Cleaner
Orchard Park Community Primary School, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, CB4 2GRThis job expired on 15 October 2024 – see similar jobs
Start date details
4th November
Closing date
15 October 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
8 October 2024
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
- £12.18 Hourly 15 hours per week. 41.1 weeks per year.
Cleaner job summary
Orchard Park Primary School are looking to recruit a flexible, hardworking, and highly motivated cleaner to undertake cleaning duties within the school. The cleaner will be committed to providing a clean and safe environment for the children.
As a cleaner you will work collaboratively with the premises team, under the supervision of the site manager, to deliver high quality cleaning services which forms an essential part of the school environment. You will be driven to maintain high standards which will help to enhance the children’s learning experience.
The job is a full time position for 41.1 weeks a year (term time plus holiday time - flexible arrangements are available in holiday time).
Term time hours are daily 3:00 - 6:00 Mon-Fri
Main areas of responsibility:
Cleaning of designated areas (classrooms, offices, receptions areas, dining room, school hall, toilets etc.) to ensure they are kept in a hygienic condition including:
- Vacuuming and cleaning floors using appropriate cleaning solutions including the use of powered equipment
- Dusting and polishing furniture and other surfaces
- Cleaning walls and other paintwork, tiling and mirrors
- Emptying and cleaning waste bins
- Cleaning toilets, sinks and basins
Skills / Knowledge / Abilities:
- Ability to carry out general cleaning duties.
- Is punctual and reliable.
- Ability to manage time effectively to complete tasks to a high level.
- Ability to prioritise work.
- Able to work with minimum supervision.
- Ability to work both alone and within a team to achieve specified standards.
- Be flexible to changing demands of the post.
- Take pride in a job well done.
- Ability to demonstrate an understanding of why Equal Opportunities are important in employment and service delivery.
- Ability to respect and value the different experiences, ideas and backgrounds others can bring to work and teams.
- Have an awareness of and display a commitment to the relevant legislation and guidance in working practices in relation to the safeguarding of children and young people.
- To undertake any training relevant to your role.
- Must be in good health.
We can offer:
An enthusiastic and dedicated team to work alongside
A school where everyone is valued
Pupils that are hardworking and well behaved
An outstanding learning environment
A school where 100% of staff report that they are proud to work
About the School
Orchard Park Community Primary School is a one form entry school, with a strong, dedicated team of staff who are committed to a supportive, collaborative approach.
To request a tour of the school or to discuss the role in anyway please contact the school office.
Please note, the closing date is for guidance only. Successful applicants will be invited to interview at the earliest available opportunity. Orchard Park reserves the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role.
Orchard Park Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The appointment is subject to the receipt of satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check. Please note that online checks will be made as part of our safer recruitment process.
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.
About Orchard Park Community Primary School
- School type
- Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 206 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report (opens in new tab)
Orchard Park Community Primary School is a small school situated on the northern boundary of the City of Cambridge in the growing Orchard Park development. We are fortunate to have a new beautifully designed school which is well equipped and surrounded by open play space. Our school was recently reaffirmed as 'Good' by Ofsted (March 2017) and is a unique and special place to work.
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