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Caretaker (Premises Team)

Teaching Vacancies (DfE)5,676 open roles

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Swindon, South West, United Kingdom
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The posting

Premises Operative (Site Team)

Location: The Swindon Academy

Reporting to: Cluster Estates Manager

Contract: Full-Time, 37.5 hours per week

Shift Pattern: 1 week of 6.30am to 2pm and 1 week of 1pm to 9pm

Salary: £27,475 per annum inclusive of 10% shift allowance

Join Our Team at The Swindon Academy

Are you a practical, proactive individual who takes pride in maintaining safe, secure, and welcoming environments? We are looking for a dedicated Premises Operative to join our Site Team and play a vital role in ensuring our Academy remains a safe, compliant, and well-maintained place for students, staff, and visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong maintenance skills who enjoys a varied role and thrives as part of a supportive and hardworking team.

The Role

Working under the direction of the Cluster Estates Manager, you will be responsible for a wide range of site, maintenance, security, and grounds duties, including:

  • Supporting the day-to-day operation, safety, and security of the Academy site
  • Carrying out general maintenance, repairs, and handyman tasks
  • Assisting with grounds maintenance, gardening, and litter management
  • Monitoring heating, cooling, and building management systems
  • Conducting fire and building safety checks
  • Supporting school events, lettings, and educational trips
  • Managing deliveries, furniture moves, and site logistics
  • Working with contractors and ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures
  • Maintaining Academy vehicles and supporting transport activities when required.

What We're Looking For

The successful candidate will:

  • Have practical maintenance, facilities, or site management experience
  • Be able to carry out minor plumbing, electrical, decorating, and repair tasks
  • Demonstrate a positive, flexible, and proactive approach to work
  • Have excellent organisational and problem-solving skills
  • Be committed to maintaining high standards of health, safety, and security
  • Be confident using Microsoft Outlook, Word, and Excel
  • Work effectively both independently and as part of a team
  • Be willing to undertake training and professional development opportunities.

Essential Requirement

  • Full driving licence with Category B1 entitlement.

Why Join Us?

At The Swindon Academy, you'll be part of a committed team making a real difference to the educational experience of young people. We offer:

  • A supportive and inclusive working environment
  • Opportunities for training and career development
  • A varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same
  • The chance to contribute to the wider Academy community.

Additional Information

Swindon Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people therefore there is an expectation that all staff and volunteers share this commitment. The successful candidate will require an enhanced DBS disclosure (formerly known as an enhanced CRB disclosure).

Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.

Due to the high volume of applications received, the School is unable to provide individual feedback on why an application is unsuccessful. If you have not been contacted within 2 weeks of closing date, please consider your application unsuccessful.

Why choose us

We pride ourselves on a team of staff who are supportive, friendly and dedicated to providing the very best teaching and learning for our students.

Staff across the academies set a culture of high expectations and continuous improvement for students which, in turn, is reflected in the emphasis we place on continuing professional development (CPD) for our staff.

We have made significant, sustained progress at GCSE and are proud to be the top performing school in Swindon for progress over the last six years.

United Learning

Swindon Academy is part of United Learning, a large, and growing, group of schools aiming to offer a life changing education to children and young people across England.

As a Group, we can reward our staff better: with good career opportunities, better pay, benefits, and ultimately, the satisfaction of helping children to succeed. We invest in our staff wellbeing. Our academies each have at least eight INSET days per year (with three of those solely dedicated to planning), and an ongoing group-wide wellbeing programme. It's an ethos we call ‘the best in everyone’

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