Responsible to: Cleaning Supervisor
Working Hours: 15 Hours per week. Monday to Friday from 3pm to 6pm term time (including INSET days) and 1 week of the summer holiday (condensed to 2-3 days for a deep clean).
Salary Scale: Grade 16 £8,423 per annum based on £23,656 full time equivalent. (Pay award pending)
Purpose of the job: Under the direction of the Cleaning Supervisor, to undertake cleaning duties in accordance with an allocated work schedule within a designated area, ensuring that standards are maintained.
Specific duties will depend upon the designated cleaning area. Examples of work to be carried out are as follows:
• Undertake various cleaning tasks, i.e. high and low dusting, brushing, polishing, moping and washing areas.
• Ensure all classrooms and general areas are clean, clear of refuse and ready for use.
• Ensure that kitchen areas, washrooms and toilets are cleaned to hygiene standards required.
• Provide appropriate cleaning of walls and glass surfaces.
• Use machinery and products provided such as vacuum cleaner, disinfectants, sanitizers, shampoo carpets, sprays, mops etc.
• Ensure all refuse is collected daily and is delivered to the collection point.
• Ensure that lights are switched off, windows closed and doors secured at the end of each duty.
• Once a year, during the summer holiday, work with the team to carry out a deep clean, hours equivalent to one working week. (Usually carried out over 2-3 days).
• To follow safeguarding procedures and be aware that the safety and well being of students is the responsibility of all members of the school community.
Specific conditions:
Whitstone School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS and all relevant pre-employment checks. Individuals on the children‘s barred list (and adults barred list where relevant) should not apply.
This job description only contains the main responsibilities relating to this post and does not describe in detail all duties required to fulfil them.
The post holder will be expected to undertake any training provided in order to achieve their responsibilities.
Closing date: Wednesday 9th June, 2025
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is identified. Interviews will be held on an ongoing basis as appropriate applications are received.
Whitstone Academy 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.We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.
