Cleaner
The Howard School, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX22 days remaining to apply
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
20 September 2025 at 12:59am
Date listed
29 August 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
- £17,531.31 - £17,806.34 Annually (Actual) NJC E2, points 2-3
Cleaner job summary
The Howard School is seeking to appoint a highly effective Cleaner to join the Premises Department, to start from September 2025.
We’re seeking a dedicated Cleaner to join our school team, helping to maintain a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment where pupils and staff can thrive every day.
This is a part-time, permanent role, Term-time only plus 6 weeks, paid on the NJC PayScale E2 points 2-3 (FTE £24,413.00 - £24,796.00 - actual salary calculated on a pro rata basis which equates to £17,531.31 - £17,806.34 per annum).
The working pattern will consist of 27.5 hours per week, Monday-Friday, 3pm-8.30pm.
The successful candidate will have an attention to detail, will work to a high standard, and will seek to ensure a positive educational environment through their work. In return, The Howard Academy Trust offers a wide variety of benefits, details of which are outlined below.
What can we offer you?
The successful candidate will be someone who has high expectations and is passionate about education. In return, we can promise an investment in you and your future, offering a competitive remuneration package, providing first class professional development and career opportunities.
We value our staff and actively support their professional development and have redesigned our working week to place even greater emphasis on employee development. You will have access to ongoing professional development including accredited courses. If you are looking to extend your experience and would be interested in joining our team, we would be delighted to hear from you.
Benefits of Working with The Howard Academy Trust
We care about the personal and professional wellbeing of our staff, and are pleased to offer:
- Health Assured - Employee Assistance Programme
- Access to Benenden Healthcare
- Free Flu Jabs
- Free Health Checks
- Access EarlyPay
- Skills Network of 30 Free Level 2 8 - 12 week courses
- Discounted gym membership
- CPD afternoons
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders
- Free parking on all our sites
If you require any further information or you wish to organise a tour of the school, please contact the school office by calling 01634 388765 or via email to office@thehowardschool.co.uk
We reserve the right to alter our interview dates and close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About The Howard School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1534 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Howard School website
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