Caretaker

Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: Full Time, 35 hours per week
Number of Positions: 1
Start Date: 18th August 2025
Salary: £26,406 - £28,142 per annum

This is a truly exciting time to join The East Manchester Academy as we continue our journey of transformation.

Following our most recent Ofsted inspection in March 2025, we are proud to have been judged ‘Good’ overall, with ‘Outstanding’ in Personal Development and Leadership and Management.

This marks a significant step forward from our previous inspection and reflects the dedication, ambition, and talent of our staff and students.

We are now ready to build on this momentum and accelerate our journey to become an exceptional school where every child flourishes both academically and personally. 

The East Manchester Academy is a vibrant and innovative educational community in the heart of Beswick, and is a member of the Greater Manchester Education Trust with Whalley Range 11-18 High School, Levenshulme High School and Parrs Wood High School. 

At TEMA we understand that investing in our staff is the best investment in our students and offer a wide range of strategies to help our teachers and support staff be highly effective in their roles. This includes:

• Strategic partnerships with external organisations to support staff development
• A genuine commitment to wellbeing and effective workload management
• Opportunities for flexible and or part time working
• Bike2work scheme
• Gym membership
• Employee Assistance
• Pension Fund
• On-site parking for staff

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This role is an excellent opportunity has arisen for a highly reliable worker who is conscientious to take a vital role within the academy’s facilities team. 

You will:

• have a flexible approach to the role and be willing to carry out a wide variety of tasks to ensure the smooth operation of the whole school facilities function to meet the needs of the Academy. 
• be able to work as part of a team and using your own initiative.
• have absolute commitment to wanting the best for children and young people, along with tact, discretion and diplomacy in all interpersonal relationships with parents/carers, students and colleagues at work.
•  be self-motivated and have a personal drive to complete tasks to the required timescales and quality standards, you must have the flexibility to adapt to changing workload demands and new school challenges that may involve working beyond prescribed hours on occasion.