Caretaker
Contract: Permanent
Campus: Middlesbrough
Hours per week: 37
Salary: £25,280
Start Date: ASAP
Closing date for receipt of completed applications: 7th December 2025
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Equal Opportunities
The Northern School of Art has been established for over 150 years. We are the only specialist provider of art and design programmes in the North East. We offer a distinct teaching and learning experience for students wishing to pursue an exciting career in the booming creative industries. Our further education (FE) provision for 16+ year olds is delivered from our Middlesbrough Campus and our higher education (HE) for 18+ year olds is housed within the Hartlepool Campus. Additionally, the school runs a successful “Saturday Club” at its Middlesbrough Campus for people ages 6 to 16 years.
The School has an exciting opportunity for a Caretaker. The successful candidate will be based at our Middlesbrough site, working within the Estates team to ensure that the premises are safe, secure accessible and presentable as appropriate. The successful candidate will also ensure the portage of goods, assisting with the provision of planned maintenance, and undertaking spot cleaning. The Caretaker position operates on a shift-based rota and includes regular Saturday working. We understand the importance of balance, so we remain flexible wherever we can and always place our staff’s work–life wellbeing at the centre of our planning. Further to this the Caretaker will be one of several key holders, and must live within reasonable travelling time within the site. Knowledge of safe manual handling techniques is essential.
What will you get if you join us?
• Work for an institution that supports work-life balance, and cares for the wellbeing of staff;
• Staff development opportunities;
• Generous annual leave;
• Free confidential counselling service and physiotherapy;
• Free eye tests and contribution towards glasses for VDU use;
• Free IT products including Microsoft Office and Adobe Creative Cloud;
• Professional fees paid by the School;
• Staff recognition awards
• Free car parking and access to other staff benefits; and
• Access to the Local Government scheme (with significant employer contributions).
"A great place to work with supportive like-minded colleagues."
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Benefits
Working with us here at The Northern School of Art, you will get...
PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Access to personal skills development to help you achieve your targets and your longer term career goals.
AWARD-WINNING
The opportunity to work in an award-winning institution with creative people in a creative environment, where the exchange of ideas is integrated into the work ethic.
LIFE-IMPACT
The knowledge that you have a positive impact on the development of students and the choices they make in life.
TEACHERS' PENSION
Access to the Teachers’ Pension scheme (with significant employer contributions).
SUPPORT
Support and guidance in making any difficult decisions to achieve the targets you have been set.
Flexible Working
We try and offer flexible working to staff where possible to support them both in their home and work life! Hear from our staff..
"Flexible working has changed my life, I have a much better work/life balance which has aided my well-being. I am still getting excellent performance management reviews and I am much more able to keep learning and improving in my job. I hadn't realised that I could do this and would advise all to consider what might benefit them. There is a process, but you are well supported, and guidance is given. I am much happier at work and I think that is reflected in the quality of my work. I feel alive and renewed."
"The school has supported me to work flexibly to enable an excellent work-life balance along with giving me the opportunity to ensure my childcare needs are fulfilled."
"Since I started my flexible working it has really helped manage a better work life balance. This has really helped with my mental health."
"I cannot thank the school enough for the level of support they have demonstrated in my request for flexibility, whilst dealing with a family member becoming ill and home-schooling three young children during the lockdown. Never, have I worked for such a flexible, understanding, and supportive employer. I felt 100% supported in every aspect and I could not have managed to balance my home and working relationship without the schools continued support and assistance. Many thanks for your compassion and understanding."
Privacy Notice (How we use employee information):
The Northern School of Art: those employed to work, or otherwise engaged to work GDPR: How we use The Northern School of Art’s workforce information We process personal data relating to those we employ to work as, or are otherwise engaged to work as part of The Northern School of Art. We do this for contractual employment purposes, to assist in the running of the School and to enable individuals to be paid.
The collection of this information will also:
· improve the management of workforce data across the sector
· enable development of a comprehensive picture of the workforce and how it is deployed
· inform the development of recruitment and retention policies
· allow better financial modelling and planning
· enable monitoring of selected protected characteristics
· safeguarding of staff health and wellbeing
The personal data includes identifiers such as Name, Date of Birth, NI number, qualifications special category data such as gender and ethnic group, criminal records and absence information.
We will keep this information for 6 years after an employee leaves for HR purposes and 12 years for payroll purposes in secure conditions (both physical and electronic). The personal data we collect is stored electronically on our server in the United Kingdom.
Information held on paper will be kept in a secure location. We will ensure that your personal data is treated securely and in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (2018).
We will not share information about you with third parties without your consent unless the law allows or requires us to. We are required to share some of your personal data with:
· the Local Government Pension Scheme
· the Teachers’ Pension Scheme
· the School’s payroll provider (Moorepay)
· the HMRC Under data protection regulations, staff have the right to request access to information about them that we hold. To make a request for your personal information, contact foi@northernart.ac.uk.
You also have the right to:
· object to processing of personal data that is likely to cause, or is causing, damage or distress
· prevent processing for the purpose of direct marketing
· in certain circumstances, have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed
· claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the General Data Protection Regulation 2018
If you require more information about how we use your personal data, please email foi@northernart.ac.uk.
If you have a concern about the way we are collecting or using your personal data, we request that you raise your concern with HR in the first instance. Alternatively, you can contact the Information Commissioner’s Office at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/