Cleaner
Kepier, Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear, DH4 5BH19 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
13 May 2026 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
24 April 2026
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £24,796
Pay scale
- NJC
Hourly rate
- £12.85
What skills and experience we're looking for
Cleaner Required 15 hours per week
Monday - Friday 2.30pm - 5.30pm
Point 3 NJC Full Time Equivalent £24,796 (£12.85 ph)
Help us keep Kepier shining.
We're currently recruiting a part time Cleaner to join our cleaning and facilities team, contracted for 15 hours per week. As one of our dedicated Cleaners, you will help to deliver on our promise to always create the best and brightest experiences for our learners and colleagues. If you're a committed Cleaner looking for a role you'll shine in, we've got the position for you.Working alongside our cleaning and facilities teams to keep environments safe and hygienic for every client and customer. Dusting, sweeping, polishing, mopping, and vacuuming designated areas to a high standard. Ensuring surface areas, floors, windows, and other touchpoints are sanitised regularly. Performing additional cleaning duties as and when required, such as mopping up spillages quickly and efficiently. Emptying and disposing of bin waste. The ideal candidate will have brilliant organisational skills and attention to detail, enjoy working in a hands-on role and have had cleaning experience in a similar role, although this is not essential.
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. As part of our due diligence and to comply with our obligations in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. Any offer of employment will be subject to successfully completing pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and a Children's Barred List check. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and we ask applicants to declare all previous convictions and cautions in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
Application form, job description and person specification are available at Kepier Reception or online at www.kepier.com. Application forms only (please do not attach additional letters, CV’s or statements) should be returned to recruitment@kepier.com no later than 12 pm noon on Wednesday 13th May 2026, it is hoped that interviews will take place the following week.
We fully appreciate the time and effort required in completing an application and, whatever the outcome of this particular process, we are grateful for your interest in working at Kepier and wish you every success with your future career. Applicants who have not been contacted within 2 weeks of the closing date should assume they have been unsuccessful.
What the school offers its staff
Join a team where support, positivity, and respect are part of everyday life. Enjoy great benefits including free onsite parking, free gym access, excellent catering, and membership of the LGPS pension scheme—helping you feel secure now and in the future.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. As part of our due diligence and to comply with our obligations in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. All School posts are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants will be subject to appropriate background checks and vetting including an enhanced DBS check and checks against the children’s barred list.
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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If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Kepier
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- School size
- 1144 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Kepier website
- Email address
- recruitment@kepier.com
- Phone number
- 01915128960
Kepier is an exciting place to teach. Our staff are friendly, supportive and dedicated. We follow an inspirational curriculum which helps to prepare our young people fully for the challenges of adult life.
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