Cleaner

Oakwood Primary Academy, Plymouth, Devon, PL6 6QS

9 days remaining to apply

Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
31 January 2025 at 9am
Date listed
16 January 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: £24,242.00 Annually (FTE)

Cleaner job summary

JOB PURPOSE

Undertake cleaning of designated areas within academy premises. This will be following a cleaning rota with daily, weekly and term time components. The post holder will have contact with children.

DECISION-MAKING

The job involves following instructions which define the tasks in detail. Minimal personal initiative is required. The job is subject to supervisory or customer checks or close supervision.

ACCOUNTABLITIES

Follow the cleaning daily, weekly and term time cleaning rota.
Ensure the area being cleaned is safe for colleagues and students.
Safe use and maintenance of cleaning equipment reporting any defects to machinery and buildings.
Undertake other duties as directed and commensurate with the grading of the role

DEMANDS

Some ongoing considerable physical effort is required with periodic requirements for considerable effort to be used when moving chairs, desks and other school furniture in order to undertake cleaning duties.

General awareness required with short periods of concentrated attention when cleaning areas populated with colleagues or children.

WORKING CONDITIONS

There will be considerable exposure to unpleasant working conditions while undertaking cleaning duties. There will also be exposure to chemical cleaning materials (with due regard to COSHH regulations).

There may be requirement to dispose of medical/clinical waste usually in special schools.

EXPERIENCE, KNOWLEDGE AND QUALIFICATIONS

Full on the job training and induction programme with be provided and no previous knowledge, experience or qualification is required

SKILLS AND TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

Judgement is required for identifying cleaning materials and methods dependant on surfaces and objects being cleaned and also to identify whether to move paperwork or other items in classrooms, offices or staff rooms
Interpersonal skills for communicating routine job related information mainly with colleagues but could include other people within the school environment
Operation of a range of mechanical cleaning aids including vacuum cleaners and floor polishers

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.