Cleaner

Hope Valley College, Hope Valley, Derbyshire, S33 6SD

44 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  17 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  22 April 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: £24,796.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE) £12.85 per hour

Cleaner job summary

Hope Valley College are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking cleaner to join our friendly site team. We are dedicated to providing our students and staff with a clean and safe environment, and the successful candidate will want to uphold this high standard and take pride in their work. The duties include vacuuming, mopping, dusting and cleaning of surfaces.

The working hours required are 3 hours per day Monday to Friday, for 43 weeks of the year. We are able to offer some flexibility around the start and finish times between 3:30pm and 9:30pm.

Job description

The post holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities within the spirit of the school and trust policies and within the framework of legislation relating to academies and education, with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the trust and the governing body of the school.

The specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Specific duties and responsibilities

To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the areas/sites allocated by the Site Supervisor

To be aware of the conditions associated with the cleaning of your allocated areas related to the school/site users and to work to the appropriate Health and Safety rules and processes.

Cleaning duties will include cleaning, washing, sweeping, scrubbing, sanitising, shampooing, vacuum cleaning, polishing and dusting of designated areas as required by the School.

To use the appropriate equipment, materials, tools and machinery to ensure the job is done effectively.

To ensure the safe use of chemicals that are required as part of your work, following manufacturer’s instructions and with regard to Health and Safety Regulation.

To empty bins and remove waste to designated areas.

Specialist cleaning where requested by the School, i.e. carpet shampooing.

To report any damage/defects to the appropriate person.

To liaise with site staff, supervisors and line managers as required.

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

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.

About Hope Valley College

• School type: Academies, None, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 541 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hope Valley College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hope-valley-college-hope-valley

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