Cleaner

Northern Saints Church of England Academy, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR5 5QL

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2026

• Closing date

  13 July 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  1 July 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: £24,796.00 - £25,185.00 Annually (FTE) £16,754 - £17,017 per annum based on 25hrs per week, all year round

Cleaner job summary

Duties and Responsibilities Key Responsibilities

• To ensure all waste bins are emptied and refuse is removed and taken to the designated disposal point to ensure the site is clean and tidy and meets with health and safety requirements.
• To clean all furniture and fittings including ledges, pipe work and radiators ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are met and maintained.
• To clean all sanitary fixtures and fittings including the lavatories, washroom facilities and showers etc., ensuring all areas are maintained to the required standards of health and safety, reporting any damaged or broken facilities, or other maintenance issues to the appropriate member of staff.
• Carry out vacuuming in all carpeted areas ensuring correct use, carrying and storage of equipment.
• Clean all other floor areas appropriately i.e., sweeping, mopping, polishing etc., ensuring wet floor H&S hazard signs are used when required to ensure wellbeing of staff/pupils is maintained.
• To use floor scrubbing machines when required, following correct operating procedures to ensure personal and others safety and wellbeing.
• To assist in the whole school clean during school closure as per the school cleaning programme.
• To check windows and doors are free from damage and closed after cleaning has been carried out to ensure the facilities are locked and secured appropriately.
• To attend any training courses relevant to the post, including safeguarding, ensuring continual personal and professional development.
• The Post holder may undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post.
• The post holder has common duties and responsibilities in the areas of:

Quality Assurance, Communication, Professional Practice, Health & Safety, General Management (where applicable), Financial Management (where applicable), Appraisal, Equality & Diversity, Confidentiality and Induction.

Organisational Responsibilities

Values and behaviours

To demonstrate and be a role model for the school's values and behaviours to promote and encourage positive behaviours, enhancing the quality and integrity of the care we provide.

Health, Safety and Wellbeing

To take responsibility for health, safety, and wellbeing in accordance with the Trusts Health and Safety policy and procedures.

Equality and diversity

To promote a society that gives everyone an equal chance to learn, work and live, free from discrimination and prejudice and ensure our commitment is put into practice. All employees are responsible for eliminating unfair and unlawful discrimination in everything that they do.

ConfidentialityTo work in a way that does not divulge personal and/or confidential information and follow the Trusts policies and procedures in relation to data protection and security of information.Climate Change

To contribute to our corporate responsibility in relation to climate change by considering and limiting the carbon impact of activities during the course of your work, wherever possible.

The above is not exhaustive, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any duties which may reasonably fall within the level of responsibility and the competence of the post as directed by your manager.

The successful candidate will be subject to safer recruitment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, including an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, online searches, and verification of qualifications and right to work in the UK.

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 Northern Saints Church of England Academy

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 455 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Northern Saints Church of England Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy

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