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Cleaner

Thorn Grove Primary School, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 7LD

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  2 September 2026

• Closing date

  6 August 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  22 July 2026

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Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time (Can be done as a job share): 15 hours - Monday to Friday 3.30-6.30pm
• Contract type: Fixed term - 1 year
• Actual salary: £9,177

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated and reliable cleaner who takes great pride in their work. You will need to be a good team worker with good organisational skills. Previous experience is desirable but not essential.

Job Description

• To ensure the school building is thoroughly cleaned and sanitised each day for the children and staff – paying particular attention to touch points such as desks, door handles, taps etc
• To undertake cleaning, washing of walls, furniture, and fittings, sweeping, hoovering, floor buffing, toilet cleaning, emptying and cleaning of waste receptacles, and fixtures and fittings
• To undertake all cleaning tasks to the required standards
• To use all equipment, machinery and cleaning materials effectively, efficiently and in accordance with safe working practices.
• To report any faults with equipment, machinery or the building itself, to the caretaker describing fully the nature of the faults.
• To participate in any required staff training programmes and to carry out all duties in a responsible manner with due regard to the School’s Health and Safety Policy.
• To maintain good working relationships with staff and deal with any minor queries or complaints, and to relay any significant staff issues to the caretaker for further action
• To undertake such other duties related to the work of the section appropriate to the post, as may be required.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can offer you:

• A welcoming, friendly school where everyone is valued;
• Charismatic children who enjoy school
• A supportive Leadership Team and Governing Body;
• A staff team who support and care for each other.

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.

Interviews: Monday 10th August 2026

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

Please complete the online application.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

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About Thorn Grove Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 214 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Thorn Grove Primary School website
• Email address: applications@tgps.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/thorn-grove-primary-school-cheadle

 
Together we nurture curious, respectful, aspirational individuals. 

Thorn Grove Primary School is a welcoming, nurturing and highly inclusive one-form entry primary school where inclusion sits at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to ensuring every child thrives by removing barriers to learning and building strong relationships with families so that all children feel valued, safe and successful. 

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