[250430A] Head Cleaner
Drake Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL2 2EN10 days remaining to apply
Job start date
2 September 2025
Closing date
2 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
2 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,790.00 - £25,584.00 Annually (FTE) Salary will be pro rata, £9329.11
[250430A] Head Cleaner job summary
Drake Primary Academy, Reach South Academy Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced HLTA to join the School from the 2nd September 2025
Post: [250430A] Head Cleaner
Location:Drake Primary Academy, Plymouth, PL2 2EN
FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade C Pt 5-7, £9329.11 - £9,627.92 Acutal Annual Salary
Contract Type: Permanent / part time /term time plus 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)
Contract Hours: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday 3 pm - 6 pm.
About the role: We have an exciting opportunity for an excellent Head Cleaner to join our cleaning team. We are looking for candidates that are friendly, enthusiastic and dedicated to ensuring our school is clean and well presented.
Visits to the school are encouraged; please call the Marie Beaven in the school office on 01752 567649 to arrange tour.
The ability to manage a small team of cleaners
Have a willingness to gain knowledge of health and safety procedures and precautions, including COSHH regulations and an awareness of health and hygiene procedures
Have a experience of general cleaning work
Have a willingness to observe the Code of Safe Working Practice for Caretaking and Premises (staff)
Ability to work independently and use own initiative, and work as part of a team
Have a willingness to participate in development and training opportunities
Ability to relate well to children and adults
About the School
Drake Primary Academy finds itself at an exciting time as we continue to develop our curriculum to achieve the best possible outcomes for children. We have dedicated staff and our children love learning. We are a forward-thinking school that has an exciting value led curriculum.
We pride ourselves on being a warm and friendly school that welcomes visitors and actively encourages a partnership with parents. The school received a GOOD from its September 2021 OFSTED inspection. Ofsted noted that 'staff go the extra mile to help pupils- whenever they need it.'
We strive to provide a high quality creative and engaging education within a caring and happy environment where our children thrive. We believe that education is a lifelong process and that whatever children learn here with us will from the building blocks for the rest of their lives.
We can offer you:
The support of our wider staff
Working within a friendly whole school team where the children’s needs are placed at the heart of all we do
A hardworking but caring environment where the children thrive.
Providing you with the opportunity to work alongside other members of the school, our partner school Morice Town Primary and the wider trust staff.
Access to Reach South Multi Academy Trust’s high quality continuous professional development programme.
Access to a range of Trust benefits
About the Trust
Reach South is a young and developing Trust which operates across the South West of England with the aim of delivering all through 3-19 education. We operate 17 academies in Plymouth, Bournemouth, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire. We are building this Trust on a clear set of values, behaviours and curriculum principles. At the heart of those values and principles is a belief in our young people and a determination to support them to develop the knowledge, skills and attitudes to become the successful citizens for today and all of their tomorrows.
Our core business is delivering exceptional education for children and young people with a mission to help all pupils aspire to achieve beyond the expectations that others put on them. We do this through the development of a talented and committed workforce. In order to deliver exceptional opportunities for learning, we need highly motivated staff across all parts of the organisation.
Those we recruit are able to demonstrate that they share our values, are highly motivated to work with colleagues, within and beyond their school, to continuously develop their skills and pursue professional excellence.
Next Steps
If you think this role may be for you and want to be involved at this exciting time in our development and have any questions about the position, please get in touch by calling the Recruitment team on 07759365064 or emailing us at recruitment@reachsouth.org.
Closing date: for applications is midnight on the 2nd June 2025
Interview Date: Interviews are provisionally booked for the week commencing 23rd June 2025
To apply for this opportunity, please complete our online application form by clicking ‘apply now’ on the advert.
We reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is strongly advised.
Opportunities and Benefits
We offer a competitive salary plus LGPS pension, great career progression and development opportunities, access to our Employee Assistance Programme with many other benefits.
We’re proud of how we support our staff in order that you have high levels of job satisfaction, are aware of the difference you are making for the children and families you work with and can see your contribution towards our community. There are regular opportunities for professional development and training, and a wider community of staff to network with within Reach South Multi Academy Trust. You will have the chance to visit other local schools, work alongside a range of outside professionals and take part in a variety of e-learning and face-to-face training.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Each post is subject to an enhanced DBS check.
Reach South Academy Trust has an Equal Opportunities Policy for selection and recruitment. Applicants are requested to complete the Equal Opportunities Monitoring section of the application form before submitting.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About Drake Primary Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 173 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Drake Primary Academy website
School location
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