About the role
We have a brand new career opportunity at our College site – could you be our College Caretaker?
Beaucroft College is a new Post-16 facility based in School Lane, Wimborne, which opened in June 2023. It has been fully refurbished inside and out while still maintaining the character of the original building. The College site also benefits from its own on-site café, the very popular Café 1HQ, and Wimborne Community Garden. It is a superb site and is in need of a Caretaker to maintain it.
If you haven't had the pleasure of visiting Beaucroft College, please visit our website: https://www.beaucroft.dorset.sch.uk/curriculum/post-16/the-college/ to get a feel for the incredible building and grounds.
Our College Caretaker must:
Have a "can do" attitude;Be trustworthy and responsible;Contribute to the security, safety and maintenance of the Beaucroft College site;Be confident and competent with tools;Be willing to provide occasional on-call support, such as in the event of the College fire alarm sounding;Be friendly, approachable, confident and comfortable to work alongside college students; organising, risk assessing and supporting students to have the fantastic opportunity of on-site work experience in maintenance and tool use;Have a good sense of humour.The College Caretaker will be supported by our Site Manager who oversees both the School and College sites.
The position is offered as 37 hours per week, worked Monday – Thursday 8.30am-4.30pm and Friday 8.15am-3.45pm during term time. The Caretaker will be contracted for 44 weeks per year, term time plus the equivalent of 5 weeks to be worked during school holiday periods as mutually agreed.
The salary is based on Dorset Job Evaluation Grade 6, Spinal Column Point 6 to 9.
Please refer to the Job Description attached for more information about what the role entails.
Further Information
The closing date for applications is 31st January 2025. Interviews to be held on 5th February 2025.
If you have not been contacted by email by 4th February 2025, you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.
Beaucroft School and College values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.
Beaucroft School and College 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 Government's 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.
Keeping Children Safe in Education: Beaucroft School and College 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.
About Us
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.
We have an excellent track record in developing staff with an extensive internal professional training schedule and we can offer you:
Ongoing CPD supportWell-being packages linked to Schools UK and Dorset CouncilThe opportunity to work within a school and college where all can thrive and staff are highly valuedThis is a fantastic time to join the Beaucroft team!
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