School Cleaner (Casual Relief)

Green Meadows Academy, Leeds, LS20 8LS

75 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  30 November 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  16 September 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time
• Contract type: Casual
• Full time equivalent salary: £12.85 Hourly

School Cleaner (Casual Relief) job summary

Join our supportive cleaning team and help us keep our learning environment clean, safe and welcoming for young people!

Why Apply?

• No Experience Needed: Full training is provided from day one.

• No Qualifications Required: We value reliability, teamwork and a strong work ethic above paper qualifications.

• Great Benefits & Support: Access ongoing training, work within a supportive team and directly contribute to your local community.

• Contract Details: This is a casual, zero-hours contract. As a relief cleaner, you will be called upon to work on an "as-and-when-needed" basis to cover staff absences, holidays, or extra busy periods. This is a highly flexible role perfect for someone looking for occasional work.

What You’ll Be Doing

Working as part of a friendly team, you will keep classrooms, offices and washrooms fresh and tidy.

• Carrying out everyday cleaning duties such as sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting and emptying bins.

• Sanitising washrooms and keeping hygiene supplies (soap, paper towels) fully stocked.

• Using cleaning equipment and products safely (we will teach you all the Health & Safety and COSHH guidelines).

• Carrying out occasional deep cleans during school holiday periods.

• Helping lock or unlock the site and keeping the school premises secure.

What We Are Looking For:

• A reliable, hardworking individual who takes pride in a job well done.

• Someone comfortable doing physical work (lifting, carrying and active movement).

• A great team player who can also work well independently and follow instructions.

• Someone committed to creating a safe environment for pupils and staff.

• Someone who requires flexible hours and is happy to be called upon for relief shift work as and when required.

As we are looking for a number of people we will interview shortlisted candidates continually and as applications are received, so early applications are encouraged!

Interviews will be virtual.

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.

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 Green Meadows Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 2 to 19
• Size: 225 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 2 to 19
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Green Meadows Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/green-meadows-academy

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