Job Description

Salary

Grade 3 - 24,796 pro rata

Contractual hours

7.5

Basis

Open Ended

Job category/type

Cleaning and Caretaking

Job reference

REQAA6766

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School Caretaker - Sageston CP School

This is an open-ended position required for 7.5 hours per week.

Grade 3 - 24,796 for 7.5 hours per week for 52.14 weeks per annum equating to 5,026.22 pro rata.

As Caretaker, you will be responsible for security of premises, porter duties, monitoring of cleanliness, operation of central heating, maintenance monitoring and debris clearance from playground, footpaths and drives and guttering etc. You will also be expected to perform minor repairs that are not beyond the scope of an unskilled handyman, as well as ensuring economical fuel consumption and replacement of light bulbs and tubes up to a height of 9 feet.

You will have good communication skills and be flexible and confident to work on own initiative. Previous similar experience would be an advantage.

Please refer to the job description above for more details on this vacancy and the person specification.

Employment Checks

This post is subject to a DBS disclosure check.



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Please note that at this point, Pembrokeshire County Council is not accepting applicants who require a Skilled Worker visa as a prerequisite to a right to work in the UK. Applicants should ensure they have the right to work in the UK before applying for a vacancy.

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Safeguarding

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Support & Additional Info

Please contact the HR Systems Team as early as possible if you're unable to apply online by emailing hrsystemsteam@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries relating to this vacancy by emailing Recruit@pembrokeshire.gov.uk. Local Government Employees on National Joint Council (NJC) terms are subject to national pay bargaining; all salaries currently stated in our adverts are as 01/04/2025. Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; therefore prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the person specification and are registered on our redeployment pool.

Welsh language skills are not needed.

Applications may be submitted in Welsh and will not be treated less favourably than applications submitted in English.