Cleaner
Caister Academy, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR30 5LS12 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
2 November 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
21 October 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 15 hours, 39 weeks
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- Scale B, Point 2 - £24,413 (Actual £8,512)
What skills and experience we're looking for
About You:
Caister Academy is seeking someone dependable, detail-focused, and proud of keeping spaces clean and welcoming. Someone who understand that cleanliness plays a vital role in creating a positive atmosphere where learning can flourish and everyone feels comfortable and respected. You’ll help ensure the school is kept to a professional standard throughout by carrying out cleaning and associated duties. You’ll be someone who notices the little things, takes initiative, and understands the importance of consistency and reliability.
Our Ideal candidate will have:
- Experience of professional cleaning
- A willingness to undertake relevant Health and Safety training
- Ability to manage own workload
- Good organisational skills
What the school offers its staff
About the Facilities Team:
Our Facilities Team plays a vital role in keeping the school running smoothly and safely. From maintaining clean classrooms and corridors to ensuring our grounds and buildings are well cared for, the team works behind the scenes to create an environment where students and staff can thrive. We’re a friendly, hardworking group who take pride in what we do, and we support each other and stay focused on delivering high standards every day.
About Caister Academy:
Caister Academy is a vibrant, community-rooted school where high expectations and strong values shape every student’s journey. We believe that by removing barriers to learning, we empower young people to achieve excellent outcomes and lead fulfilling, successful lives.
Caister Academy was founded in 1950 to serve the local area and has grown to welcome students from surrounding villages and Great Yarmouth. Since joining the Creative Education Trust in 2015, we have flourished as an 11–16 co-educational school, with a specialism in literature and the performing arts.
We are proud of our past, passionate about our present, and ambitious for our future. We invite you to join our community and be part of a school that celebrates heritage, values character, and champions success. To find out more please visit our website.
About Creative Education Trust:
Creative Education Trust is a growing network of 17 schools, educating over 13,500 children and young people across England. Since 2010, we’ve worked in partnership with communities to deliver an education that inspires ambition, promotes equity, and unlocks opportunity for every learner.
We believe every child has talent, every community has strength, and every school can be a place where excellence thrives. Our curriculum is rich, broad, and inclusive - designed to build knowledge, nurture creativity, and prepare students for the future.
We are united by a shared purpose: to transform lives through education. Our schools are places where students feel safe, supported, and empowered to lead their own lives with confidence. Through collaboration, high expectations, and purposeful leadership, we ensure that success is both expected and achieved - together.
Visit our Trust website to explore how we support our staff and discover more about our mission, values, and opportunities.
Ready to Join Us?
Submit your application directly through our website. We warmly welcome visits to our school, and if you'd like to arrange a visit or confidential conversation with the Line Manager, our friendly HR/Recruitment team is here to help. Reach out to us at NorfolkHR@creativeeducationtrust.org.uk, and we'll be delighted to assist you.
Essential Information:
Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility.
All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview.
The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, separate Barred List Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974.
CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.
Further information about the job
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.
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About Caister Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 635 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Caister Academy website
- Email address
- tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk
About Our School:
Curious about what makes Caister Academy special? We warmly invite you to explore our ethos and discover what it's like to be part of our community on our website.
Discover More About Our Trust:
We encourage you to learn more about our trust's culture, the continuous professional development (CPD) opportunities we offer, and the benefits available to our colleagues. Visit our Trust website to explore these aspects in detail and see how we support our staff in their professional journey.
Arranging a visit to Caister Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email tierney.webb@lynngroveacademy.org.uk.
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