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We are looking to appoint a Caretaker at our thriving, vibrant and highly popular independent preparatory school.
Salary: £28,500
Hours: 40 hours per week Monday-Friday term time 6.30am - 3.00pm
37.5 hours per week outside term time 7.00am – 3.00pm.
Contract type: Full time; Permanent
Holidays: 28 days
Reporting to: Head Teacher and Bursar
Expected start date: February 2026
Application deadline: 5pm on Friday 6th February 2026
The job description and person specification are available for download below, together with the application form.
Candidates should complete the application form electronically and email to Mrs Susan Easton, (Bursar) at vacancies@newcastleprep.co.uk together with a brief covering email.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (1974) and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless they are ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
ewcastle Preparatory School is an equal opportunities employer.