13 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    17 March 2026 at 8am

  • Date listed

    4 March 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time (Can be done as a job share): 10 hours per week, 42 weeks per year - Permanent  Monday - Friday, 2:30pm to 4:30pm 

Contract type

Permanent

Hourly rate

£12.85 per hour 

What skills and experience we're looking for

  • Sunrise Academy, Lowestoft
  • 10 hours per week,42 weeks per year - Permanent
  • Monday - Friday, 2:30pm to 4:30pm
  • Salary: £12.85 per hour

We are seeking a reliable and dedicated Cleaner to join our team within the Eastern Education Group. You will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the school to ensure a pleasant and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors. Your duties will include general cleaning, waste disposal, floor care, sanitisation of high-touch areas, and scheduled deep cleans, all in accordance with our health and safety procedures.

You will work closely with other cleaning staff, administrative teams, and occasionally liaise with external contractors. The role requires knowledge of COSHH and manual handling, though training will be provided for the right candidate. Experience in a similar role, particularly in a school setting, is desirable. You'll need a strong work ethic, attention to detail, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team.

If you are committed to maintaining a clean, safe, and welcoming school environment and are adaptable to changing schedules and tasks, we’d love to hear from you. This is a rewarding opportunity to play a key role in supporting the day-to-day running of the school.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a wide range of staff benefits including:

  • Membership into Local Government Pension Scheme
  • Family friendly policies and flexible working
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme
  • Employee wellbeing initiatives
  • Free parking
  • Canteen
  • Company events
  • Access to various memberships and discount schemes
  • Learning and development opportunities - including staff development days
  • Funded subject course development for your role
  • Range of staff communities, including EDI and neurodiverse communities
  • Career progression opportunities

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

SENDAT Trust are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safer recruitment checks will be required for all of our staff at SENDAT.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Sunrise Academy

School type
Free School, ages 9 to 16
School size
44 pupils enrolled
Age range
9 to 16
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Sunrise joined SENDAT Trust on 1st April 2022. It was previously called The Everitt Academy. It caters for up to 52 young people with a full EHCP for SEMH in Key Stages 3 and 4.

We are working with the LA to consider taking some Key Stage 2 students in the future.

As at Trust we are committed to trauma informed practice across all our schools and in all policies we work to. We have trained over 30 Level 5 practitioners and have an ongoing commitment to this. To support this work we have developed out TIS umbrella, which aims to show approaches and programmes that we use across the Trust under our overall TIS approach. Two of the schools in the Trust are TIS approved schools and we are working on all school being approved. https://sendat.academy/trauma-informed

Arranging a visit to Sunrise Academy

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@easterneducationgroup.ac.uk.

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