Cleaner

Hardwick Primary School, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 2PW

9 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  28 November 2025 at 3pm

• Date listed

  19 November 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 7.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm. Term time only, 38 weeks per year.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Grade 2 Point 2
• Hourly rate: £12.65 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for someone who:

• Takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and presentation across the school.
• Has a proactive, reliable approach and excellent attention to detail.
• Can carry out a range of cleaning and caretaking duties, including security, minor repairs, and general maintenance.
• Builds strong, positive relationships with colleagues and is approachable and friendly.
• Is committed to creating a safe, hygienic, and well-kept environment for children and staff.
• Brings positivity, flexibility, and a good sense of humour to our team.

If you are enthusiastic about making a difference in our school community and helping to ensure Hardwick Primary remains an outstanding place to learn and work, we would love to hear from you.

What the school offers its staff

We can offer:

• Friendly, experienced colleagues who work together and are committed to continuous improvement.
• Delightful, respectful children who value their school environment.
• A calm, purposeful atmosphere in which to work.
• Supportive parents, governors, and wider community.

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 job requires you to download an application form, you will be able to upload the application once complete.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Upload additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Hardwick Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 206 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Hardwick Primary School website
• Email address: office@hardwickprimary.org.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/hardwick-primary-school-bury-st-edmunds

Arranging a visit to Hardwick Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email office@hardwickprimary.org.uk.

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