Cleaning Assistant

Morley Newlands Academy, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS27 8PG

12 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  16 June 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  4 June 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 16 Hours Per Week, All Year Round
• Contract type: Permanent
• Actual salary: A1 (SCP2) £25,291 Actual Salary: £10,936

What skills and experience we're looking for

The Morley Academy is seeking to recruit a committed and hard-working colleague to the role of Cleaning Assistant. This is a key position within the Academy, contributing to the provision of a safe, clean and well-maintained environment for students, staff and visitors. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining high standards of cleanliness across all areas of the school, using appropriate equipment and cleaning materials in line with health and safety guidance.

The potential applicant will have:

• The ability to safely handle and use potentially hazardous cleaning materials in the process of general cleaning.
• The ability to work constructively as part of a team.
• Sufficient reading skills to understand safety instructions and chemical labels, in compliance with Health and Safety regulations.

What the school offers its staff

What we can offer you:

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

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

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

A1 Cleaning Assistant.pdf - 333 KB (opens in new tab)

About Morley Newlands Academy

• School type: Academies, Does not apply, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 700 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Morley Newlands Academy website
• Email address: recruitment@morley.leeds.sch.uk
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/morley-newlands-academy

Morley Newlands Academy, (formally Morley Newlands Primary School) joined The GORSE Academies Trust on 1 March 2015 and has quickly formed a close partnership with primary and secondary academy colleagues within the Trust.
We are immensely proud that, in its inspection of January 2018 , Morley Newlands Academy was judged to be Outstanding in all areas.

Morley Newlands is situated in South Leeds. Its children bring a range of experiences; they are eager to learn and a delight to be with. Morley Newlands Academy is a growing three form entry school. Within the next 4 years, it will be one of the largest primary schools within the Yorkshire and Humber region.

In September 2014 the school moved from an old, run down building to new state of the art accommodation, with excellent facilities to support our children, their families and the local community.

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