Cleaner

St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy, Halifax, West Yorkshire, HX1 2ER

19 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  13 April 2026

• Closing date

  16 March 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  25 February 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £10,052.43 Annually (Actual)

Cleaner job summary

St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy

Reflecting the love and faith of Mary in all that we do.

Cleaner

Scale 1c, 15 hours per week (6.30am - 9.30am Mon - Fri)
Full Time/Permanent

Required w/c 13th April 2026

The Academy Council of St Mary’s Catholic Primary Academy wish to appoint a caring, reliable, positive person to provide vital support to ensure that the building is clean and well maintained. Your responsibilities will include general cleaning duties and ensuring the physical environment of the premises and grounds is satisfactory for learning.

Your duties will be directed by the Premises Manager. The work is of a physical nature and full health and safety training is provided.

St Mary’s is a wonderful Catholic school enjoying an excellent reputation locally, where we have created a happy, successful and well-resourced learning community. Our children are very well behaved and highly motivated and we love spending our days with them!

We are proud to be serving a richly diverse and inclusive community, inspired by our strong Catholic ethos and tradition which stretches back over 175 years. This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious individual wanting to grow their skills, expand their experience and make a positive difference to the life chances of all children, but especially one individual.

We are looking for a candidate who:

Is self-motivated and thorough

Is organised and able to prioritise

Works well on own and as a member of a team

Uses initiative and works efficiently

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed. To arrange this please contact Mrs Maseela on 01422 362365.

All applications are made through the link for mynewterm via our school website. This is where you will find all the documents for you to view regarding this position.

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants to posts that are exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act will require a DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service before the appointment is confirmed.

Closing Date: 16th March 2026

Interviews: 19th March 2026

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 St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 287 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary's Catholic Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-s-catholic-primary-academy-halifax

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