Caretaker

Careers Leader

Location: South Birmingham

Start Date: Sept 2025

Contract type: Full Time

Salary: Competitive, Based on Experience

Monarch Education is proud to partner with a school in South Birmingham to recruit a committed and hands on Caretaker. This is a great opportunity for someone who takes pride in creating a safe, clean, and well maintained environment where students and staff can thrive. As the school’s Caretaker, you’ll be a key part of the team to ensure the premises are secure, facilities are in good condition, and day to day operations run smoothly. If you’re dependable, proactive, and ready to make a real difference behind the scenes, we’d love to hear from you.

Job Description:

As a school caretaker, your responsibilities will include:

• Ensuring the school premises are clean, secure, and well maintained at all times.
• Carrying out minor repairs, maintenance tasks, and basic DIY duties.
• Opening and closing the school site, including setting alarms and ensuring site security.
• Monitoring heating, lighting, and other facilities to ensure efficient operation.
• Supporting the setup of school events and activities.
• Liaising with contractors and reporting any major issues to the site manager or leadership team.

Requirements:

• Previous experience in a caretaking, maintenance, or facilities role (school experience desirable but not essential).
• Basic knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• A practical, hands on approach with good problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• A positive attitude and commitment to supporting the school community.
• Enhanced DBS check (or willingness to obtain one).

Monarch Education are proud to be a leading recruitment specialist in the Education industry. We are passionate about our people and the services we provide to our candidates. Working with Monarch Education will give you access too:

• Flexible working opportunities
• Affinity Academy – continuous learning and development!
• A Refer a Friend Scheme giving you a bonus of up to £200
• Exclusive vacancies within local Schools and Multi Academy Trusts
• Competitive daily rates

To learn more about us and what makes Monarch one of the leading education recruitment providers nationwide – please visit our website – About Us – Monarch (monarcheducation.co.uk)

Monarch Education are committed to providing equal opportunities for all candidates and welcomes applications regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, religion and belief pregnancy and maternity or disability as well as adhering to strict Safeguarding procedures.

Affinity Workforce Solutions and Monarch Education are committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people and expects all its temporary workers to share these commitments. As this role involves working with children on a daily basis, regulated activity is that any successful applicant’s applications will, accordance with statutory guidance, be subject to 2 employment references, an enhanced DBS check and a right to work in the UK check.

This vacancy is based in the United Kingdom. Monarch Education operate in the UK and can only process applications from candidates who are currently UK residents and eligible to work in the UK. Whilst we will endeavour to contact you following your response, due to the high volume of applications we regret that this cannot always be possible. If you have not had notification from us within 30 days please take your application as not being successful this time but we will keep your details on file for future opportunities.