Cleaning Operative

Kingsmead Academy, Taunton, Somerset, TA4 2NE

11 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  15 July 2026

• Closing date

  26 July 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  15 July 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13,245 - £13,406

Cleaning Operative job summary

Job Title: Cleaning Operative

Actual Annual Salary: £13,245 - £13,406 based on hours and weeks worked

Full Time Equivalent Salary: £24,522- £24,819 (CLF Grade Ai) based on full time hours, all year round

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: 21.67 hours per week – Monday to Friday 4.33 hours per day – working pattern to be discussed at interview TTO + 4 weeks in holidays

Provisional State Date: As soon as possible, pending completion of pre-employment checks

Your opportunity to assist in the provision of a high standard of cleaning, ensuring the academy is a clean and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors.

The Cleaning Operative is expected to work as part of a team and assist in the provision of a high standard of cleaning, ensuring the academy is a clean and safe environment for students, staff, and visitors.

About you:

You will have:

• Knowledge of the use of basic cleaning methods, equipment, and materials.
• Practical experience of understanding and following processes and procedures.
• Good organisational skills and ability to prioritise workloads effectively.
• A keen interest in working within an education environment and commitment to inclusion and acceptance of all.
• Commitment to continuous improvement through professional development, self-evaluation, and awareness

Applicants are advised to refer to the full requirements of the role in the attached job description and person specification, prior to submitting an application.

About Kingsmead Academy:  

 Kingsmead is an 11- 16 school in the heart of the community. We are close to Taunton, Wellington and the M5. The school has just under 900 students on roll with some excellent facilities. Unusually for a secondary school we have our own farm and we run a land based course in KS4 which reflects an important aspect of our local community. In July 2025 we decided to join the Cabot Learning Federation having been a single academy for a number of years as they shared our ethos and vision for high quality education for all.  

Why work at CLF?

We are an equal opportunity employer and proud to serve a diverse student population and our communities. We strongly believe that representation matters. Over 73% of the students who attend City Academy Bristol are from global majority groups, so we particularly encourage applicants from those groups in order to represent the students we serve, as well as wider underrepresented groups including gender, transgender, age disability, sexual orientation or religion.

We aim to remove any barriers to employment, ensuring everyone can compete on equal terms. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

What we can offer you:

• Access to a generous pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS).
• Generous annual leave.
• A comprehensive induction and ongoing commitment to wellbeing and career progression, through a range of training, apprenticeships and in-role/wider-trust development opportunities.
• Well-being support through an Employee Assistance Programme.
• Health benefits, including wellness sessions, gym discounts, and flu jabs.
• A range of generous family leave options, including above industry average occupational maternity pay.
• Additional benefits like cycle to work scheme, on-site parking plus many more!

Recruitment timeline:

Closing Date: 26th July 2026

Short-listing: 27th July 2026

Interviews: 30th July 2026

We welcome visits from potential candidates. If you would like to arrange a school visit prior to the closing date, please contact the academy/site directly to arrange a suitable appointment.

As part of our commitment to Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), we do not accept CVs – a full education and employment history must be provided through our application form.

Please note we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a high level of interest in the role. Therefore, candidates are advised to apply at their earliest convenience to avoid missing out.

As a Disability Confident Committed Employer, we are dedicated to equity and inclusion and commit to interviewing applicants with a disability who meet the essential criteria. We aim to provide an inclusive and accessible recruitment process, and support employees throughout their employment. If you have a disability, are neurodivergent, or require any adjustments to support you through the application or interview process please let us know how we can assist.

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

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

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Kingsmead Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 892 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Kingsmead Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/kingsmead-academy

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