Cleaner - 5hrs p/w

Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 7LR

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  31 August 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  12 August 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: £2,924.86 per annum (gross)
• Additional allowances:
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  • Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
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  • Twice as many training days as standard.
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  • Generous pension scheme.
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  • Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
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  • Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
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  • Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.
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  • Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.
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  Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/.

Cleaner - 5hrs p/w job summary

We currently have a vacancy for an experienced cleaner to join our friendly and hard working team for two days per week (Thursday & Friday) as part of a job-share. You will have responsibility for a designated area and work as part of a team to ensure that the academy is kept clean, tidy and sanitised in order to maintain an excellent school environment for staff and students.

The ideal candidate will:

• Have experience of professional cleaning, ideally within a school

• be a good team player

• have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills

• be committed to providing a high quality cleaning service

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• work within a friendly and hard working team

• join a network of Ark academies and gain access to an exclusive range of benefits

For more information about the school please visit www.arklittleridgeprimary.org. For more information about the role please contact Dean Lennard on d.lennard@arklittleridgeprimary.org and 01424 752266.

Closing Date: 31st August 2026

 Interviews: Tuesday 8th September 2026

Start Date: ASAP

Hours: 2.5 hours a day (3.00pm - 5.30pm), Thursdays & Fridays weekly in term time, with an amount of holiday work required.

Salary: ARK Support Staff (outside London) Point 2 - actual gross salary £2,924.86pa

Contract: Permanent, subject to satisfactory completion of a probationary period.

 

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

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred.

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 Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 435 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ark-little-ridge-primary-academy

We are a two-form entry school, with 60 pupils in each year group, ranging from reception through to year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care. We are dedicated to providing children with the best possible education and we strive to be the best that we can be at all times.

The vision for our pupils is clear: Our children will be secure in the knowledge of who they are and where they come from, and confident in looking to where they will go next. To achieve their ambitious goals, our pupils and staff work hard and have high aspirations. We ensure all children have access to a broad balanced and purposeful curriculum, as well as providing excellent enrichment opportunities.

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