School Caretaker required for Bodsham Primary School, Ashford

This is a wonderful opportunity for a dedicated and organised person to join the team to look after our small, beautiful rural school. Our current caretaker is retiring after many happy years and wishes to handover the responsibility for maintaining the school to the right person.

The ideal candidate will be practical and able to work independently using their own initiative and will be a vital part of the team. They will have responsibility for the maintenance of the school site and have a good range of skills for general repairs, cleaning and decorating.

The successful candidate will work 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, from 3pm to 6pm each day although we would be happy to discuss some flexibility; this contract is for 52 weeks per year.

What will you be doing?

We’re looking for someone who will care for our school environment, who will:-

• Clean the school, helping to keep our indoor and outdoor spaces looking tidy and presentable
• Carry out regular safety checks
• Keep basic maintenance records
• Be a keyholder

A full Job Description is available on the Kent Teach website. This is a vital role for our children, to ensure that they have a warm, safe and dry environment to learn in which is crucial to their successful education.

An Enhanced DBS Check will be required.

To enable a handover from the current caretaker, we would like you to start as soon as you are able to.

Please submit your application via the 'Kent-Teach' website by 09:00 Friday 5th September 2025, interviews will be held on 15th September 2025.