School Cleaner

Spen Valley High School, Liversedge, West Yorkshire, WF15 7LX

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  1 August 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  23 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £12.17 Hourly

School Cleaner job summary

We are looking to appoint a school cleaner, someone who has pride in their work and works well as part of a team. The successful candidate would be joining a supportive and inclusive team who work hard to provide a clean and safe learning environment for our students.

The shift patterns available are:

Morning 6.00am – 8.00am Monday – Thursday & 6.00am – 7:45am Friday

Evening 3.00pm – 5.00pm Monday – Thursday & 3.00pm – 5pm on a Friday

Flexibility in the school holidays is appreciated as working patterns may be subject to change to accommodate maintenance work.

Staff Benefits include:

• Employee Assistance Scheme providing physiotherapy, counselling, health and nutrition/lifestyle advice and menopause support
• Pension (West Yorkshire Pension Fund)
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Staff Counselling (a personal & confidential counselling & support service)
• Varied Staff wellbeing Initiatives
• Use of school fitness suite
• Kirklees Vivup Scheme (saving money on shopping, days out, entertainment etc)
• Free flu vaccinations and eyecare vouchers
• Childcare vouchers

How to apply: Please complete and submit your application form by the closing date advertised. Please note that in your supporting statement we expect candidates to demonstrate why they wish to work at Spen Valley High School and what experience they may have, and/or, what they can bring to the role.

*All employees are required to promote and actively support the school's responsibilities towards safeguarding and are subject to Enhanced DBS Checks. All candidates invited to interview will be expected to submit a criminal disclosure form.

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 Spen Valley High School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 960 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Spen Valley High School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/spen-valley-high-school

A Secondary School with just over 900 students

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