Cleaner
Weaverham High School, Northwich, Cheshire, CW8 3HT16 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
23 October 2025 at 1pm
Date listed
29 September 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
- £12.65 - £10,276.00 Annually (Actual) 16 hours per week 44WEEKS PER YEAR The salary range for this post is Grade 2 £24,413 actual salary for hours/weeks £10276. – £10,509 (£12.65 an hour.)
Cleaner job summary
The Governors of Weaverham High School are looking to appoint 2 part-time Cleaners to start as soon as possible. The successful applicant will be reliable, able to work on his or her own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team.
2 x Afternoon Cleaners: 2:45pm to 6pm Monday to Friday (16 hours per week)
The Governors of Weaverham High School are looking to appoint a TWO part-time Cleaner to start as soon as possible. The successful applicant will be reliable, able to work on his or her own initiative as well as being able to work as part of a team.
Afternoon Cleaner: 2:45pm to 6pm Monday to Thursday and 2.45pm to 5.45pm Friday (16 hours per week)
44 weeks a year but during the school holidays the cleaning team complete a clean-down on specified days in which they work their hours over a blocked period. You will not be able to take holidays during term time and when the holiday clean-downs take place.
The post is permanent subject to a satisfactory references and probationary period. The salary range for this post is Grade 2 £24,413 actual salary for hours/weeks £10276. - £10,509 (£12.65 an hour.)
In return we can offer you:
Paid public holidays and 5 weeks paid annual leave (rising to 6 weeks after 5 years continuous service). Paid sick leave in accordance with length of service
Access to the Cheshire Pension Fund (a Local Government Pension Scheme) with a very generous employer’ contribution rate
Access to the Working Rewards Scheme which is our employee benefits package which provides a range of benefits including salary sacrifice schemes such as childcare vouchers, bicycles, technology and mobile phones. There are also a wide range of discounts available on shopping, holidays and entertainment. The scheme also features access to Brio Leisure's Workfit scheme which has a range of facilities across the Cheshire West and Chester area.
Access to a free enhanced Employee Assistance Programme
Uniform is provided
Undertake the cleaning of designated areas within the School.
General Tasks
1. To clean areas of the establishment as directed by the Cleaning Supervisor or Site Manager to ensure that the areas are kept in a clean and hygienic condition.
2. Duties will include cleaning, washing, sweeping, vacuum cleaning, emptying of litter bins, polishing and dusting of the areas, which may include toilets, shower areas, fixtures and fittings, using, where appropriate, powered equipment.
3. To operate cleaning machinery in accordance with instructions and report faulty machinery and equipment to the Site Manager.
4. To dilute and use cleaning materials as instructed under COSHH.
5. To collect and remove waste/rubbish from work area to collection point as directed.
6. To clean and maintain cleaning equipment as instructed.
7. To observe and comply with the Health and Safety Policy and Code of Practice for cleaning staff.
8. To comply with instructions relating to security and confidentiality.
9. To attend training sessions when requested
Notwithstanding the detail in this job description the job holder will undertake such work as may be determined by the Cleaning Supervisor from time to time, up to or at a level consistent with the principal responsibilities of the job.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Weaverham High School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1160 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Weaverham High School website
Our vision is clear, we want Weaverham High School to be a vibrant, thriving and successful school where every member of our community feels valued, safe and supported to ensure they surpass their potential. We celebrate uniqueness and see individuals. We understand that our pupils have hopes and dreams, challenges and barriers and it is our privilege to celebrate their worth and their potential. We want every child to enjoy their own journey of discovery, acquire a thirst for knowledge, creativity and imagination and develop a love for their learning. We want pupils to leave our school not just with qualifications showing their academic success, but also with the capacity to think clearly and deeply, a desire to act with integrity and to show kindness and empathy to others, and with the character and leadership experience they need to thrive in the world. We will work tirelessly to ensure individual barriers are overcome so pupils are challenged and supported in equal measure. Our desire is to nurture talent, ability and ambition with energy, creativity, determination, relentless kindness and high expectations. When we combine such a desire with our ethos of Safe.Ready.Respect you will thrive in our care.
We have a clear and ambitious vision for school improvement that is woven into the 6 strands that define the Weaverham offer. This offer is underpinned by an’ Ethic Of Excellence’ 5, where the following principles guide our strategy to ensure we are the best we can be:
Study examples of excellence
Build a culture of critique (be kind, be specific, be helpful/listen, reflect, review)
Require multiple revisions
Provide opportunities for public presentation
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