Caretaker

The Oaks Academy are looking to appoint a Caretaker. As part of our site team you will be one of the key elements that enables the smooth running of our school. The team take pride in the school's development and have a vital role to play in the successful running of the school site.

The successful applicant will be part of a team that helps maintain our site, adhering to all health and safety policies and procedures. Our site team always approach any task with a can-do attitude and hardworking ethos. The team go above and beyond to support the school.

Therefore, we are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic candidate to become part of this key team at The Oaks Academy.

What can we offer you:

• The Learning Partnership Trust has a comprehensive and supportive performance management process, to motivate, inspire, and develop colleagues to ensure that both staff and pupils can realise their potential. There is a wealth of continuous professional development and networking opportunities across the Trust
• Collaborative working across trust schools and sharing best practice are highly encouraged, and we have opportunities for more formal training and qualifications through the Trust.
• The trust promotes and prioritises staff wellbeing through its commitment to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter. A new staff benefits programme has launched this academic year, providing staff discounts in response to the rising cost of living, and offers a confidential employee assistance programme to support staff mental health and wellbeing both personally and professionally
• Individual subscription to a range of research-based teaching and learning platforms, including:
• The National College
• TES Develop
• TLP Perks - access to a wide range of discounts and benefits for employees of The Learning Partnership Trust.

Hours of work: 27.5 per week, 52 weeks per year

Shift Patterns: Mixture of morning and afternoon shifts to be confirmed with successful candidate. Morning: 07:00 - 13:00. Afternoon: 12:00 - 18:00

Contract: Permanent to commence in September 2026

Actual salary range: £ 24,796 to £25,186 (Pro-rata salary £18,429)

Closing Date/Interviews: Applications close, Sunday2nd August 2026 at midnight. Interviews, week commencing 3rd August 2026

As part of our commitment to employee development, all internal applicants will be offered a priority interview.

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The Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced checks with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected'. These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

The Learning Partnership is committed to the promotion of equality of opportunity and the elimination of discrimination; all applicants should note that they will be considered on the basis of suitability regardless of disability, gender, race, religion, age, sexual orientation and marital status or any other discrimination which is unfair or unreasonable.

We particularly welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities because we would like to increase the representation of these groups at The Learning Partnership. We want to do this because we know greater diversity will lead to even greater outcomes for children. We are proud to be an employer that holds Disability Committed and Menopause Friendly status.

The Trust is ‘happy to talk flexible working’. Flexible working increases workplace diversity by making roles accessible to those with caring responsibilities (primarily women), disabled staff, and both older and younger workers.