School Groundskeeper and General Maintenance Team Member
Length – ongoing
Start Date – Flexible
Requires – clean DBS
Location – Bletchingdon OX5 3DH, Eynsham OX29 4EH and Farmoor OX2 9NS
Salary – £16.00/hour
Hours – 8-20 hours per week.
Would you like to work in a beautiful rural location with extensive outdoor facilities?
Willow Cottage Nurseries is seeking a compassionate and enthusiastic individual to create a nurturing environment for children aged 6 months to 4 years. You will assist the Operations Manager in ensuring the grounds are safe, clean, and engaging, and help with the upkeep and enhancement of the school’s facilities. The role involves performing scheduled maintenance tasks and addressing any immediate needs as they arise.
This is a newly created role within our organisation, and it requires a high degree of flexibility to adapt
to various situations and needs as they arise.
Conducting thorough risk assessments is crucial to ensure the safety and well-being of children in our
care. Training will be provided to ensure you are well-prepared for the role.
Please note that having your own car/transport is essential.
We believe that our staff should feel valued and be part of a supportive team of childcare professionals.
Roles and responsibilities
As our new School Groundskeeper and General Maintenance Team member, you will:
• Work both independently and cooperatively with the management team, nursery staff.
• Work safely and consciously in environments that are shared with children.
• Maintain an excellent standard of safety, cleanliness, and hygiene onsite.
• Follow Health and Safety procedures and carry out risk assessments.
• Identify, prioritize and report property maintenance issues as they occur.
• Assist with the planned maintenance programme for each setting, including painting, clearing,
cleaning, light repair work, gardening and other property maintenance related tasks.
• Assist with proactively and regularly touring the buildings and site to identify repairs and
maintenance issues
Qualities of a successful applicant:
• You must enjoy working alongside children.
• Familiarity with the Early Years is highly desirable.
• Enthusiastic, approachable, and a team player.
• Work to a high level of professionalism
• Be flexibly available to cover the onsite supervision of contractors and absences of team members.
• Open to learning new skill and a willingness to undertake further training.
• This can be a physically demanding role
Location
Our settings are located:
Eynsham – OX29 4EH
Bletchingdon – OX5 3DH
Farmoor – OX2 9NS
Farmoor Court – OX29LU
Hours:
We expect that there will typically be between 8 and 20 hours of work available each week. The more
flexible you are with working evenings and weekends, the more hours we will be able to offer you.
Our nursery operates from 7:30 am to 6:00 pm and is open 51 weeks a year. Therefore, this position is
not restricted to term-time only.
Salary
Salary £16 per hour during office hours and £25 per hour outside of opening hours
Experience
Experience in schools or early years environments highly desirable.
Understanding and experience in Risk Assessments required.
Closing Date
Closing date: 18th December 2026 or until the position is filled following this date.
More Information
Further information about our nursery and the roles on offer is available on our web site
| Willow Cottage Nurseries are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All applicants need to go through our thorough Safer Recruitment process. We are committed to being an equal opportunities employer. |
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