School Cleaner

All Saints Church of England Primary School, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7QH

12 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 May 2026

• Closing date

  11 April 2026 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  30 March 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: £6,300.00 Annually (Actual) 10 hours per week

School Cleaner job summary

We are looking for a reliable, hardworking Cleaner to join our friendly primary school team. This is an important role that helps ensure our school remains a safe, welcoming, and hygienic environment for all pupils, staff, and visitors.

You will be responsible for carrying out a range of cleaning duties across classrooms, corridors, toilets, and shared areas. Tasks will include vacuuming, mopping, dusting, emptying bins, cleaning surfaces, and ensuring high standards of cleanliness are consistently maintained. You will follow established routines as well as any additional cleaning requirements to support the smooth running of the school.

The ideal candidate will take pride in their work, have good attention to detail, and be able to work independently as well as part of a supportive site team. Training and guidance will be provided, and all equipment and materials will be available on site. They will support the safeguarding ethos of the school and trust.

This role is an excellent opportunity for someone who is dependable, practical, and committed to contributing to a positive school environment where children can learn and thrive.

This role is for 10 hours per week during term time, with a reduced number of hours worked across school holidays on a flexible basis to suit the cleaning requirements of the school.

Ridgeway Education Trust is committed to safeguarding, equality and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff working in all its schools to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to satisfactory enhanced DBS, references and pre-employment safeguarding checks. All Leadership roles will require a Section 128 check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining a post. All cases are considered confidentially and according to the nature of the role and information disclosed.

The job description may be amended at any time in consultation with the postholder.

Please note that this is illustrative of the general nature and level of responsibility of the role. It is not a comprehensive list of all tasks that the teaching assistant will carry out. The postholder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the headteacher or line manager.

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 All Saints Church of England Primary School

• School type: Academy, Church of England, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 425 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: All Saints Church of England Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-didcot

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