Caretaker

Part of the Inclusive Schools Trust

based at Drayton Community Infant School and

Nightingale Infant and Nursery School

Tel: 01603 860272

Email: officedrayton@istnorfolk.co.uk 

Website: http://www.draytoninfantschool.co.uk 

Partnership Head: Mrs Sarah Hutt

• Salary – Scale C, £13.26 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 35 hours per week
• All year round or term time plus 5 weeks, whichever is preferred
• Required for 1 September 2026

The Trustees of Inclusive Schools Trust wish to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and hardworking Caretaker to work across both Drayton Community Infant School and Nightingale Infant and Nursery School. The working pattern for the advertised 35 hours is Monday to Friday, 7 hours per day on a split shift which starts at 7am. Hours are flexible and will be agreed in partnership with the school.

The successful candidate will have:

• Responsibility for the overall security of both school premises
• Experience managing a team of cleaning staff or willing to learn
• The skills to carry out routine maintenance and minor repairs, and ensure the site is clean, safe and well presented
• An understanding of GDPR, safeguarding and confidentiality
• An ability to work as part of a team    

In return we can offer:

• A supportive, friendly and experienced staff team.
• Opportunities to develop skills and access appropriate training
• A supportive and challenging Trust    
• A pleasant and well-maintained working environment
• Access to our Wellbeing Service

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

For this vacancy, if you click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button, you will be redirected to our careers website to apply.

Closing date:  14 July 2026, 12noon

Interview date:  16 July 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

The Trust’s Whole School Safeguarding Policy incorporating Child Protection and Recruitment of Ex-offenders policies can both be found on the Trust’s website - www.inclusiveschoolstrust.co.uk

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.