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Caretaker

New Park Primary Academy

Job Location:

Harrogate - UK

Yearly Salary: GBP 13845 - 14511

Posted: 1 October 2026 (13 days ago)

Application Deadline: 29 December 2026

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: New Park Primary Academy Harrogate North Yorkshire UK

Salary: Grade C/D SCPFTE (Actual Salary 13845 - 14511)

Contract Type: Permanent

Education Phases: Primary;

Job Roles: Catering Cleaning And Site Management;

Working Patterns: Part-Time;

Application Deadline: Sunday 18th October 2026

Interview Date: Week Commencing 19th October

Expected Working Start Date: As soon as possible

Visa Sponsorship Available: No

Is a Shared Job: No

About us

At New Park Primary Academy our ethos of Nurturing Growing Thriving underpins everything we do. We are proud to be an inclusive school with a strong community focus where every child is valued and supported to succeed. Our Early Years provision is at the heart of our school providing a strong foundation for lifelong learning. We are committed to ensuring that every child develops the key skills confidence and resilience they need to flourish both in school and beyond.

Northern Star Academies Trust seek to recruit the very best people to work across our Trust Partnership. We are a mission-driven Multi-Academy Trust with an unwavering commitment to nurture learning in a sustainable environment so that our whole community can thrive aspire and succeed. We offer access to a professional and supportive community of academies fellow senior leaders and mentors to help develop and progress your career. Each school in our Trust is unique and all of our primary and secondary academies are rated good or outstanding by Ofsted.

Please refer to our child protection and safeguarding policy and our policy on the employment of ex-offenders (included in the Safer Recruitment Policy)

Star Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post requires an enhanced DBS Criminal check. Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Job Description

Hours of Work: 20 hour per week all year round
Working Pattern: 8:00am - 12:00pm Monday to Friday

Are you practical reliable and take pride in maintaining safe welcoming environments

We are seeking a dedicated Caretaker to join our team and play a vital role in ensuring our school remains a safe secure and well-maintained environment for pupils staff and visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for someone who enjoys hands-on work problem-solving and being part of a supportive school community.

About the Role:

As Caretaker you will be responsible for the day-to-day upkeep security and maintenance of the school site and grounds. Working closely with the Estates Manager and wider school team you will help ensure our facilities are clean safe and fully operational.

Your duties will include:

Opening and securing school buildings and grounds
Acting as a designated key holder
Carrying out routine site maintenance and minor repairs
Undertaking health and safety compliance checks
Maintaining external areas ensuring they are safe and presentable
Supporting contractors working on site
Moving furniture and equipment as required
Receiving deliveries and assisting with site logistics
Reporting maintenance issues and helping manage site compliance systems
Supporting the schools commitment to health safety and safeguarding

What Were Looking For

We are looking for someone who:

Has practical maintenance or caretaking experience
Can work independently and use their initiative
Has a good understanding of health and safety practices
Is organised reliable and takes pride in their work
Can build positive working relationships with staff contractors and visitors
Is confident using basic IT systems
Is flexible and willing to support across other Trust sites when required
Most importantly you will share our commitment to creating a safe positive environment where children can thrive.

How to Apply

To apply please complete your candidate profile via the Every Portal (Apply Now button at the bottom of this page) and fully complete and submit the application form before the closing date. If you are using the Every Portal for the first time you will need to register to create and save your candidate profile before applying.

For more information about the role and check if you meet the requirements of the person specification please download the documents below. We welcome visits to school. Please contact the school office on

If you have any questions please get in touch with us at

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (amended 2013 and 2020)) provides that when applying for certain jobs certain spent convictions and cautions are protected and they do not need to be disclosed to employers. If they are disclosed employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website and further information about filtering offences can be found in DBS filtering guide

Benefits

Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to Work Scheme
Excellent CPD opportunities
Maternity Shared Parental Paternity and Adoption pay.
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