School Cleaner
Brunel School, Paignton, Devon, TQ3 2AL11 days remaining to apply
Start date details
ASAP
Closing date
23 March 2026 at 11:59pm
Date listed
12 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
- £25,208.00 Annually (FTE) Pro-rata salary £10,144 (16.25 hours per week)
School Cleaner job summary
The Role:
To undertake cleaning of the school and facilities in order to maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene at all times.
Key Responsibilities:
To act as a joint key holder of the site, ensuring security at all times, including the operation of the alarms
To undertake a daily cleaning programme to ensure high standards of cleanliness through the school and grounds.
To undertake deep cleaning days during the Easter and Summer (10 days total)
To operate cleaning machinery and the other equipment appropriately and in a safe manner
To undertake major periodic cleaning activities such as internal windows cleaning, scrubbing, stripping and resealing polish floors, cleaning carpets, light fittings, wall, venetian blinds, upholstery etc.
To prepare and clean rooms for meetings
To report to the Caretaker and Operations Manager regarding major defects in buildings, equipment and security systems observed in the course of duties.
To maintain adequate stock of cleaning materials from approved suppliers and ensure cloakrooms are stocked with soap, towels etc.
To undertake emergency cleaning (soiling of toilets, sickness, floors etc.) as necessary
To be aware of and adhere to applicable rules, regulations, legislation, and procedures, including Health & Safety, COSHH.
To be responsible for your own continuing self-development, undertaking Annual Performance Reviews and training as appropriate.
To undertake other duties as appropriate to this post as required.
To ensure that pupils needs are prioritised and to have a clear sight of how this role impacts on the academy’s and the Trust’s pupils at all times
To act as a Trust team member and provide support and cover for other staff where needs arise inclusive of occasional work at other sites within a reasonable travel distance
To adhere to Trust values and behaviours
To be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures
To be responsible for your own continuing self-development and attend meetings as appropriate
To undertake other duties appropriate to the post as required
Our Total Reward Offer:
The Special Partnership Trust recognises the importance of developing a properly implemented People Strategy to underpin the overall strategic aims of the Trust.
Our People Strategy is designed to help us attract prospective high calibre candidates, as well as drive engagement, productivity and retention of our high performing and high potential employees. It reflects our belief in putting our people first. This does not mean putting our learners second. It is based on the philosophy that if we create a positive and rewarding work environment, if our staff feel motivated, well managed and well supported, they in turn will provide the best possible outcome for our learners.
We recognise that our total reward offer, has got to consist of more than just money. We seek to provide our staff with a diverse range of benefits that support their day to day needs both at work and outside of work. These include generous leave entitlements and pension scheme as well as access to health/wellbeing tools, training & development, career pathways and opportunities to ensure they feel valued.
Please visit the Special Partnership website, www.specialpartnership.org for further information about our Trust, or to learn more about our People Strategy and Benefits click here.
If you need the application form or any part of the recruitment process in a different format, please contact us directly at bclark@brunelschool.org and we will make the necessary adjustments.
Are you ready to make a lasting impact? Join us today.
Safeguarding:
The Special Partnership Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All offers of employment are subject to the satisfactory completion of checks and references, including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In accordance with guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education; the Trust will undertake an online search of all shortlisted candidates.
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 Brunel School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 16
- School size
- 48 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 16
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Brunel School website
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