Cleaner
Colyton Grammar School, Colyton, Devon, EX24 6HN12 days remaining to apply
Job start date
9 June 2025
Closing date
11 May 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
28 April 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 hours per week (1:30pm – 5:30pm), with flexible working during school holidays
Contract type
- Fixed term - Start: 9th June 2025 - Expected end: 31st December 2025 - Maternity or parental leave cover
Hourly rate
- £14.09 per hour (FTE £23,952, Col1 scale)
What skills and experience we're looking for
What We're Looking For
- Experience in cleaning (any setting)
- A strong attention to detail and pride in your work
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Reliable, punctual, and self-motivated
- A positive attitude and friendly approach
What the school offers its staff
Why Join Us?
- Be part of a supportive and welcoming team
- A valued role where you make a visible difference every day
- Flexibility during school holidays
- On-the-job training and support available
- Opportunity to work in a rewarding and respectful environment
Further details about the role
Cleaner (Maternity Cover)
Hours:20hours per week (1:30pm – 5:30pm), with flexible working during school holidays
Contract:Temporary – maternity cover. Start: 9th June 2025 - Expected end: 31st December 2025
Salary:£14.09 per hour (FTE £23,952, Col1 scale)
Reporting to: Estates Manager
Main Purpose
We’re looking for a dedicated and reliable Cleaner to join our school team on a maternity cover contract. You’ll play a key role in helping us provide a safe, clean, and welcoming environment for our students, staff, and visitors. Whether you’ve worked in a school before or not, if you take pride in a job well done and have a great work ethic, we’d love to hear from you.
What You’ll Be Doing
As part of our site team—or occasionally working independently—you’ll be responsible for:
- Daily cleaning of classrooms, toilets, corridors and shared spaces
- Sweeping, dusting, mopping, vacuuming, and polishing surfaces
- Emptying and sanitising bins
- Replenishing cleaning supplies (e.g. soap, toilet paper)
- Reporting any maintenance or damage issues you notice
- Following health and safety guidance, including safe use of cleaning equipment
- Carrying out deeper cleaning tasks during school holidays
- Occasionally, you may help with other duties under the guidance of the Estates Manager.
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 are not accepted.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Colyton Grammar School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1061 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colyton Grammar School website
- Email address
- mchambers@colytongrammar.com
Colyton Grammar School is a state-funded academy with a selective intake, situated in East Devon.
Arranging a visit to Colyton Grammar School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email mchambers@colytongrammar.com.
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