Caretaker

Required Monday to Thursday 7am – 3pm
Friday 7 am – 2.30pm.

Roseberry Primary and Nursery School is seeking a reliable, enthusiastic, and hardworking Caretaker to play a vital role in maintaining our school premises and ensuring a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone who takes pride in their work, enjoys practical problem-solving, and has the skills and initiative to carry out a range of maintenance, repair, and handyman tasks. The successful candidate will play a key role in ensuring our buildings, grounds, and equipment remain safe, secure, and well maintained.

We are looking for someone who:
• Is reliable, proactive, and takes pride in maintaining high standards.
• Is confident carrying out a range of handyman tasks, including basic repairs, decorating, assembling furniture and equipment, and making or adapting items to meet the needs of the school.
• Can identify maintenance issues and take appropriate action to resolve them.
• Is able to undertake minor repairs and improvements around the school site using their own initiative and practical skills.
• Can work independently and solve practical problems effectively.
• Has a strong commitment to health and safety.
• Has excellent organisational and communication skills.
• Will contribute positively to the life of our school community.

We Offer:
• A friendly and supportive team environment.
• Training and professional development opportunities.
• A varied and rewarding role at the heart of school life.
• A generous Local Government Pension Scheme and employee benefits package.

This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to the daily experience of our pupils, staff, and visitors by helping to provide a safe, secure, and welcoming learning environment.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.  As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

This job is not open to job share.

Closing date:  30th October 2026
Interview date:  Provisionally w/c 9th November 2026

Roseberry Primary and Nursery School 
Newfield
Chester-le-Street
Durham
DH21NP.

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Email:  [email removed]
Web:  https://www.peltonroseberry.durham.sch.uk/

Attachments

• Roseberry - caretaker job description.docx
• Roseberry - caretaker person specification.docx
• Application Form - Support Staff.docx