Cleaner

Woodlands Secondary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 3SP

18 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  December 26

• Closing date

  5 October 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 September 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: £7,042.00 - £8,204.00 Annually (Actual) Monday to Friday 3:30pm to 6pm

Cleaner job summary

We are looking for a cleaner to work alongside our existing cleaning team to maintain a clean and safe learning environment for staff and children.

Hours are 3:30pm to 6pm Monday to Friday in term time plus inset days (39 weeks), plus 4 additional weeks for deep cleans at Easter and the last 2 weeks of the summer holidays where hours will be agreed with the Cleaning Supervisor (43 weeks paid in total). Term time only - 38 week contracts will also be considered.

You may be directed by the Head Teacher to work on either site depending on operational requirements of the school.

The successful candidate should:

• Have the ability to work effectively as a member of a team and be able to understand and follow instructions

• Have demonstrable knowledge of high standards of cleanliness

• Be friendly, caring and hardworking

• Be able to use own initiative to react to ever changing situation

Application form

When completing the letter of application, please ensure you address all the points in the essential column on the person specification. The letter of application should not exceed 750 words.

Closing Date

The closing date for applications is Monday 5 October 2026.

Interviews

Successful candidates will be invited for interview on Monday 12 October 2026.

At Woodlands School we are committed to safeguarding our students and promoting their welfare.

Because of the nature of this job, it will be necessary for an enhanced DBS check to be undertaken. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare all unspent cautions and convictions; and also any adult cautions (simple or conditional), and spent convictions that are not protected as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020). A person’s criminal record will not in itself prevent a person from being appointed to this post. Applicants will not be refused posts because of offences which are not relevant to, and do not place them at or make them a risk in, the role for which they are applying. However in the event of the employment being taken up, any failure to disclose such offence, as detailed above, will result in dismissal or disciplinary action by the Authority.

IT IS AN OFFENCE TO APPLY FOR A ROLE WORKING IN REGULATED ACTIVITY IF YOU ARE BARRED FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN

PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED POLICIES - Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy - Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy

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

Woodlands Secondary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all its children.

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 Woodlands Secondary School

• Organisation type: Special school, ages 11 to 18
• Size: 262 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Woodlands Secondary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodlands-secondary-school

Woodlands is a large secondary special school located in the north of Luton. Our mission statement is to 'Empower our young people to become successful adults.'
Our students have severe or profound learning difficulties, some have additional learning needs.
We have developed and refined our ambitious curriculum offer to meet the needs of the different cohorts of learners to ensure that learning is interesting, relevant and functional.
We have great facilities on site and aim to enrich learning by accessing the community and applying learning beyond the classroom.

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