Janitor

Hempstalls Primary School · Newcastle, West Midlands

Janitor at Hempstalls Primary School, based in Newcastle, West Midlands. This is a contract role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Newcastle, West Midlands
Contract
Contract
Posted
7 hours ago
Closes
17 Oct 2026
Sector
Caretaker

Reference 2a8159f2c3007fe81d2baca0b611357e44159c7e

About the role

We are looking for someone who:

  • Provide a safe, secure environment for our pupils, staff, parents and visitors
  • Maintain the school’s swimming pool
  • Carry out basic maintenance of site
  • Oversight and secure the building at the start and end of the day
  • Supervise lettings and be available in the evening and at weekends (paid at overtime rate)
  • Undertake some cleaning duties and supervise the work of our existing cleaners, janitor and site supervisor
  • Oversee health and safety aspects within the school
  • Liaise and deal with contractors
  • To be on call as a designated key holder for emergency access to the premises


At Hempstalls we are proud of:

  • Our wonderful, friendly children and their achievements
  • Our positive and nurturing ethos and our clear values and vision
  • Our dedicated team of staff
  • Our inclusion policy for all
  • Our excellent relationships with parents and the wider community
  • Our very supportive governors
  • Our commitment to professional development.
  • Our Trust motto is ‘Come as you are and Leave as a Champion’. We are looking for someone who will willingly support this ethos.

    Hempstalls Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment.  This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.

    It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

    A copy of the schools Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: Safeguarding (hempstalls.staffs.sch.uk)

    If you are successful in being shortlisted for this post, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence.

    Reference: 2a8159f2c3007fe81d2baca0b611357e44159c7e · Posted 7 hours ago · Closes 17 Oct 2026 · Listed via Hempstalls Primary School

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