Cleaner

The Marsh Academy, New Romney, Kent, TN28 8BB

15 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  25 September 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  10 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: £12.71 Hourly

Cleaner job summary

We are seeking reliable individuals to join our Cleaning Team to fill various roles shown below. You would be responsible for cleaning an area of the school on any given weekday during term time. You will need to be conscientious and hard working to ensure areas are cleaned to a high standard for our staff and students. Duties include but are not limited to: emptying waste bins and transporting waste; sweeping floors; mopping floors; vacuuming; dusting and replenishing consumable items. You will need to have good people skills, be able to work as part of an effective team and understand and carry out instructions The ability to work additional hours during the school day when required would be an advantage.

Day Time Cleaner - 6 hours per week, Monday and Tuesday, 10.00am to 1.00pm.

Afternoon Cleaner - 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 3.00pm to 6.00pm

Casual Cleaners - varioushours on a casual basis, covering and assisting the team as and when required.

We reserve the right to interview and offer to a strong candidate prior to the closing date. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that candidates submit their applications as soon as possible.

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 The Marsh Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1019 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: The Marsh Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-marsh-academy

The Marsh Academy is a relatively new school, which is over-subscribed and our new buildings provide high quality facilities for our staff, students and the local community. We have our own Community Leisure Centre and Cinema showing the latest movies, details of both can be found here: www.marshacademy.org.uk.

The workload and wellbeing of all staff is a priority and all staff have free access to the gym and Leisure Centre, free breakfast each day, free lunch every day for completing one half hour duty per week. Teaching staff have more than the standard 10% PPA time and benefit from the Professional Development opportunities afforded by being part of the Challenge Partners Network of Excellence and the newly formed Skinners Academies Trust.

The school sits within the beautiful coastal town of New Romney on the edge of the Romney Marsh walking distance from the beach. Nearby towns of Ashford, Folkestone and the City of Canterbury offer extensive shopping and leisure facilities. Ashford is also home to the International Railway Station offering a 35 minute journey to London and the Eurostar. The Eurotunnel terminal is a 20 minute drive from New Romney and the nearby Port of Dover, giving easy access to Europe. The Romney Marsh is a SSSI famous for its habitats ranging from the shingle expanse of Dungeness to the surrounding farmland and the diversity of the flora, fauna and wildlife.

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