10 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    24 April 2026 at 9am

  • Date listed

    14 April 2026

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: working 10 hours per week (43 weeks per year), during term time, 4pm to 6pm, Monday - Friday

Contract type

Permanent

Actual salary

£6,347.21 Annually (Actual)

What skills and experience we're looking for

About this Role

Join Our Team and Help Create a Safe, Clean Learning Environment

Wellspring Academy Trust is looking for a reliable and dedicated Cleaner to join our friendly team. This is an important role where you’ll help ensure our schools remain clean, safe and welcoming places for children, staff and visitors.

If you take pride in your work, have a strong sense of responsibility, and enjoy working as part of a supportive team, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have a role working 10hours perweek,43weeks per year based at Elements Primary Academy,Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR

Location:The advert will show a location of County Way, Barnsley, South Yorkshire, as this is where our Central Head Office is, but the role is based at Elements Primary Academy, Acre Mount, Middleton, Leeds, LS10 4WR.

Successful applicants will work as part of a team to ensure a high level of customer service, and adhere to procedures such as; health and safety, COSHH and risk assessments.

About the Role

As a Cleaner, you will carry out a full range of cleaning duties across teaching spaces, offices and communal areas, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness are maintained.

Your responsibilities will include:

  • Cleaning classrooms, offices and communal areas using appropriate equipment (mopping, sweeping, buffing, suction cleaning and machine scrubbing)
  • Cleaning internal surfaces including walls, windows, worktops and sanitary facilities
  • Emptying bins and removing waste safely
  • Carrying out specialist cleaning tasks such as carpet cleaning, stain removal and descaling
  • Replenishing hygiene supplies (soap, hand towels, toilet rolls)
  • Conducting routine equipment safety checks and basic maintenance
  • Reporting damage, faults or concerns promptly
  • Locking and unlocking school premises and ensuring site security
  • Maintaining confidentiality and safeguarding standards at all times

We are seeking someone who:

  • Can work independently and as part of a team
  • Has an awareness of health and safety practices
  • Is able to carry out physical tasks including lifting and climbing
  • Follows instructions carefully and works to high standards
  • Demonstrates integrity and professionalism
  • Is flexible and willing to undertake relevant training
  • Is committed to equality, diversity and inclusion
  • Has previous cleaning experience (desirable, not essential — full training provided)

No formal qualifications are required — we value attitude, reliability and a willingness to learn.

Why Join Wellspring?

  • Be part of a supportive and collaborative team
  • Contribute directly to a safe learning environment for young people
  • Access to relevant training and development opportunities
  • Work within an organisation that values equality, diversity and inclusion

If you are dependable, take pride in maintaining high standards, and want to make a difference in an educational setting, we encourage you to apply.

Apply today and become part of the Wellspring team.

Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. As this role involves working with children in regulated activity, please note that it is an offence to apply for the role if barred from engaging in regulated activity with children.

References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

We are committed to equal opportunities and to promoting diversity. We want our people to reflect the diversity of our communities, and we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds, especially from under-represented groups, including those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities.

If you are currently living overseas or have lived / worked overseas in the last five years please be aware that you will be required to provide an overseas criminal records check from the country/countries you have resided in, if you are the preferred candidate for the post.

What the school offers its staff

Company Pension

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

About Elements Primary School

School type
Free School, ages 4 to 11
Education phase
Primary school
School size
400 pupils enrolled
Age range
4 to 11
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report

Arranging a visit to Elements Primary School

To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email l.marshall@wellspringacademies.org.uk.

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