Cleaner 

Walpole Highway Primary School, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE14 7QQ

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  8 October 2026 at 1am

• Date listed

  21 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Fixed term
• Full time equivalent salary: £13.28 per hour

Cleaner  job summary

Part of the Windmill Primary Federation

Tel: 01945 880405

Email:  office@tilneystlawrenceprimary.co.uk  

Website: https://www.windmillfederation.org.uk/tilney-st-lawrence-primary-school/

Headteacher: Mrs Emma Hunt

• Salary – Scale A3, £13.28 per hour (£25,614 FTE)
• Temporary until 31 August 2027
• Part Time
• 15 hours per week
• Term Time plus 4 weeks
• Required for 19 October 2026

We are looking for a reliable, hardworking Cleaner to join our friendly school community. The successful candidate will help maintain a safe, clean and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff and visitors.

Duties include:

• Cleaning classrooms, corridors and communal areas
• Emptying bins and managing waste appropriately
• Sweeping, mopping and vacuuming floors
• Wiping surfaces, desks and touchpoints
• Maintaining high standards of hygiene throughout the school

We are looking for someone who:

• Is dependable and takes pride in their work
• Has good attention to detail
• Works well independently and as part of a team
• Can follow health and safety guidelines

We offer:

• A supportive and friendly working environment
• Training and equipment provided
• Competitive pay

Please phone Tilney St Lawrence office on 01945 880405 if you are interested or email - office@tilneystlawrenceprimary.co.uk  

How to apply

A job description is available from ‘Attachments’.

To download an application form, click on the ‘Apply for Job’ button.

Completed forms should be returned to – office@tilneystlawrenceprimary.co.uk 

Closing date: 8 October 2026, 12 noon

Interview date: w/c  12 October 2026

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. To this end, you may be required to undergo pre-employment checks.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Walpole Highway Primary School

• Organisation type: Local authority maintained school, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 39 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Walpole Highway Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/walpole-highway-primary-school

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