23 days remaining to apply

  • Closing date

    3 February 2026 at 12am (midnight)

  • Date listed

    9 January 2026

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

£12.65 per hour

Cleaner - 2 posts job summary

Tel: 01603 622675

Email:  finance@magdalengates.co.uk 

Website: www.magdalengates.norfolk.sch.uk


Headteacher: Miss Dhinasha Balachandre

NOR: 195    Age Range: 4-11 years


  • Salary - Scale A, £12.65 per hour
  • Permanent
  • Part Time
  • 10 hours per week (M-F)
  • Term Time only


We are looking for two dedicated, reliable individuals to help keep our school clean, safe and welcoming for our children, staff and wider community. Hours of work between 3pm and 5.30pm, 2 hours per day, start time to be agreed, term time only, with the opportunity for additional hours during school holidays.

Magdalen Gates Primary is a School of Sanctuary serving a diverse and vibrant part of Norwich. Despite being in the city, our school has a warm, village-like feel with a friendly, personal atmosphere where everyone is welcome. 

We are seeking cleaners who are: 

  • reliable, with good timekeeping
  • committed to maintaining a clean and safe environment for children
  • adaptable and able to support their team when needed
  • able to follow and comply with health and safety requirements
  • willing to undertake training to ensure full compliance with standards

Main duties and responsibilities will be, but not limited to:

  • daily cleaning tasks such as emptying bins, wiping desks, vacuuming, mopping, buffing, sanitising surfaces and cleaning toilet areas
  • general cleaning tasks as required
  • restocking materials such as toilet paper, paper towels and soap
  • ensuring all cleaning equipment is kept clean, safe and in good working order 

We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities. 

If you have any other questions, please contact the school office on 01603 622675.

If this sounds like a school you would like to be part of, we would love to hear from you.

If you have any other questions, please contact the school office on 01603 622675.


How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to Mrs Armstrong, in the school office by email - finance@magdalengates.co.uk 


Closing date:     3 February 2026, 12 noon

Interview date:     10 February 2026


Magdalen Gates Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All posts are subject to an enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment safeguarding checks.

This post is covered by the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations 2009. The successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration to confirm whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

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.
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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 Magdalen Gates Primary School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
205 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
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School location

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