15 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    1st December 2025

  • Closing date

    7 November 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    22 October 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

£7,465.00 - £7,465.00 Annually (Actual) Grade 1 - £7465 per annum, pro rata (FTE £24,413)

Cleaner job summary

Job Title Cleaner

Employment Status: Permanent, Term time only plus 10 days

Working Hours: 12.5 hours per week

Actual Salary: Grade 1- £7,465 pro rata per annum

Full time equivalent salary: Support Staff Pay Scale Grade 1- (FTE £24,413)

Required: ASAP

Location:Nuneaton

About the role

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Cleaner to join our dedicated team of cleaning staff. The post holder will be expected to have excellent cleaning standards. Enthusiasm and a willingness to work hard as part of a team are essential.

Main duties:

Cleaning of premises (including toilets, classrooms, offices, etc.), furnishings and equipment to include vacuuming, deep cleaning, sweeping, washing, polishing, dusting and emptying of litter bins together with the operation of powered equipment where necessary to ensure that recognised standards are maintained.

Provide cleaning of all accessible floors, internal windows, walls, partitions, ceilings, fixtures and fittings as directed by the Site Manager or SSO team.

The collection of rubbish and debris from the buildings and replenishing materials in toilet and amenity blocks required to maintain the necessary standard of hygiene.

Use cleaning materials economically and accept responsibility for cleaning equipment and ensuring its safe usage and storage, and for washing pads, dusters, mops, floor cloths etc. issued to them.

All staff are expected to know what to do if they have concerns about a child, take on the responsibility for providing a safe environment and promoting children’s welfare, undertake regular safeguarding and child protection training and, familiarise themselves with KCSIE part 1 and local policies and procedures as directed by the trust/academy..

At interview, candidates will be asked for photo identification and where applicable proof of qualifications. The Appointment is subject to DBS enhanced clearance plus 2 suitable professional references.

About us

Stockingford Academy is a vibrant, happy school with a real family feel. We are proud that many former pupils now choose to send their own children to Stockingford and indeed some, even choose us as their place of work! We pride ourselves on getting to know the passions and talents of each child, celebrating and respecting their differences and recognising their individual successes. Our aim is to instil in each of them a lifelong love of learning, a deep curiosity about the world around them and a knowledge that they can aspire to be whatever they choose to be.

To ensure that all children achieve their very best at Stockingford, we believe in the importance of children feeling safe, secure and ready for learning. We offer a nurturing environment that supports children to reflect on their own needs, become independent, develop resilience and grow in confidence. Our focus is on children becoming well-rounded adults of the future, developing both emotional and academic intelligence.

Why work for us?

A career at Inspire Education Trust offers a rewarding future, with the opportunity to make a real impact on the lives and outcomes of our young people. We work hard to provide an environment which places staff wellbeing at the forefront of the agenda, as well as providing ample opportunities for personal and professional development.

As such, we offer a portfolio of benefits designed to enhance and support the working lives of our staff. These include, but are not limited to:

A highly supportive and committed senior leadership team

Employee Assistance Programme which offers 24/7 confidential advice and support on a range of matters and free access to accredited counsellors

A focus on staff wellbeing including a network of wellbeing champions and a supportive working environment

Opportunity to join a committed and forward-thinking team of staff

Employee Benefits platform providing staff access to a range of benefits such as shopping discounts

How to apply:

All applications must be received electronically via our My New Term page: https://mynewterm.com/jobs/147164/EDV-2025-SA-39957

If you have any queries about the post, please email Office Manager: Heather.Parsons@stockingfordacademy.org

Closing date: 9am Friday 7th November 2025

Interview date: Tuesday 11th November 2025

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and appointments will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks including enhanced DBS and references. The postholder must share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Candidates who have been successfully shortlisted will be asked to complete a self-declaration to confirm any (non-protected) criminal disclosures or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children.

The post is exempt from the rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

We aim to recruit the very best staff and welcome those from all backgrounds, communities and faiths (including non-faith individuals). Inspire Education Trust is clear about its responsibilities in embracing diversity and ensuring we recruit people of a high calibre based on their skills, abilities, and experience. As such, we welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

The role of Cleaner will be classed as regulated activity. Any offer of employment will be conditional until satisfactory completion of all mandatory pre-employment checks. It is an offence to apply for this role if barred from engaging in regulating activity relevant to children.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.
Visas cannot 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.

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.

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About Stockingford Academy

School type
Academy, ages 3 to 11
Education phase
Primary
School size
497 pupils enrolled
Age range
3 to 11
Ofsted report
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