An opportunity has arisen at Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic School for a School Cleaner to join our team, taking pride in maintaining a safe and secure environment for our learners by keeping cleanliness to a high standard and undertaking necessary procedures to assist with day-to-day maintenance.
Job overview
As part of our wider school team, you will have responsibility for the overall cleanliness and security of the school classrooms and site, having awareness of security policies, maintaining supplies of cleaning materials, and working with other members of the site team to keep the site to a standard expected by leadership and management.
Job requirements
- Experience of undertaking general cleaning duties
- Ability to manage time effectively in order to carry out day-to-day operations and assist with the smooth running of the school
- Awareness of the relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working around children and young people
Why join us?
You’ll have the opportunity to join a committed team of support staff, taking pride in upholding high standards to ensure all staff can enjoy working within a safe and clean environment, with training opportunities available and the ability to make a positive difference within the overall team.
SALARY BB01 £24,413 per annum pro rata, actual £5,782 per annum
*This post attracts a Living Wage supplement. In addition to the hourly rate, this post will receive the Living Wage supplement to bring the hourly rate up to a minimum of £13.45 an hour.*
Hours: 10 hours per week, term time only plus 9 additional days (2 hours per day: either 6:30am to 8:30am OR 3:30pm to 5:30pm)
Required from: as soon as possible
Fixed Term Post: initially to 31 December 2026 with the potential to become permanent. The successful candidate will work under supervision.
Closing date: Friday 9th January 2026 by 12 noon
Shortlisting & Interview date: wc Monday 12th January 2026
The job description and person specification can be found under this job vacancy.
The school is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful applicant will be required to obtain an enhanced certificate of disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of recruitment checks.
Ss Peter & Paul’s Catholic Primary School is part of the Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust and you will not be an employee of Northumberland County Council.
Ss Peter and Paul's Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
In accordance with the safeguarding vulnerable groups’ regime [2006] & the relevant Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) DfE guidance, any offer of employment made will be conditional upon the results of checks from the Disclosure & Barring Service (“the DBS”) and Teacher Services (regarding teacher prohibition/disqualification from working with children and young people).
School roles give privileged access to vulnerable groups, therefore, we require all applicants attending interview to disclose all spent convictions and cautions under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 unless it is a “protected” conviction/caution under the amendments made to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 (in 2013) and, therefore, not subject to disclosure.