School Cleaner
Sybourn Primary School, London, E17 8HA15 days remaining to apply
Start date details
TBC
Closing date
24 June 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
9 June 2026
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
- £25,854.00 Annually (FTE)
School Cleaner job summary
Job Purpose
To clean the interior of designated buildings within the Lion Academy Trust to the required standards.
Hours- From 6am - 8am and then 4pm - 6pm. This will be for 20 hours weekly. EYFS Perth Road
Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities
To understand and comply with the Lion Academy Trust’s Equal Opportunities Statement.
To uphold and comply within the statutory provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and any other relevant legislation or Lion Academy Trust Policies and Procedures relating to Health & Safety at work.
To carry out cleaning duties as directed.
Occasional duties of a similar nature, up to and including those in the same
grade. In the event of dispute about any such duty, the normal trade
union/management negotiations will take place and status quo will apply
until the matter is resolved.
Cleaning duties
You will be required to carry out all or some of these tasks for the area(s) in which
you have been directed to work.
To sweep/dust control sweep/spot mop/thorough mop all hard floor surfaces as directed.
To spot vacuum/thorough vacuum all carpeted floors, upholstered furniture and other areas as designated.
To dust/dust control dust/damp dust/wash all furniture, fixtures, fittings, surfaces pipes and skirting boards up to hand height as directed.
High level dusting to be carried out as required using high dust control extending frame.
To polish furniture as required.
To clean telephones, including the mouthpiece.
To empty, replace and clean waste paper bins.
To remove rubbish to designated collection points, to include all paper waste to be collected in rubbish bags and craft waste to be removed in the receptacle provided.
To clean sanitary areas as designated to include all toilets, urinals, sinks, basins, showers, baths and associated fixtures and fittings.
Replace hand towels, toilet rolls and hand soap as required.
To carry out all floor maintenance duties as directed, using the procedure as laid down, machinery equipment and materials provided for this purpose.
These duties will include the following:
Spray cleaning, machine buffing, stripping floors of water based polishes, repolishing floor using water based polishes, machine scrubbing, hand stripping/scrubbing, maintaining unsealed wooden floors with wax polishes where required, the application of oleo resinous seals to wood floors as required, and carpet cleaning.
To regularly remove all finger and scuff marks, splashes etc, from internal glass doors, kickplates, walls and paintwork, and to thoroughly clean these items as required.
To wash walls, tiles and ceilings above hand height as required using equipment supplied. This work to be done by operative from floor level.
To remove graffiti, chewing gum etc, using laid down procedures.
To thoroughly clean roller blinds as required using methods and equipment as directed. This work to; be done by operative from floor level.
To understand and comply with the Lion Academy Trust’s Health & Safety Policy.
To maintain the high standard of cleanliness and good condition of all machinery and equipment used by you, and to report any faults to the SSO.
Other Duties
To be aware of fire prevention and drill procedures.
To lock doors and return keys to designated place as required.
To maintain confidentiality and security of information and buildings, closing and locking windows as required.
Further information about the job
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.
View advert on external website (opens in new tab)About Sybourn Primary School
- School type
- Academies, Does not apply, ages 2 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary school
- School size
- 516 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 2 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Sybourn Primary School website
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