17 days remaining to apply

  • Job start date

    3 October 2025

  • Closing date

    22 August 2025 at 11:59am

  • Date listed

    5 August 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Casual

Full-time equivalent salary

£14.09 per hour (FTE £23,952, Col1 scale)

Cleaner job summary

Cleaner (Maternity Cover)

Hours: 15 hours per week (2:30pm – 5:30pm), with flexible working during school holidays

Contract: Temporary – maternity cover. Start: 3rd October 2025 - Expected end: 2nd October 2026

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.

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

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

If you have questions or would like more information, please get in touch with us.

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.

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About Colyton Grammar School

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1071 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
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Colyton Grammar School is a state-funded academy with a selective intake, situated in East Devon.

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