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Primary School Caretaker

St Michael's Church of England Combined School · Leighton Buzzard · Buckinghamshire

Job description

SCHOOL CARETAKER

For September 2026

Bucks Pay Range 2 Points 11-15

FTE= £26522-£28742

Part Time

43 weeks per year plus 5 weeks paid holiday

Between 23 hours 45m & 28 hours 45m per week-Negotiable

Hours= 7am-9am AND 3pm-5.45pm or 7am-9am AND 2pm-5.45pm

Number on roll:203

Our school is only 15 minutes drive from both Central Milton Keynes and Leighton Buzzard and only 20 minutes drive from Central Aylesbury.

We are looking for a CARETAKER who is:

  • Committed to keeping our school safe, clean and welcoming for children, staff and visitors
  • Reliable, trustworthy and able to work independently using their own initiative
  • Good at proactive practical maintenance and DIY skills
  • Able to carry out basic repairs, decorating and general site maintenance
  • Understanding of the importance of health and safety within a school environment
  • Organised and able to manage a varied workload effectively
  • A good communicator with effective interpersonal skills
  • Able to work well leading a small site team and builds positive relationships with staff, pupils and parents
  • Flexible and willing to respond to the day-to-day needs of the school
  • Committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
  • Able to undertake relevant training and development opportunities

We offer

-A nurturing environment where the children, staff, governors and wider community model our values as a Church School

-A fantastic Forest School area, known as the Secret Garden

-A talented, dedicated and enthusiastic staff committed to our continuing success

-Supportive governors and parents

-Excellent IT Provision

-Spacious outdoor learning environments

-Kind, caring and well behaved pupils who are proud of their school and their achievements

-A positive and creative working environment

-Access to private medical and wellbeing services

We would love to show you around our fabulous school so you can meet our children and staff to see for yourself how lovely it is.

Please contact the School Office on 01525 240248 or office@st-michaels.bucks.sch.uk for an application pack

www.st-michaels.bucks.sch.uk

Closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 19th June 2026

Interviews will follow soon after

The school reserve the right to bring forward the closing date should be right candidate become available

St Michael's C.E Combined School is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS and qualifications check will be carried out upon appointment of the successful candidate.

About this school

St Michael's Church of England Combined School

Voluntary controlled school · Primary · Ages 4–11

Not rated
Pupils
202
Avg teacher salary
£47,207
Pupil:teacher ratio
21:1

Average (mean) teacher salary · DfE School Workforce Census 2024/25

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Ofsted rating key

OutstandingGoodRequires ImprovementInadequateNot rated

Not rated= no current Ofsted judgement — typically a new school, a recently-converted academy not yet inspected, or a school type Ofsted doesn’t grade.

Location

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Leighton Buzzard, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0HA