Pocklington School - Little Pips - Caretaker

Summary

If you take pride in creating a safe, welcoming and beautifully maintained environment and would like to play an important role in a nursery where every detail matters, we'd love to hear from you.

Detail

Our Nursery
Little Pips Nursery, a state-of-the-art Early Years education facility, opened its doors in September 2025 on the grounds of Pocklington School. Little Pips Nursery was born from a vision to provide truly exceptional Early Years education. Backed by the expertise and resources of Pocklington School, Little Pips offers a nurturing environment where children aged 0 to 4 years can flourish. Inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach, our children benefit from beautiful learning environments, access to our specialist art studio, Forest School, and over 32 acres of outdoor space, creating a truly holistic approach to early years care and education.

The Role
- An exciting opportunity to become the Caretaker at our outstanding new nursery, helping to ensure our exceptional facilities remain safe, secure and inspiring for every child, family and member of staff.
- You will be responsible for opening the nursery each morning, carrying out daily safety checks, completing routine maintenance, minor repairs and supporting the presentation of our beautiful indoor and outdoor environments.
- Working closely with the Head of Nursery and Nursery Manager, you will play an essential role in ensuring the nursery operates smoothly every day, identifying and resolving maintenance issues before they impact the nursery community.
- You will also work alongside the Pocklington School Foundation Maintenance Team, who will support larger maintenance projects and specialist repairs.

Hours of work
15 hours per week (3 hours per day, Monday to Friday). We can be quite flexible in the hours of work: we require attendance for approximately one hour prior to the nursery opening at 7.30am to complete site opening and safety checks, together with evening maintenance duties for approximately 2 hours between 6pm to 9pm. The Nursery is open to appointing either a single postholder to undertake both elements of the role or two separate postholders to cover the morning and evening responsibilities respectively. Please detail on your application which hours you are interested in working.

The team
You'll be joining a friendly, passionate and supportive team who are committed to providing exceptional care and education for young children. Everyone at Little Pips plays an important part in creating an environment where children feel safe, valued and inspired to learn.
As Caretaker, you'll be a visible and valued member of the nursery community, working collaboratively with educators, leaders and the wider Foundation team to ensure our facilities reflect the outstanding quality of our provision.Bottom of Form

What you’ll receive
- £13 per hour
- Excellent work-life balance with predictable daytime working hours.
- 33 days holiday (includes bank holidays)
- Defined contribution pension scheme (5% employer contributions, 3% employee contribution)
- Ongoing training and professional development
- Free on-site parking

You will
- Have practical maintenance, caretaking or facilities experience
- Be confident carrying out a range of minor repairs, maintenance and DIY tasks
- Have a good understanding of health and safety and be committed to maintaining a safe environment for young children
- Be proactive, organised and able to work independently using your own initiative
- Take pride in maintaining exceptionally high standards throughout the nursery and grounds
- Be reliable, trustworthy and approachable, building positive relationships with children, families, colleagues and contractors

Next steps
Please click "apply now" to submit your application.
To find out more please contact Abby Holtby, Nursery Manager on 01759 321685 / nurserymanager@littlepips.com or Abby Popely in the HR team on 01759 322666 / popelya@pocklingtonschool.com

We will be continuously reviewing applications and interviews may be arranged at any time. Therefore, we would like to encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible.

At Pocklington School and Little Pips we strive to inspire, support & celebrate equity, diversity & inclusion, indeed this is so fundamental that it is one of our core strategic objectives. As such we are committed to promoting equality and diversity within our workforce. As part of our recruitment process, we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, disability, and age. We recognise the value of diverse perspectives and believe that a diverse team enhances innovation, creativity, and success. We strive to create an inclusive environment where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute their best.

Pocklington School Foundation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure via the DBS.

Documents

• Policy Statements PDF Document
• Info Pack - caretaker PDF Document