Cleaner

The Meads Primary School, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU3 2UE

16 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  Immediate

• Closing date

  29 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  13 November 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: £13.28 Hourly

Cleaner job summary

We are looking to appoint a Cleaner to join our school.

As a cleaner you will be part of the team that helps maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff and visitors. You will play a vital role in ensuring that classrooms, corridors, and communal areas are kept to a high standard of hygiene and presentation.

We are looking for someone who takes pride in their work, pays attention to detail, and understands the importance of cleanliness in a school setting. You’ll be a key part of our school community, helping to create a space where learning can thrive.

The Post

The post is for 10 hours per week, 50 weeks a year; the proposed working hours are 4.15pm to 6.15pm. There may be a need to work additional hours on occasion for training and/or absence cover.

Our cleaning staff do not work during the February/October half term periods and include a 4-week holiday entitlement which must be taken outside of term time. Hours worked during the remaining school holidays can be negotiated with the Site Agent.

The successful candidate will join a team of cleaners and will be responsible to our Site Agent in the first instance.

Please refer to the attached application pack for further information and use the Job Description / Person Specification to aid you in your supporting statement. Relevant qualifications and training are an advantage but not essential.

Please note that if you are shortlisted for this role, or an alternative role, an online name search will be undertaken, as per Keeping Children Safe in Education. The purpose of the search is to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which the school or college might want to explore with you at interview. Further information on how online searches will be undertaken can be found in our schools Recruitment and Selection Policy.

Applicants for this public-facing post will need to demonstrate the ability to converse, and provide effective help or advice, fluently in spoken English.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.

CVs will not be accepted for any posts based in schools.

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

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 The Meads Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 513 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Meads Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-meads-primary-school-luton

We are a large primary school with approximately 520 pupils on roll at the moment and with a capacity for 630 pupils in the future.

The Meads Primary School is a friendly, Values-based School, situated in the Limbury Mead area of the vibrant and diverse town of Luton, with a strong, nurturing ethos. Rated ‘good’ in all areas by OFSTED in 2018, we have been awarded several accolades over the years, including Quality Lead Status for our work in raising the achievement and aspiration of all pupils by Achievement for All, and the prestigious Values Education Mark, recognising the excellent work of the school in promoting and engendering positive values in our children and across our curriculum. Most recently we achieved a Gold rating from Modeshift stars for our work in promoting sustainable travel to and from school and have been accredited with the Primary Science Quality Mark for our work in developing science across the school. We encourage children and staff to develop a ‘growth mindset’ when it comes to their potential to ‘build their brains’ and be the best they can be.

Our school ethos is positive, friendly and welcoming with the aim of providing a fun, safe and nurturing environment in which pupils are valued and want to participate, and children enjoy their time with us. Our core values of kindness, resilience, respect, responsibility and joy reflect our school and the children who come here.

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