Cleaner

Wadham School, Crewkerne, Somerset, TA18 7NT

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  2 February 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 January 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: Permanent position of 10 hours per week Working from 3.30PM and 5.30PM (Monday – Friday) Term Time plus INSET days including one working week of the school holidays (40 weeks)
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: £5793.00 per annum
• Pay scale: Grade 16. Pt. 2

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are seeking enthusiastic, conscientious individuals who have great attention to detail and the ability to self-motivate and work well within a busy and effective team. This post offers fulfilment in knowing that the work you do makes a positive difference in supporting the schools’ pupils and staff and offers the opportunity to join a well-established team of professional school cleaners.

Working two hours per day during term time and INSET days plus one week’s holiday deep- cleaning as arranged with the Site and Resources Manager, this post offers a permanent post with in-house training for all mandatory courses, such as Safeguarding, KCSIE and COSHH.

Candidates will need to demonstrate the following:

• Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the Cleaning Team
• Ability to work in an organised and methodical manner with minimal supervision
• Ability to act on own initiative, dealing with unexpected issues when they arise and being able to problem solve effectively
• The successful applicant will be able to demonstrate a good practical aptitude, being able to carry out routine cleaning in all areas of the school including toilets and sports halls. Experience is desirable but training will be provided for the ideal candidate
• This post can be physically demanding at times and candidates would need to be able to carry out their duties effectively and thoroughly, with use of equipment and machinery as required

What the school offers its staff

Closing date for applications: Monday 2nd February 2026 at 9.00AM

For an application form and a complete Job Description, please visit the school website www.wadhamschool.co.uk/vacancies

Please note: All candidates are required to complete a Somerset County application form in full, with a complete work history and details of two professional referees. All successful candidates will be subject to enhanced DBS checksand medical clearance

For further enquiries please email recruitment@wadhamschool.co.uk

or telephone 01460 270127 to discuss this vacancy further

Wadham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Rigorous checks will be made of the successful applicant’s background credentials, including enhanced DBS checks

“Life in all its fullness” – John 10:10

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Wadham School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• School size: 769 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Wadham School website
• Email address: office@wadhamschool.co.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/wadham-school

Are you looking to work in a Good school (Ofsted, June 2019) with a community working together for the best possible outcomes for young people?

Wadham School is friendly, vibrant and forward looking. It is an exciting time at Wadham School. We strive to be a school which uses an evidence based approach to teaching and an ethos and drive for the school to be much more than just learning in lessons. A varied programme of extra-curricular activities and house competitions provides an exciting opportunity for staff to be involved in the wider school community. At our core is an aim, through everything that we do, to develop a sense of hope, a hope which will encourage and support students in becoming the best that they can be.

The school serves a beautiful area of South Somerset with excellent links to the wider South West, Bristol and Bath and direct train links to London from Crewkerne itself and Taunton.
If the above gives you a picture of a community that you would be excited to be part of then the students and staff at Wadham School invite your application and would love to meet you.

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