Cleaner

Milton Park Primary School, Portsmouth, PO4 8ET

24 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 October 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  1 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher or lecturer
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.75 Hourly £8,942.85 Actual salary

Cleaner job summary

Gateway Central Services
VACANCY for Cleaner

Hours per week: 15

Location: Milton Park Primary School

Pay: £12.75 per hour (£8,942.85)

Working hours: 3.15pm - 6.15pm Monday to Friday

Working weeks: Term time only plus 2 weeks to be worked in the school holidays (41 weeks)

Paid weeks: 46.76 weeks

Accountable to: Site Manager

Gateway Central Services are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly site team at Milton Park Primary School. Applicants should be someone who is hardworking and takes pride in their work, having and insisting on high standards, so that our children have a clean and safe place to learn.

Principle Responsibilities/duties:

• Emptying bins and removing waste to a designated area; mopping; sweeping; spray cleaning; wall washing; window cleaning; dusting; damp wiping; washing; polishing; sanitary appliance cleaning. Also, as required and following appropriate training, machine scrubbing and drying; buffing; suction cleaning.
• Specialist cleaning tasks which may include carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, removal of stains, chewing gum and graffiti etc, stripping and dressing/sealing floors, de-scaling sanitary appliances.
• Operating/using domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials following appropriate training.
• Keeping equipment and storage areas in a clean and safe condition.
• Replenishing hygiene requisites as appropriate.
• Informing senior staff or other designated person of faults, damage and vandalism or any issue that may restrict the cleaning process.
• Securing/closing internal doors and windows as appropriate.

Requirements:

Essential

• To demonstrate that you can work on your own initiative, be part of a team, take instruction and constructive criticism
• Have energy, enthusiasm, positivity and ability to be flexible
• Experience in undertaking a range of cleaning duties
• Physically fit and able to carry out manual tasks
• Ability to plan own workload and to meet deadlines
• Be patient, punctual, reliable and trustworthy
• To work within agreed policies, including Health and Safety, as well as adhering to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to use own initiative to improve areas of practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health & Safety COSHH regulations
• Safeguarding awareness
• First Aid qualification
• Previous experience in a similar role

In return, Gateway Central Services will provide you with:

• A Nest pension scheme
• Free Enhanced DBS
• A staff benefits programme, including Cycle to Work scheme and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme App and GP App

We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, submit your application as soon as possible.

The Gateway Trust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. DBS Disclosure at Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment.

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 Milton Park Primary School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 382 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Milton Park Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/milton-park-primary-school

Milton Park Primary School. Eastney Road. Portsmouth PO4 8ET

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