10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    1 September 2025 at 12pm (midday)

  • Date listed

    22 August 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: Working 6.00am - 8.00am and / or 4.00pm - 6.00pm, Monday to Friday (10 or 20 hours per week)

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£23,807 per annum pro rata

Hourly rate

£12.34 per hour

What skills and experience we're looking for

The College is seeking a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Assistant to join our Estates Team and help maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment. You will play a vital role in ensuring our premises are kept to the highest standards of cleanliness.

The ideal candidate is expected to have the following qualities:

  • reliability - the College has an essential requirement for good timekeeping and attendance
  • good teamworking and ability to get on with others whilst maintaining a professional attitude to work
  • ability to carry out tasks with a minimum of supervision
  • previous cleaning experience in a working environment would be an advantage though not essential
  • flexibility
  • willingness to work additional hours from time to time if the need arises


What the school offers its staff

  • Competitive salary
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Pension with the Local Govt. Pension Scheme
  • Great teamwork and welcoming environment

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

An enhanced DBS check is required for this post and the successful applicant will either need to apply for a DBS or give the Trust consent to check their status if they are registered with the Update Service.

An online search will be undertaken for shortlisted candidates as part of the recruitment process on information available in the public domain. Candidates should disclose anything that may be relevant in line with KCSIE. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and candidates will have the chance to discuss any issues of concern at interview.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

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About Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

School type
Academy, ages 16 to 19
Education phase
Sixth_form_or_college
School size
No information available
Age range
16 to 19
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Email address
csalt@qeliz.ac.uk
Phone number
01325 461315

Inspiring generations of young people to achieve their careers and personal aspirations, Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is proud to provide a high quality and vibrant education for 16-19 year olds across Darlington, County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire. As part of our team, we will ensure that you will benefit from a dynamic, ambitious and supportive atmosphere where you are respected as a professional and empowered to achieve your individual goals.

In our latest Ofsted inspection in October 2024, QE was awarded the following judgements, with no recommendations for improvement:

Overall effectiveness – Outstanding
The quality of education – Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes – Outstanding
Personal development – Outstanding
Leadership and management – Outstanding
Education programmes for young people – Outstanding
Provision for learners with high needs - Outstanding

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