18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    21 November 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    23 October 2025

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

£24,413.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE)

Cleaner job summary

CLEANER AT WESTCROFT SCHOOL

Name and Location of School:

Westcroft School, Greenacres Avenue, Wolverhampton, WV10 8NZ

Salary Scale and Point:

CLPT02 - CLPT03 £24,413.00 - £24,796.00 Pro Rata

Job Term:

Part Time, Term Time Only

Appointment Type:

Fixed Term

Hours:

15:15 - 18:15 Monday - Friday

Start Date:

As soon as possible

Westcroft School are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Cleaner to perform cleaning responsibilities, ensuring the school is maintained to high standards in line with health and safety regulations.

Westcroft School is rated “good” by Ofsted and is situated in Wolverhampton. We are a special school for pupils with complex cognitive difficulties whose age range is 5 to 19 years, who are seeking to appoint a motivated, dedicated and driven Cleaner.

We are an Academy School, part of the Central Learning Partnership Trust (CLPT). We strive to ensure our children receive an education which inspires and promotes positive learning and ensure that rigorous CPD supports all staff in becoming the best they can be.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Under the direction of the Site Manager, be responsible for the cleanliness of a specified area within the academy to ensure hygiene standards are maintained. This will include working to a set timescale
  • Work as a team with other cleaning staff to ensure the whole academy is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness
  • Be vigilant to risks and hazards and ensure these are reported correctly under COSHH in order to maintain a high level of health and safety
  • To be responsible for replenishing hygiene items, such as soap and towels, in order to support staff, pupils and visitors to maintain personal hygiene standards
  • To maintain required cleaning records in order to comply with health and safety and academy procedures
  • Undertake appropriate training to understand the correct ways to use and store cleaning equipment and domestic products in order to comply with health and safety regulations

Essential Qualifications & Experience:

  • Relevant professional qualifications or willingness to undertake training
  • Experience in a similar role or transferable skills from a related field
  • Strong knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, and best practices
  • Experience of working in a school
  • Has worked with SEND pupils; particularly those with complex learning needs
  • Ability to improvise and adapt at short notice

Training & Development:

  • Commitment to ongoing professional development
  • Participation in relevant training to maintain up-to-date knowledge

Key Skills & Attributes:

  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a team
  • High level of confidentiality, professionalism, and attention to detail
Applicant Qualities:

We are looking for someone who is

  • Flexible, adaptable and creative and able to respond positively to change.
  • Has a drive for excellence and a desire to be outstanding.
  • Is highly organised, motivated and driven to succeed.
  • Is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of ALL students.
  • Is a team member who will collaborate with colleagues to ensure the safety and wellbeing of students.
  • Will uphold and promote the ethos and values of the school.
  • A good team player.

In return we can offer:

  • Strong supportive partnerships with parents and the wider community
  • A happy, stimulating and safe learning environment
  • Dedicated staff committed to achieving high standards
  • A strong supportive and highly experienced leadership team and governing body
  • Opportunities for professional development, coaching and mentoring and succession planning

HOW TO APPLY AND KEY DATES

To apply for this vacancy, please complete the vacancy through the My New Term platform, accessible via the school website www.westcroftschool.co.uk.

The school prides itself on its welcoming and positive environment and would warmly encourage you to visit the school by prior arrangement. Please contact Sally Harper, Headteacher, at sharper@westcroftschool.co.uk, if you would like visit school.

If you are unable to visit the school, you are welcome to arrange a phone call with the Headteacher for an informal conversation about the school and its ethos.

Closing date:

21/11/2025 at noon

Shortlisting:

21/11/2025

Interviews:

TBC

COMPLIANCE AND SAFEGUARDING

To apply, completed application forms should be submitted via the My New Term platform.

Please note that by submitting an application, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines.

CLPT is required under law and guidance to check the criminal background of all employees. Decisions to appoint will be subject to consideration of an enhanced disclosure, including a Barred List check, from the Disclosure and Barring Service. Because of the nature of the work for which you are applying, this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).

If shortlisted for an interview you will be required to disclose to us information about any:

adult cautions (simple or conditional);

conditional cautions;

convictions in a Court of Law; and

This information can be disclosed either verbally at interview or by completing a relevant conviction form after interview if that is your preference. It is an offence for anyone to apply for a role if they are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

CHILDCARE (DISQUALIFCATION) (Applicable to Primary aged Schools)

In accordance with the Childcare Act 2006 and the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009 the Governors are required to obtain an additional staff disqualification declaration for employees within settings providing care for early years childcare (this covers the age range from birth until 1st September following a child’s fifth birthday i.e. up to and including reception age) or later years childcare (this covers children above reception age but who have not attained the age of 8) in nursery, primary or secondary school educational settings, or if when directly concerned with the management of such childcare related establishments. This declaration is to confirm that you are not disqualified ‘by association’ to anyone currently residing within your household who is disqualified under the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulation 2009

ELIGIBILITY TO WORK IN THE UK

We are legally obliged to ask you to provide evidence of your right to live and work in the UK. If you are successful, we will ask you to provide appropriate documents, such as a passport, visa of full birth certificate and national insurance number to confirm this. (Further details are available from the UK Boarder Agency website).

CLPT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. CLPT expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post involves working with children and therefore will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). Further information about the Disclosure Scheme can be found at www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check.

If you are shortlisted for an interview, we shall request two references at this stage to comply with Keeping Children Safe in Education.

The academy values diversity and inclusion welcome applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds. Equality is promoted and the academy will guarantee an interview to disabled candidates if the essential job criteria is met fully.

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

Westcroft is committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers are subject to an enhanced DBS check, two satisfactory references and for teachers, a prohibition check.

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.

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About Westcroft School

School type
Academy, ages 5 to 19
School size
193 pupils enrolled
Age range
5 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

School location

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