School Facilities Manager (Caretaker)
Lift Feversham
Harewood Street
Bradford, BD3 9EG
United Kingdom
Salary: NJC 12-17 + well-being cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: Full Time
Contract: Permanent
Start date: September 2026
Closing date: 19th July
Interview date: TBC
Every great school relies on someone who takes pride in keeping it safe, welcoming and running smoothly.
We're looking for a reliable, practical and proactive School Caretaker to join our team at Lift Feversham. This is a varied, hands-on role where no two days are the same. From maintaining our buildings and grounds to carrying out repairs, supporting school events and ensuring the site is safe and secure, you'll play a vital role in creating an environment where pupils and staff can do their very best every day.
Working Pattern
Monday to Friday, 7am–3pm,
Flexibility is required to support occasional evening and weekend school access or events, and to be available to respond to emergency call-outs at the school when required.
What you'll be doing:
This is a hands-on, physically active role that requires the ability to undertake manual handling, move equipment and furniture, work indoors and outdoors in all weather conditions, and respond efficiently to the changing needs of a busy school environment.
Relevant qualifications in facilities management or health and safety (e.g. IOSH/NEBOSH) are desirable but not essential, we’re more interested in your approach, attitude, and commitment.
While this position is advertised as School Caretaker to reach a wider audience, the formal job title and internal designation for this role will be School Facilities Manager.
About the school
At Lift Feversham, we believe in the power of education to ignite creativity and curiosity, unleashing a passion for life that lasts a lifetime. Academic excellence combined with character development is at the core of our educational philosophy. We champion a holistic approach that celebrates the whole child. Our school is an “oasis of joy and hope” (Ofsted 2025) for children, families and the staff.
The headteacher is an award-winning educator, recognized as TES Headteacher of the Year, and the school is a strong advocate of music and arts in the curriculum, having featured in national and local media outlets.
Who is Lift Schools?
We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.
We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.
We offer you:
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.
Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.
We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.
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Lift Schools is recruiting for Teacher Training placements. Please click here to view the website for further details.
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Lift Schools believes an excellent education is an entitlement for every child, and we do everything in our power to ensure that our schools are making that a reality for every pupil in our care.
Our mission:
We will provide an excellent education for every child, in every classroom, every day.
With excellent leadership and teaching in every school, we will help children go on to lead successful and happy lives.
We will work with others beyond our network to create capacity in the sector to benefit more children and communities.
At Lift Schools, we are serious about personal and professional development.
We know that talent drives performance, we attract dynamic people and we back them to reimagine what’s possible in every classroom, for every child, every day.
Whether you're taking those exciting first steps into the world of teaching or you've worked in the education sector for some time, Lift Schools is a great place to have the biggest impact.
Our work literally changes lives and we know that only happens if we invest in our team.
Initial Teacher Training
Our Initial Teacher Training programme allows prospective teachers to gain their PGCE and QTS alongside acquiring valuable experience working within a classroom.
For a full list of our career opportunities, please visit our website.
Project H - Changing education beyond Lift Schools
Project H is our online community designed to find solutions to address the big challenges in the education sector. Project H shares resources, ideas and insights from staff across our schools and the trust.
Find out more on our Life page.
Our Benefits:
We offer the full suite of Early Career and NPQ programmes as well as our CPD offer which provides opportunities for both teaching and leadership development.
For our full list of benefits, including a great pension, discounted gym membership, salary advances and a travel and leisure scheme, visit our website.
