Cleaner

Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 3RQ

5 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP following interview

• Closing date

  14 September 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  9 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: £5,815.07 - £5,815.07 Annually (Actual) Additional hours available, if suitable, during school holidays

Cleaner job summary

Woodford Halse CE Primary Academy has a vacancy for a Cleaner.

Working hours are 10 hours per week, term time only (38 weeks), hours can be to suit either 6:30am - 8:30am or 3:00pm - 5:00pm each day Monday to Friday during term time only, with additional hours during holidays (paid as extra hours).

Hourly rate: £13.28, Annual salary £5,815.07

The role involves:

Carrying out essential cleaning and tidying tasks in designated areas of the school to ensure that the school is maintained to a high standard of cleanliness.

• clean designated areas, working to a time allocation, of the school using appropriate tools and materials including mop, brush, duster, vacuum, buffer and polish as required to ensure a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained

• empty litter, external and recycling bins and dispose of waste according to school policies on waste/recycling

• top up consumables as and when required or inform the School Office Manager of the need

• move furniture and equipment if required for cleaning, with assistance from a colleague where necessary, to enable cleaning to all areas

• inform the School Office Manager of matters that require attention/replacement i.e. light bulbs, blocked toilets

• ensure that doors and windows are secure and lights are turned off

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and safer recruitment practice and expects its entire staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for all successful applicants and references will be requested for shortlisted applicants prior to interview. The successful applicant will also be expected to undertake a medical questionnaire.

If you are interested in the role and would like to know more please email s.haynes@woodford.innovatemat.org or call the school on 01327 265900

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 Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Church of England, ages 2 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• Size: 207 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Woodford Halse Church of England Primary Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/woodford-halse-church-of-england-primary-academy

Woodford Halse C.E. Primary Academy is a rural school in the Northamptonshire countryside with 254 primary pupils and around 50 nursery pupils from the local villages. Our school is on a large site on the outskirts of the village with facilities such as a forest school, preschool, swimming pool and a large playing field on site. We are part of the Innovate Multi Academy Trust, made up of four local village primary schools who work collaboratively to raise standards.

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