Cleaner (Afternoons)
Downham Market Academy, Downham Market, Norfolk, PE38 9LL8 days remaining to apply
Job start date
5 May 2026
Closing date
1 May 2026 at 9am
Date listed
23 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: Working Hours: Monday to Friday 3pm to 5.30pm
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- Scale 2: Point 4-5
What skills and experience we're looking for
To provide general cleaning assistance within the Academy and, by working flexibly with other members of staff, to ensure that duties are carried out efficiently and effectively.
1 To ensure classrooms, toilets, offices and communal spaces are kept clean carrying out dusting, hoovering and mopping where required
2 To ensure that the Academy site is kept as litter-free and tidy as possible.
3 To make sure that the bins provided for litter are emptied on a regular basis.
4. To pick up litter in the required areas, both inside and outside the Academy buildings.
5. To ensure that academy toilets are cleaned regularly as directed by the cleaning supervisor.
6 To be fully aware of and to comply with all departmental instructions and procedures relating to Health and Safety at Work and to recognise the responsibilities required under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974.
7 To be fully aware of and to comply with the instructions under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
8 To undertake any other reasonable duties and activities that fall within the grade and role of the post as decided by the Cleaning Supervisor, or the SLT responsible for SLT and following discussion with the post-holder.
What the school offers its staff
ELA staff benefits include:
- Reduced contact time to enable professional development;
- EAP with access to counselling & physiotherapy;
- Health care cash plan;
- Paid annual family day;
- Extensive discount club access;
- Cycle to work & electric car lease schemes;
- Enhanced parental leave;
- Flexible work practices;
- Laptop & mobile phone payment plans;
- Ticket ballots for high profile events;
- Generous annual leave allowance for support staff;
- Discounted gym membership for all staff.
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs will not be accepted for this application.
View advert on school website (opens in new tab)About Downham Market Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1333 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Downham Market Academy website
- Email address
- KCoupland@dma.tela.org.uk
- Phone number
- 01366389100
Arranging a visit to Downham Market Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email KCoupland@dma.tela.org.uk.
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