Havering Schools Jobs
Caretaker
- Employer: Drapers' Academy
- Reference: ACAD/25/328289
We are looking to appoint a positive, reliable and hardworking caretaker to support our experienced site team at Drapers’ Academy. We need someone who will ensure the smooth running of the school, take pride in their work and ensure that the environment is safe, clean and tidy. The role will require you to have good common sense, strong practical skills and experience of working under your own initiative as well as part of a team.
The post holder responsibilities include: security of the school, including opening the site at the start of the day and carrying out general school keeping duties – including painting, minor repairs, maintenance, some cleaning and porterage duties. The post holder will be required to report to the Site Manager. It is essential that the appointee is a real team player who is willing to work with others to provide a safe and happy working environment for staff and children.
The role could be either a full time role or there is flexibility around part time hours for the right candidate.
We welcome staff who wish to visit the school in advance of application. To arrange this, please contact slucey@drapersacademy.com
Applications should be made online. Full details of the post, including the link to the application form, can be found at www.drapers-schools.com/44/current-vacancies
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early upon appointment of a successful candidate.
Closing date: 9.00am 12th January 2026
Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointments are subject to enhanced DBS clearance and satisfactory employment references and an online check. Employees may be asked to work in any Drapers’ Multi-Academy Trust location.
Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.
It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self-declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.
Equal OpportunitiesHavering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.
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