Cleaning Supervisor

Cleaning Supervisor

Richard Lee Primary School

Hours: 15 hours per week, 43 weeks per year

Working pattern: Monday to Friday, 3.15pm – 6.15pm

Grade 3 (FTE £25,185-£26,403) Actual £9,768- £10,241

The Role

Richard Lee Primary School is seeking a reliable, committed, and motivated Cleaning Supervisor to lead and work alongside our cleaning team, ensuring the school is maintained to a consistently high standard of cleanliness, hygiene, and safety.

The Cleaning Supervisor will oversee the day-to-day work of the cleaning team while also undertaking cleaning duties. Responsibilities include allocating tasks, monitoring cleaning standards, providing on-the-job support and training, and acting as the first point of contact for cleaning staff during working hours. The role also involves coordinating and participating in deep cleaning during school closure periods.

You will ensure all work is carried out safely and in line with health and safety and COSHH requirements, reporting any issues or defects as appropriate.

The Ideal Candidate

We are looking for someone who:

• Has experience of cleaning to a high standard, ideally within a school or similar environment
• Can supervise, support, and motivate a cleaning team
• Has knowledge of health and safety and safe cleaning practices
• Is well organised, reliable, and able to manage time effectively
• Has good communication skills and a positive, professional approach
• Is willing to undertake relevant training, including safeguarding

Safeguarding

Richard Lee Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check.

We can offer:

• Hard working colleagues and well-trained support staff who are passionate about what they do
• Pupils who are excited about learning new things
• A supportive trust and local governing body who are committed to helping the school move forwards
• A strong commitment to staff wellbeing and recognition, through the Trust’s people strategy, and a range of benefits which include the provision of the West Midlands’ pension scheme, cycle to work scheme, discounted gym membership, an employee discount scheme and a commitment to developing the use of new technologies to support learning and streamline workload.

We are excited about our future – we would love to hear from you if you think you could be part of creating that future.

Closing Date: Friday 13 March 2026 09:00am

If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date for applications, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.

Early applications are encouraged as the Trust reserves the right to call suitable candidates to interview prior to the closing date.

Please note, an online search may form part of this recruitment process following recommendations from Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2024.

These posts are exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).  The Trust is committed to safeguarding, promoting the welfare of children and young people and creating a culture of vigilance and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and vigilance 

Staff are accountable for the way in which they exercise authority, manage risk, use resources and protect students, who they are responsible for or in contact with, from discrimination and avoidable harm. All staff, where paid or voluntary, have a duty to keep young people safe and to protect them from harm. When an individual accepts a role that involves working with children and young people they need to understand acknowledge that the responsibilities and trust are inherent to that role. There will be a requirement that staff observe their obligations in accordance with the Trust’s safeguarding procedure and report any concerns in accordance with the procedure to the appropriate person.