Cleaner

Castle Hill Infant School, Ipswich, Suffolk, IP1 6QD

10 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  13 October 2025 at 4pm

• Date listed

  29 September 2025

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: £24,413.00 Annually (FTE) Grade 2, Point 2

Cleaner job summary

Post : Cleaner

Contract Details : 10 hours per week term time plus an additional 6 weeks during school holidays. The hours are to be worked from 6am - 8am Monday to Friday

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are established schools based in Ipswich. We are two schools, working as one. We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education.

We are incredibly proud of our schools; our curriculum is inspiring and engaging, supporting pupils to uncover new worlds and opportunities.

We have high expectations for our learners to achieve and develop them to be active members of our school community through our values of PASSION, RESILIENCE, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION and EQUITY

We nurture the whole child; understanding the importance of developing pupils socially, emotionally and culturally.

Castle Hill is proudly inclusive. Everyone is valued and celebrated within our community. All are lifelong members of #TeamCastleHill.

Be your best, give it your all, do it with PRIDE

The person that we are looking for needs to meet the following criteria:

• Good Communication skills essential

• Experience desired, but not essential as training will be provided

• Ability to work well within a team and on your own

• Must be able to work on your own initiative with a proactive and flexible attitude.

• The ability to be flexible to meet the needs and demands of the role.

• Excellent time management organisation and focus on ability to prioritise and multitask with clear ability to focus on detail.

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.

This post will be reporting directly to Perry Springate the Premises Manager and will be based at Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools.

If you would like an informal discussion with our Premises Manager please email Joanne Sparkhall at office@castlehillprimary.org.uk or contact by phone on 01473 741758. Please also see our website - www.castlehillprimary.org.uk

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CVs.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

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 Castle Hill Infant School

• School type: Academy, ages 3 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 220 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Castle Hill Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/castle-hill-infant-school-ipswich

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