18 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    September 2025

  • Closing date

    1 July 2025 at 9am

  • Date listed

    10 June 2025

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

£23,656.00 Annually (FTE)

Cleaning Operative job summary

Cleaning Operative

  • NJC Point 2
  • 23.5 hours - £13,585 actual per annum / 11.75 hours - £6,792 actual per annum (£23,656 FTE)
  • Term time only + 2 (41 weeks per year), 1 candidate at 23.5 hours per week OR 2 candidates at 11.75 hours per week

Are you looking for a fantastic new opportunity?

Westbourne Academy are looking for a Cleaning Operative who strives to share their passion for education with our students and join our dedicated team to uphold the Academy’s vision and values.

About you:-

We are looking for an individual to undertake the day-to-day cleaning and sanitisation of the building and facilities, ensuring Health & Safety compliance at all times. The successful candidate will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. To succeed, you will have previous experience in a similar environment with basic cleaning methods and the use of equipment. You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy and the ability to work on your own initiative and within a team. We are keen to secure a positive Cleaning Operative who can make a telling contribution to our team. The department is part of a well led, mutually supportive cleaning team and the appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by a Catering Supervisor.

For further information, please see the application pack for the role.

We welcome applications from ambitious candidates, keen to make a difference who have a genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.

If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative team with incredible potential – and look forward to a future that could take you anywhere within the Trust’s Twenty-Two schools.

About us: -

Westbourne Academy is not just a school it is a microcosm of the world with students from all around the globe. Between them, they speak 32 languages and their differing perspectives on learning and life makes this a unique academy in which to teach.

We welcome fresh ideas from our teachers and support staff and actively value their creativity and imagination. We are passionate about innovative approaches to pastoral care and education, and we’re always keen to find new ways to support our students’ learning.

About Academy Transformation Trust

We are proud to be a part of the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies whose mission is to transform the learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

What’s in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

Are you ready to make a difference and join our journey? If you wish to apply for the role of Cleaning Operative, please complete an online application form.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.

Closing date: 09.00am, Tuesday 1st July 2025

Interview date: To be confirmed

Commitment to safeguarding

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.

Applying for the job

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About Westbourne Academy

School type
Academy, ages 11 to 16
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1068 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 16
Ofsted report
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Westbourne Academy is a calm and happy school. We are an inclusive academy. We support all students, regardless of their starting point, to achieve their potential and develop the skills necessary for employment and life.

Westbourne Academy is not just a school it is a microcosm of the world with students and staff from all around the globe. Between them, they speak 32 languages and their differing perspectives on learning and life makes this a unique academy. We also have the pleasure of 30% of our students speaking English as an additional language and value the cultural diversity they bring.

We try not to take ourselves too seriously but know that preparing young people for the adult world is an important undertaking. Since opening as an academy on 1 February 2013, attitudes, aspirations and expectations have been transformed. We believe that our circumstances are quite unique and, therefore, that we can make a massive difference to the students we serve.

Currently we have around 1000+ students. Many of our students do not have the easiest backgrounds and we are determined to ensure that we remove as many barriers to learning as possible. Around 30% of our students come from a disadvantaged background. We are delighted that Ipswich has been deemed an opportunity area for the Department for Education and look forward to taking an active part in this initiative to tackle disadvantage.

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