Casual Cleaning Assistant

The Richmond Hill Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS9 8PN

80 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  31 December 2024 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 October 2024

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Hourly rate: A1 (SCP 2) £12.26ph

What skills and experience we're looking for

Richmond Hill Academy are seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Casual Cleaning Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy.

The ideal applicant will have:

• Ability to use toxic materials in the process of general cleaning.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team.
• Adequate reading skills (for Health and Safety reasons) as will be required to read labels on bottles containing chemicals.

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership to a local government pension scheme.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

Further details about the role

• “Exceptional leadership at all levels has brought about considerable improvement for the opportunities and experiences of pupils in the school.” Ofsted, March 2022

  Richmond Hill Academy is now a 'good' school with many areas of our work graded 'outstanding' by Ofsted. The transformation of our school has been possible due to the remarkable skill and commitment of our staff members and the support of our whole community.

  Richmond Hill Academy is a school where "staff are happy and feel listened to and well trained”. As one teacher said, ‘I walk out of school happy every day.’"

  We are looking for people who want to join our remarkable team, be part of the next chapter of our school and work with children whose respect for one another and their community is "breath-taking".

  As a school, we can offer you the following benefits:

  • Fantastic children, ready and eager to learn and grow.
  • Supportive working environments where your talents will be valued and nurtured
  • Committed and passionate teams that champion the best outcomes for children.
  • Opportunity to be at the cutting edge of educational development.

  If you would like to know more about our Academy, please visit our website at https://www.richmondhill.leeds.sch.uk/

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs are not accepted.

Skilled Worker visas can be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

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About The Richmond Hill Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 636 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
• Email address: recruitment@tgat.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-richmond-hill-academy (opens in new tab)

Richmond Hill Academy is a three-form entry school (630 places) with a 52-place nursery and Rainbow Base, a Resource Provision for children with complex communication needs.

Our school is very proud to be part of the GORSE Academies Trust. We have a dedicated staff, each one of whom is committed to securing the very best for the children in our care. We feel very fortunate to work with the children at RHA and we are excited by the journey the school is on. Our vision for our pupils is clear: we believe that every child who attends our school deserves an outstanding education, which will enable them to succeed at primary school and beyond. This is our unwavering aim and one that we will work relentlessly to achieve.

We know that children flourish and learn best when there is a successful partnership between home and school. We place a great deal of importance on the relationship with parents and carers; we are committed to building relationships which are built on trust, mutual respect, effective communication and support.

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