Cleaner

Ormesby Village Infant School, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, NR29 3RY

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 September 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: £12.26 per hour

Cleaner job summary

Part of the Ormesby Village Infant and Junior Schools Federation

Tel: 01493 730298

Email: office@ormesbyinfant.norfolk.sch.uk

Website: www.ormesbyinfant.norfolk.sch.uk

Headteacher: Bradley Young

NOR: 99  Age range: 4-7 years

• Salary – A2, £12.26 per hour
• Permanent
• Part Time
• 12 hours per week (M-F)
• Term-time + 2 weeks
• Required as soon as possible

Are you ready to be part of something special?

The Governors of Ormesby Village Infant and Junior Schools Federation are looking to appoint an outstanding and hard-working practitioner to join our school cleaning team. This post will be directly responsible to the Caretaker, as line manager, and Headteacher, as overall leader of the school. The successful candidate will be responsible for providing a range of cleaning services to the school site. We are keen to get the best possible candidate and can offer the successful applicant the opportunity to join a fantastic and supportive team.

Ormesby Village Infant School is a thriving school in the village of Ormesby St. Margaret. The school was judged to be GOOD by OFSTED on our most recent Section 8 inspection and we were recognised for being a school which pupils love attending and one where they enjoy learning. Leaders have high expectations for what pupils can achieve in their learning and development. Ormesby St. Margaret village is ideally placed and can be accessed easily from Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a promising candidate who must be:

•          Energetic, hard-working, physically fit and in good health to undertake all cleaning duties to a hygiene-secure standard.

•          Honest, punctual, reliable and trustworthy, adhering to all school safeguarding and confidentiality procedures

•          Able to communicate with all stakeholders of the school, modelling and maintaining our family ethos

•          Approachable and able to work independently as well as a member of a team

•          An excellent role model in the school community

•          Experienced in professional cleaning. Although this is desirable, it is not essential, as full training will be given.

The successful candidate will have the following key responsibilities (other appropriate duties, not stated, will also be required):

•          Sweeping, mopping and polishing of hard floor areas

•          Vacuuming carpets and furnishings

•          Cleaning, wiping, dusting and polishing of surfaces, fittings, fixtures and furniture

•          Emptying waste bins, removing rubbish to collection areas

•          Cleaning toilet areas, fittings and fixtures

•          Cleaning internal glazing to keep substantially free from dirt, marks and deposits

•          Securing the windows in all unoccupied areas, if required

•          Holding site keys for access purposes & ensuring their safe return (if required)

•          Ensuring the security and tidiness of the cleaning/caretaking store

•          Reporting all accidents, incidents and dangerous occurrences to Manager/ Supervisor

•          Attending training and meetings as arranged and directed

•          Wearing protective clothing and uniform as issued

You can expect:

•          To be welcomed and supported by staff, governors, children and families.

•          The support and opportunity to try new ideas and be inventive.

•          To work closely with experienced teachers and highly skilled support staff.

•          To receive appropriate support and opportunities for training.

•          To work in an environment that makes you smile every day.

Applicants are encouraged to visit the school and take a look for themselves at what we can offer. Further information can be found on our school website.

How to apply

Our pre-employment health screening questionnaire is available from ‘Attachments’ and should be returned with a completed application form.

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

Completed forms should be returned to – head@ormesbyinfant.norfolk.sch.uk

Closing date: 1 September 2025, 9am

Interview date:    TBC

At Ormesby Village Infant and Junior Schools Federation, we take the safeguarding of our pupils extremely seriously and the appointment will only be confirmed on receipt of suitable references and a successful DBS check.

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.

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 Ormesby Village Infant School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 5 to 7
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 99 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 5 to 7
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ormesby Village Infant School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ormesby-village-infant-school

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