Cleaner

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

3 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  15 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  3 December 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 Hourly Term Time + Inset + 4 weeks in the school holidays

Cleaner job summary

Statement of Purpose

To undertake cleaning duties to maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the school, as directed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Key duties:

1. Undertake cleaning of allocated areas in line with specified standards and as directed

2. Operate / use domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials, following appropriate training

3. Store allocated equipment and materials safely and securely

4. Perform duties in line with health and safety regulations (COSHH) and take action where hazards are identified, report serious hazards to line manager immediately

5. Collect and dispose of waste

6. Refill and replace soap, towels and other materials

7. Undertake specialised cleaning programmes during school closures or other designated periods.

8. Any other duties appropriate to the post.

9. To report defects or breakdown of equipment to Site Supervisor / Site Manager

Professional Accountabilities (this list is not exhaustive and should reflect the ethos of the school)

The post holder is required to be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. In addition, they are to contribute to the achievement of the school’s objectives through:

Safeguarding

Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.

Financial Management

Personally accountable for delivering services efficiently, efficiently within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service area.

People Management

- To comply and engage with people management policies and processes

- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.

- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals.

- Attend and participate in regular meetings.

- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.

- Recognise own strengths, areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.

Equalities

Ensure that all work is completed with a commitment to equality and anti-discriminatory practice, as a minimum to standards required by legislation.

Health and Safety

Ensure a work environment that protects people’s health and safety and that promotes welfare and which is in accordance with the Academy’s Health and Safety policy.

St Thomas More Catholic Academy is an 11-18 mixed Catholic comprehensive school with 1143 students on roll which has an excellent reputation throughout the area.

Applications are warmly welcomed from all denominations.

Closing Date: 9:00am on 15th December 2025

Interviews are scheduled to take place as soon as possible.

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

STM Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Prevent Duty

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.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

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 St Thomas More Catholic Academy

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1119 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Thomas More Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-academy

Mixed Catholic Comprehensive

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