Cleaner

Highfield Ely Academy, Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 1BD

26 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  7 January 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  24 November 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: £24,320.00 Annually (FTE) ALT Grade A, Actual Salary £11,257.08

Cleaner job summary

Join our team and help make a positive impact on the lives of our students!

We are looking for a reliable and dedicated Cleaner to help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and visitors. These roles are permanent and fixed and are essential in ensuring our academy remains a clean and inviting space for learning.

Job Title: Cleaner

Location: Highfield Ely Academy

Hours: 20 hours per week, 39 weeks per year

Working Pattern: 5.30pm - 9.30pm weekdays

Salary: ALT Grade A - Actual Salary £11,257.08

Start date: As soon as possible

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry out routine cleaning tasks across the academy, including dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, emptying bins, and more
• Assist in room setups and specialized cleaning during academy closures
• Ensure areas are stocked with essentials like soap and paper towels

Our People-First Philosophy

At Active Learning Trust, Everyone is valued in their role, and we make sure that the right people have the right opportunities to find their purpose and progress within our Trust. Guided by our values of open dialogue, bold thinking and supportive teamwork, we put our staff's growth and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do - so that they can focus on making a real difference in our schools and our communities.

Why Join Our Trust?

• Belong to a compassionate and inclusive trust that values you and the role you play.
• Gain access to our VivUp employee benefit system, Cycle to Work scheme and Local Government Pension Scheme.

If you would like further information please contact Pippa Edwards on 01353 662085, or email pedwards@highfield.cambs.sch.uk

The Active Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and young people. We expect all staff to actively share this commitment. All adults working in our Trust in whatever capacity will be part of a thorough safer recruitment process. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks including the taking of satisfactory references and enhanced criminal record clearance in line with the need to create and maintain a safe culture.

The Active Learning Trust reserves the right to interview and appoint prior to the advert closing date. With this in mind, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

To ensure we recruit and retain the best talent, all new employees recruited to the Active Learning Trust (leadership, teaching and support staff) will be subject to a 6 months’ probation period at the start of their employment (except for Early Career Teachers who are subject to a Statutory Induction Period). This policy aims to assess new employees' alignment with our culture, teaching standards, and student needs. It is designed to foster success; with regular evaluations and support mechanisms in place, helping us to identify and nurture talent.

We value diversity and welcome applications from all, including those with protected characteristics under the Equality Act. Flexible working will be considered for all roles deemed suitable.

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.

About Highfield Ely Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• School size: 123 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Highfield Ely Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/highfield-ely-academy

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