Cleaner
The Ferrars Academy, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU4 0LL9 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
18 December 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 December 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
- £6,344.00 Annually (Actual)
Cleaner job summary
The Ferrars Academy is a very popular, successful and well resourced academy; rated Good by Ofsted, we pride ourselves on delivering excellence in education, for infant and nursery aged children. We are located on the outskirts of Luton close to the M1, A5 link roads and the L&D hospital. Our 3 form entry school has a very diverse school population with a range of different languages, religions and cultures. Our children are well behaved and learn in a vibrant and friendly environment.
We are seeking to appoint a Cleaner to join our existing team to clean all areas of the school to a high standard, in order to promote a purposeful and safe environment for our children.
We can offer you:
A supportive and collaborative team
Training in cleaning, and health and safety requirements
An enjoyable working environment
Working hours are Monday-Friday 4:15pm- 6:15pm (10 hours per week) during term time, hours to be mutually agreed during holiday periods.
Quotes from our current staff members
“The academy allows me time off to watch my own children’s performances”
“As a new member of staff, I felt welcomed and supported”
“Ferrars offers a friendly, family working environment”
Additional information:
Applicants for this public facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse and provide effective help or advice in fluently spoken English.
Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS). This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Internet searches will also be carried out prior to interview.
Those who were born or have lived outside the UK may need to acquire additional overseas checks, which will be the responsibility of the candidate.
Experience of working in a school is desirable.
CV's and Personal statements are not accepted for any posts based in schools.
Please ensure that references include your most recent employer and that the contact email is their professional NOT their personal email address.
Successful applicants may be called to interview before the closing date and as such the advert may be withdrawn earlier than stated so early applications are encouraged.
Interview date: Candidates may be called for interview before the closing date.
Visits to the school are welcomed, please contact the school office to book an appointment.
The Ferrars 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. As an employer we are committed to promoting and protecting the wellbeing of all our staff.
Further information about the job
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 will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Ferrars Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 7
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 310 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 7
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Ferrars Academy website
School location
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