Cleaner
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls, Romford, Essex, RM1 2RR21 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
16 October 2026 at 9am
Date listed
25 September 2026
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
- £12,317.00 - £24,634.00 Annually (FTE) Full time salary - £29, 561 - Actual salary £12,317/£24, 634
Cleaner job summary
We are seeking to appoint a flexible, enthusiastic and energetic cleaner, to join our school, where your passion and ideas will be welcomed enthusiastically. You will work as part of a team in a positive and busy environment, with inspiring and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence. If this describes you, we would love to hear from you.
The successful candidate will:
- Have proven experience in commercial, institutional, or residential cleaning.
- Be aware of health and safety regulations, including safe chemical handling and manual lifting.
- Have excellent time management to complete designated routines within set shift windows.
- Be punctual, reliable, and adaptable to occasional deep-clean schedules during school holidays.
- The ability to work independently with minimal supervision and collaboratively within a wider cleaning team.
- Have strong attention to detail, maintaining high hygiene standards across classrooms, washrooms, and communal areas
- Have an approachable demeanour suitable for working around students, staff, and visitors.
The successful candidate will be based at Frances Bardsley Academy and become part of an oversubscribed, flourishing school for girls aged 11 to 18, with confident, courteous, articulate students and an ethos in empowerment. The school has a positive environment, with dedicated and supportive colleagues who strive for excellence.
In return we can offer you:
- Welcoming and friendly colleagues
- A stimulating and welcoming learning environment with excellent facilities, including a farm, an art gallery, and our own railway
- Strong links with girls’ schools in the UK and abroad through the International Coalition of Girls Schools (ICGS)
- Access to the Schools Advisory Service (SAS), the Trust’s employee well-being support and medical programme. This includes 24-hour-a-day access to a GP helpline for you and those within your household, a counselling service, stress management, weight loss programme, physiotherapy, menopause support and much more.
- Increased priority in admission to our school for your daughter(s).
- Links with the local community, including our charity partner, The Trussell Trust Food Bank
- Close proximity to the M25, Romford Railway Station (Elizabeth Line), and on a main bus route
For further information about this role, please email secondaryrecruitment@lifeeducationtrust.com. Visits to the school are welcomed.
The Frances Bardsley Academy is a large secondary school situated in Romford, Havering. With beautiful buildings and a stunning site, the school has been recognised as 'Ofsted Outstanding' for Behaviour & Attitudes, Personal Development, and Leadership & Management. The Frances Bardsley Academy is dedicated to the growth and development of its teachers and leaders, providing ample opportunities for professional development and career progression.
At the LIFE Education Trust, our mission is 'To build great learning communities where children flourish'. To accomplish our mission, we keep our 3 core beliefs at the heart of everything we do: Courageous Optimism, Boundless Creativity, and Heartfelt Compassion. We support our schools to deliver excellent pupil outcomes, create vibrant, exciting environments and offer rewarding careers for employees.
The Trust reserves the right to interview prior to the deadline date.
We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and all parts of the community, particularly people from ethnic minorities who are currently under-represented. LIFE Education Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS.
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
At LIFE Education Trust, we prioritise the safety and welfare of our students. All staff and volunteers are expected to share our commitment to safeguarding children from abuse.
Our schools comply with the 'Keeping Children Safe in Education' guidelines, which require shortlisted candidates to submit a self-declaration of their criminal record before an interview.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and an enhanced DBS disclosure check is mandatory for the successful applicant.
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls
- Organisation type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary school
- Size
- 1381 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
The Frances Bardsley Academy for Girls is a non-denominational academy secondary school and sixth form for girls aged between 11 and 18. It is located in Romford in the borough of Havering, London. The number of pupils is approximately 1,300.
The school was established in 1906 by Frances Bardsley with the aim of providing free education to the local girls. Formerly across two different sites until 2003, it became The Frances Bardsley School for Girls in 1972 and converted to academy status in 2012.
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