Cleaner

Lift Firth Park, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD

14 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2026

• Closing date

  4 August 2026 at 12:18pm

• Date listed

  21 July 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: Up to £9897 per annum

Cleaner job summary

Cleaner

Lift Firth Park

Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD
United Kingdom

Salary: NJC 2 £9,897 (12.65per hour) + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits
Hours: 15 per week (52 weeks per year)
Contract: Part time, permanent
Closing date: 4th August
Interview date: 12th August
Start date: September 2026

We're hiring a school Cleaner!

We're looking for a friendly and reliable cleaner to join our team at Lift Firth Park. This role ensures that our pupils and colleagues can work and learn in a clean and safe environment, take pride in their environment and contribute to the setting and displaying high standards across all aspects of school life.

The working hours for this role will be: 3pm until 6pm Monday to Friday.

You're someone who'll be able to:

* You should be highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking.
* Although you will work under the direction of the cleaning supervisors, you should be able to work both in a team and independently.
* Experience in cleaning large premises, such as familiarity with COSHH requirements, is desirable, although training will be given
* Able to commit to the stated weekly working hours

Please note this vacancy is not eligible for sponsorship, UK right to work is essential for this post.

About our school.

Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11-16. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language.

The academy is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact, in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed.

Who is Lift Schools?

We're a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child - in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 59 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they've ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

* Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
* Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
* Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships and travel deals

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.
Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

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 Lift Firth Park

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1115 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Lift Firth Park website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/firth-park-academy

Lift Firth Park is a school with a strong team spirit, high expectations and driving ambition which have led to notable improvements. We are a fully inclusive school with a distinctively inclusive ethos and have the highest aspirations for and expectations of our students.

We continue to work tirelessly to ensure our examination results continue to improve, that students continue to feel happy, safe and cared for, one of our key aims is that everybody deserves the chance to fly; and that the students are challenged and developed academically by the stimulating and rewarding education they receive.

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