Cleaning Assistant

Ryecroft Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS12 5AW

8 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  to be agreed with successful candidate

• Closing date

  12 December 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 December 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 10/20 hours per week, all year round
• Contract type: Fixed term - Maternity Cover - Maternity or parental leave cover
• Pay scale: A1 (SCP 2) £24,483 Actual Salary: £6,617 - £13,234

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Ryecroft Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Cleaning Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining exceptional cleanliness and standards throughout the academy building. The post holder will work under the direct supervision of the Site Manager.

Potential applicants should:

• Be able use toxic materials in the process of general cleaning.
• Be able to work constructively as part of a team.
• Have adequate reading skills (for Health and Safety reasons) as will be required to read labels on bottles containing chemicals.

Applicants may apply for either the morning shift, the evening shift, or both shift patterns. If you are interested in applying, please specify which shift you are applying for on the application form.

• Morning Shift: Monday to Friday, 6:30am – 8:30am (10 hours per week)
• Evening Shift: Monday to Friday, 3:15pm – 5:15pm (10 hours per week)
• Both Shifts: Morning and Evening (20 hours per week)

y: £6,617 - £13,234

What the school offers its staff

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

• Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.
• A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
• £2k Cycle to work scheme.

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

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

The GORSE Academies Trust use ‘OnlineSCR’ for the processing of safeguarding checks – their privacy notice can be seen at: https://onlinescr.co.uk/policies/privacy-policy/.

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About Ryecroft Academy

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 331 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Ryecroft Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@ryecroft.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/ryecroft-academy

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