Freelance

Caretaker – Beaucroft School

Posted 2 weeks ago by Dorset Council
Wimborne

Job Description

About the role
Beaucroft College is a new Post-16 facility based in School Lane, Wimborne, which opened in June 2023. We are currently recruiting to expand our brilliant staff team and strengthening it further in all areas of the college. We are looking for a Caretaker to be based at the College site.

A “can do” attitude is a must. The role will involve contributing to the security, safety and maintenance of the Beaucroft College site. On occasion, there may be a requirement to provide on-call support, such as, in the event of the College fire alarm sounding. There is also a fantastic opportunity to organise, risk assess and support college student’s on-site work experience opportunities. The Caretaker is supported by a Site Manager who covers both the School and College sites.

The College Caretaker position will be 37 hours per week, Monday – Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm and Friday 8.15am-3.45pm. The position is offered on a Term Time only basis.

The salary is based on Dorset Job Evaluation Grade 4, Spinal Column Point 4 to 5. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position, at the time of advert, based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year.
Further Information
Please apply online.  If you have any questions about the role, please feel free to contact either Doug Thring or Rachel Shaw on 01202 886083.

Closing date for applications:  Wednesday 8th January 2025

Interviews to be held on Friday 17th January 2025

If you have not been contacted by email by Monday 13th January 2025, you have unsuccessful on this occasion.

We value the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sectors of the community.

Beaucroft School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.
About Us
We have an excellent track record in developing staff with an extensive internal professional training schedule and we can offer you:

Ongoing CPD support
Wellbeing package linked to Schools UK and Dorset Council
The opportunity to work within a school and college where all can thrive and staff are highly valued
Beaucroft is a Foundation Special School and College that caters for children and young people between the ages of four and nineteen who are experiencing learning difficulties, including complex needs, and those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Our pupils’ needs range vastly and we are dedicated to giving the very best education to the children that they deserve. Beaucroft is a special place, where children feel valued and staff ensure that learning needs are met.