Cleaner

Necton VA Primary School, Swaffham, Norfolk, PE37 8HT

8 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 July 2025 at 1am

• Date listed

  15 July 2025

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: £5,667 per annum

Cleaner job summary

Tel: 01760 722975

Email: office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: https://www.necton.norfolk.sch.uk/

Headteacher: Mrs Vicki Long

• Salary – £5,667 per annum
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 10 hours per week (M-F, 3:30-5:30PM)
• Term Time plus 2 weeks

We are looking for someone who is keen and eager to provide an excellent cleaning service to our school.

Principally, you will clean all aspects of the designated classrooms, toilets, corridors, and other rooms that you are allocated, to a high-quality standard so that every area you are responsible for is sparkling clean ready for a new day. 

Typically, this work will include the following activities on a daily basis:

·     Dusting

·     Hoovering

·     Mopping floors

·     Polishing

·     Emptying bins and replacing the bin liners

·     Restocking consumables such as paper towels, toilet rolls, hand sanitiser

·     Any other cleaning need that has arisen that day within your area

The successful candidate will possess excellent organisational skills and strong attention to detail skills along with a flexible approach and the ability to work independently and as part of this busy team. Personal qualities are of paramount importance and the person appointed will be expected to be approachable, professional, flexible and reliable

Applicants will also need to have a good level of understanding of the principles of:

·   Our school role in safeguarding children

·   how to develop and nurture positive relationships with others

·   ability to communicate well with both with children and staff

·   understands confidentiality and discreteness as part of the professionalism expected working in a school

Our vision is that our school is a place where children learn, grow and flourish in a rich Christian community. We promote this through a culture where everyone is supported to belong, believe, thrive and achieve to their very best.

If you think this could be the job for you and would like further details or an application form, please get in touch as soon as possible by emailing office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to - office@necton.norfolk.sch.uk 

Closing date:  25 July 2025, 12 noon

Interview date:  5 August 2025 (TBC)

If you have not heard from us within seven days of the closing date, please assume you have been unsuccessful on this occasion, but thank you for your interest in this position.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Necton VA Primary School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 228 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Necton VA Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/necton-va-primary-school

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