loans
- A Cycle to Work scheme
- Competitive terms and conditions of employment
- A discount of up to 50% on fees for children at GDST schools
For further details and to apply please click the apply button.
Closing date is Monday 28th April 2025 at 9am.
The school may also conduct online searches (including publicly available social media searches) as part of our recruitment processes.
Applications will be reviewed as they are received, and suitable candidates may be invited to interview before the published interview date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the position or if an offer is made and accepted.
We recommend that applications are submitted early to avoid disappointment.
The GDST is committed to diversity, inclusion and real change: a family where every individual is valued, respected and included.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children and child protection screening will apply to this post.
South Hampstead High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.