Cleaning Assistant

Grace College, Gateshead, NE9 6LE

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  asap

• Closing date

  6 May 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  29 April 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: £11,184.00 Annually (Actual) NLW £12.21 per hour

Cleaning Assistant job summary

Term Time Plus 10 days working Monday to Thursday 3.20pm-7.20pm and Friday 2.20pm-6.20pm

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the Cleaning Assistant will work as part of a Cleaning Team to ensure the cleanliness of the college is maintained throughout the school day with deep cleans being carried out at specific times of the year. The main responsibilities include:

working as part of the Cleaning Team to carry out duties as required;

demonstrating a willingness to fulfil duties as requested (including dusting, sweeping, vacuuming, mopping, restroom cleaning, office cleaning, corridor cleaning etc);

maintaining a standard of cleanliness on a daily, weekly and periodic basis as seen to be acceptable by the Facilities Manager;

ensuring the safe use and storage of cleaning chemicals;

maintaining a safe and secure working environment in line with college Health & Safety procedures;

attending appropriate training courses as requested by the college;

building positive and professional working relationships with all colleagues;

any other reasonable tasks as requested by the Facilities Manager, Cleaning Supervisor or Senior Management throughout employment

We have high expectations for our students as they grow and develop and all our staff provide important role models to them in terms of positive attitude, work ethic and diligence.

Further information is available in the attachment.

In return, as well as providing you supportive colleagues and a great working environment, Emmanuel Schools Foundation provides access to the following benefits:

• Defined benefit pension scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Free parking
• Access to our exclusive Benefits Hub
• Employee centred and family friendly policies and practises that support you in and beyond the workplace
• Enhanced sick pay, maternity leave and paternity leave
• Competitive holiday entitlement for support staff (minimum 25 days, plus 8 bank holidays per annum pro-rated for part-time staff)
• Cycle to work scheme
• Funded eye tests and glasses for DSE users (subject to T/Cs

Grace College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff to share this commitment. Where the post is engaged in regulated activity, and/or an opportunity for contact with children, the position will be subject to an enhanced DBS check. In addition, as part of the shortlisting process, and in accordance with statutory guidance, we may carry out an online search (for publicly available material) to help identify any incidents or issues that have happened which we may want to explore with shortlisted applicants at interview.

Commitment to safeguarding

Grace College is committed to the safeguarding of children and all staff are expected to ensure that the College is a safe and secure environment for our students. All applicants are referred to the Safeguarding Statement which is to be found within the Policy section of the Grace College website.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs are not accepted.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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About Grace College

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1190 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Grace College website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/grace-college

As an 11-19 secondary school serving nearly 1,300 students in central Gateshead, we have a clear vision for excellence in character education, the examined curriculum and in service to our community, grounded in our Christian ethos. We are part of the Emmanuel Schools Foundation, which opens exceptional opportunities for knowledge sharing and career development. We have a clear model for school improvement to provide outstanding education for all students and are relentless in the pursuit of this goal. You will be central to delivering our strategy, as you transform both the school and our students’ futures.

We are committed to realising the potential of our students and staff alike. Our hope and expectation are that each person will be deeply valued as infinitely precious, challenged to grow in character and inspired by learning together to achieve their personal best in whatever they do.

Join us and you can expect to be nurtured, supported, and encouraged at every step of your career. We put staff professional learning and development front and centre of everything we do in our partnerships with outstanding regional and national organisations. Ultimately, we are looking for the school leaders of tomorrow who will contribute here at Grace College and across the Emmanuel Schools Foundation.

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