Assistant Caretaker/Handyperson - St Osmund's Middle School

St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School is an over-subscribed Middle School for Years 5 – 8, located in the thriving county town of Dorchester.  The school is proudly part of the Wessex Multi Academy Trust and is Ofsted Good in all areas (2022). The school was recently SIAMS inspected and received a strong report (2026).

We are a Church of England School built upon the Christian values of hope, community, respect and love.

We are seeking to appoint a second part time caretaker/handyperson to join us from September 2026.

The main duties will include supporting the site manager in general maintenance of the site, keeping the site clean and safe, dealing with deliveries to the school and distributing them accordingly. The successful candidate will also assist with overseeing the school holiday tasks.

The days and hours worked during the holidays are arranged with the site manager.

We are able to offer whole days of working across 4 days – one of these days will be a Friday or split shifts across the week for five days.

We are looking for a candidate with a keen eye for detail and a can-do approach to work.

At St. Osmund’s C.E. Middle School we have:

• A Christian vision and values which underpin all our work,
• Pupils who are motivated and love their school,
• A safe school where young people and staff feel that they belong,
• First middle school nationally to become a When the Adults Change Partner School,
• A relationships policy which secures good behaviour for learning,
• A living and breathing celebration of diversity in all school life,
• Staff who work collaboratively to allow all pupils to achieve their potential, contributing positively to the world,
• Eco-Schools Green Flag (with Distinction)
• Fantastic resources, buildings and grounds which form a stimulating working environment,
• A happy school where a sense of humour is welcomed!

Closing date Sunday 5^th July, interviews to be held Tuesday 14^th July.

Visits to the school are encouraged, please call to make an appointment to arrange a time when the site manager will tour you. Planned tours are taking place on Thursday 25^th June at 10am and 2pm.

An information pack can be found here: Recruitment pack

Please email [email protected] for further details.  Applications should be made via the Dorset Council Job portal.

CV’s are not accepted.

St Osmund’s values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community.

St Osmund’s 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 an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.

The salary will be calculated pro rata and is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years service. 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, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Keeping Children Safe in Education

The school 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. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.