Cleaner

Buckfastleigh Primary School, Buckfastleigh, Devon, TQ11 0DD

4 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  6 July 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 June 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: £12.85 - £12.85 Hourly

Cleaner job summary

Cleaner

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Cleaner to work with our Cleaning Supervisor to ensure our lovely school is kept clean and safe for our pupils, staff and visitors. Monday to Friday (3.00-5.30pm or 3.30pm to 6pm). Also to include a deep clean of the school during the Easter and Summer school holidays.

Duties will include cleaning, washing surfaces, sweeping, vacuum cleaning, emptying of litter bins and the cleaning of the designated areas which will include toilets, fixtures and fittings.

Candidates will be required to:

• Work as part of a team, covering sickness when required.
• Required to undertake a DBS check.
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of safeguarding and welfare procedures
• Report a shortfall of stock requirements to the Cleaning Supervisor
• Advise the Cleaning Supervisor of any deficiencies in classrooms or corridors etc broken chairs, carpet rising
• Follow Health and safety Guidelines, report faulty machinery and equipment to Site Manager
• Be energetic, proactive, self-motivated and have attention to detail

We aim to be an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications irrespective of race, gender, religion, disability, sexual orientation and/or age. We value the individuality and creativity that every worker potentially brings to the workforce.

As a Trust we promote flexible working and would consider a job share or flexible working for this role.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo Child Protection screening, including checks with past employers and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS check). References will be taken up before appointment.

Information about our key policies is available at: https://www.westst.org.uk/our-policies (this includes our DBS Policy, Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, and Recruitment and Selection Policy).

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 Buckfastleigh Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 121 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Buckfastleigh Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/buckfastleigh-primary-school

A member of South Dartmoor Academy Trust

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