Cleaning Assistant
Grange Park Primary School, Telford, Shropshire, TF3 1ET11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible following safer recruitment checks
Closing date
2 December 2024 at 11:59pm
Date listed
18 November 2024
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
- £8,450.00 - £8,586.00 Annually (Actual)
Cleaning Assistant job summary
SPECIFIC RESPONSBILITIES
The post holder is required to undertake the following duties as directed by the Business Manager in line with the needs of the school.
To clean all areas of the building as deemed appropriate, including, but not exclusively; toilet areas, staff room, corridors and lunch hall during lunch service, along with classrooms and meeting rooms as required.
To undertake specialist activities including daily sweeping, mopping and vacuuming as required.
To use electrical cleaning equipment in designated areas where appropriate.
Polishing and dusting of fixtures & fittings as required.
Emptying of litter bins as required, paying particular attention to the bins in the lunch hall at lunchtime.
To undertake periodic cleaning such as internal window cleaning, sanitising, other deep cleans during term time as required.
Any other duties that would reasonably be expected of the post holder.
Health & Safety:
Comply with and assist with the development of policies and procedures relating to safeguarding, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person.
The Cleaning Assistant will:
Use equipment within Health and Safety regulations and report any faults to the Cleaning Supervisor or Site staff
Be responsible for own health and safety as well as colleagues.
To adhere to COSHH regulations on consumables and the use of protective clothing and equipment.
Maintaining Professional Competencies:
To operate within agreed legal, ethical and professional boundaries when working with students and young people and those involved with them.
Ensure own professional competence remains sufficient to provide effective service by seeking support for your practice and development. Keep informed of relevant legislation
To attend training and professional development sessions. Contribute to the identification and sharing of good practice.
To meet regularly with the designated line manager
To treat students, parents, staff and visitors with care, consideration and courtesy in accordance with the School’s ethos and values.
To promote a favourable image of the school
To present high standards of personal appearance in accordance with the School’s ethos and values.
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN:
CAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment and to undergo appropriate checks, including enhanced DBS checks. The above responsibilities are subject to the general duties and responsibilities contained in the Statement of Conditions of Employment. The duties of this post may vary from time to time without changing the general character of the post or level of responsibility entailed.
The person undertaking this role is expected to work within the policies, ethos and aims of the Trust and to carry out such other duties as may reasonably be assigned by the Head of Human Resources. The post holder will be expected to have an agreed flexible working pattern to ensure that all relevant functions are fulfilled through direct dialogue with employees, contractors and community members.
ENGLISH DUTY:
This role is covered under part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 and therefore the ability to speak fluent spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.
Our Values and Vision:
These are our values. They can be thought of as our ‘non-negotiables’ – beliefs, expectations and standards that underpin how we work with the young people in our care, and the community we serve. We believe that if we work in the context of these values, students will achieve more than they ever thought possible. They are also values that have evolved following a sustained period of success for our school.
Our Young People:
We value three main types of achievement for our young people, and the vision for our school is that we ensure our students are empowered to achieve to a consistently outstanding level.
Achievement – Academic: We believe all young people have the potential to achieve great things. Intelligence can be developed regardless of emotional and social background, given appropriate teaching and bespoke, individualised support.
Young people should be encouraged to develop autonomy and meta-cognitive control (‘knowing what to do when they don’t know what to do’) in their learning and to gain inspiration from learning. They should be equipped with a crucial sense of possibility based on a well-developed self-awareness and ambition – ambition not only for themselves but for the communities in which they live and work.
Achievement – ‘letting your light shine’: All young people achieve things they can be proud of every day in addition to academic success and outside our school’s planned curriculum. We have a vital role in ensuring individuals develop their own talents and interests and have a responsibility to instil in them a sense of pride in who they are and what they achieve. We must recognise and celebrate these achievements.
Achievement – relationships (Starfish Principle): Excellent relationships for learning are a prerequisite for all other achievements. Relationships that result in mutual respect between young people and all other members of our school community will ensure learning can be fun in a disciplined and caring environment where the highest expectations are the norm.
Our Staff
Our Values extend to how we challenge, support and work with each other. All staff (support and teaching) play a crucial role in the education of young people. We all understand how our work has a direct influence on the life chances of the young people in our care. In the same way that we all have a duty of care to them, we have a duty of care to each other and have regard for each other’s professional and personal wellbeing.
All members of the staff community see themselves as learners. They are empowered to make decisions, be creative and to lead. Mutual respect pervades all relationships, working together to enhance professional learning and practice and collaboration; collegiality and a sense of tea identifies how all staff work together. All staff have clarity and certainty about the direction our school is taking and be working on only a few initiatives at any one time with a sense of how their work is contributing to that vision. Staff co-operate with each other and are not in competition with each other – they are part of a team that ensures our schools are among the best in the country.
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 are not accepted.
About Grange Park Primary School
- School type
- Academy, ages 3 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 478 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 3 to 11
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Grange Park Primary School website (opens in new tab)
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