Cleaner

Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery, Southsea, Hampshire, PO5 1HG

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  26 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 September 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: £12.75 Hourly £7,426.88 per annum (Actual)

Cleaner job summary

Gateway Central Services

CLEANER

Hours per week: 12.5

Location: Cottage Grove Primary School

Pay: £12.75 per hour (£7,426.88 per annum)

Working hours: 3.30pm - 6.00pm Monday to Friday

Working weeks: Term time only plus INSET days plus 2 weeks to be worked in the school holidays (41 weeks)

Paid weeks: 46.6 weeks

Gateway Central Services are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly team at Cottage Grove Primary School. Applicants should be someone who is hardworking and takes pride in their work, having and insisting on high standards, so that our children have a clean and safe place to learn.

Principle Responsibilities/duties:

• Emptying bins and removing waste to a designated area; mopping; sweeping; spray cleaning; wall washing; window cleaning; dusting; damp wiping; washing; polishing; sanitary appliance cleaning. Also, as required and following appropriate training, machine scrubbing and drying; buffing; suction cleaning.
• Specialist cleaning tasks which may include carpet cleaning, upholstery cleaning, removal of stains, chewing gum and graffiti etc, stripping and dressing/sealing floors, de-scaling sanitary appliances.
• Operating/using domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials following appropriate training.
• Keeping equipment and storage areas in a clean and safe condition.
• Replenishing hygiene requisites as appropriate.
• Informing senior staff or other designated person of faults, damage and vandalism or any issue that may restrict the cleaning process.
• Securing/closing internal doors and windows as appropriate.

Requirements:

Essential

• To demonstrate that you can work on your own initiative, be part of a team, take instruction and constructive criticism
• Have energy, enthusiasm, positivity and ability to be flexible
• Experience in undertaking a range of cleaning duties
• Physically fit and able to carry out manual tasks
• Ability to plan own workload and to meet deadlines
• Be patient, punctual, reliable and trustworthy
• To work within agreed policies, including Health and Safety, as well as adhering to the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures
• Ability to use own initiative to improve areas of practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of Health & Safety COSHH regulations
• Safeguarding awareness
• First Aid qualification
• Previous experience in a similar role

In return, Gateway Central Services will provide you with:

• A Nest pension scheme
• Free Enhanced DBS
• A staff benefits programme, including Cycle to Work scheme and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme App and GP App

We regularly review applications and reserve the right to close an advert early if we identify suitable candidates. To avoid disappointment, submit your application as soon as possible.

The Gateway Trust is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.

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 Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 462 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Cottage Grove Primary School and Nursery website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/cottage-grove-primary-school-southsea

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