School Cleaner
Colchester County High School for Girls, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3USThis job expired on 14 February 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
14 February 2025 at 8am
Date listed
10 February 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 27.5 hrs per week 07:00 - 13:00 Monday to Friday
Contract type
- Permanent
Actual salary
- £17,582
What skills and experience we're looking for
Colchester County High School for Girls
Norman Way, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3US. Tel: 01206 576973
School Cleaner – February 2025
Closing Date: Apply immediately, interviews will take place for suitable candidates on receipt of application
Actual Salary - £17,582 - Scale 1 Point 2 (£23,656 FTE)
27.5 hours per week – 07:00 – 13:00 Monday to Friday with 30 min unpaid lunch break
Full-time 52.14 weeks per year
25 days’ holiday rising to 28 days after five years’ service plus 8 bank holidays.
A rare opportunity has arisen for the position of Cleaner at Colchester County High School for Girls.
We are looking for someone who is committed to the local community, would take pride in establishing a school environment that is safe, attractive and inviting and work as part of a team committed to providing an outstanding education for all students.
We are looking to recruit a reliable and flexible Cleaner to join our busy site team. Duties include following the checklist of cleaning duties for allocated areas adhering to high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
The successful candidate will work within a small friendly and professional site team under the direction of the Site Team Leader.
They will also be an enthusiastic, reliable and flexible team player able to contribute to the smooth running of the school.
Colchester County High School for Girls is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced criminal record check by the DBS.
Duties:
- To carry out cleaning in all and any areas of the school.
- Frequency of cleaning to be undertaken as directed by Procedure Codes and Site Team Leader.
- To follow school hygiene practices.
- To carry out as necessary the replacement of paper towels, renewing supply of toilet rolls, soap, hand sanitiser and replacement of bin liners.
- To undertake training in the correct use of cleaning equipment such as floor machines, Vacs, wets pick-ups and in health and safety and the use of cleaning chemicals.
- To notify the Site Team Leader or other Senior member of staff, of any damage to buildings and equipment or of anything you see that may be dangerous to students and/or staff.
- To assist as necessary with the cleaning up after break-in or vandalism at the school.
- In emergency situations to assist with the clearing of snow and ice from paths and entries, if required.
- All employees are expected to show a responsible attitude to health and safety issues and have due regard for their personal safety and that of others.
Such other duties relating to the cleanliness of the school premises as may be necessary from time to time within the reasonable requirements of the Associate Principals, Executive Principal and Governing Body.
What the school offers its staff
25 days’ holiday rising to 28 days after five years’ service plus 8 bank holidays.
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.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About Colchester County High School for Girls
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1183 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Colchester County High School for Girls website
- Email address
- recruitment@cchsg.com
Colchester County High School for Girls is part of Alpha Trust. It is a selective state school for academically able students aged from 11 to 18 years which consistently achieves public examination results at the highest level and Ofsted "Outstanding". Admission to the school is via the 11+ examination in Year 7; the school also admits academic students to the Sixth Form. The school is lead for the North East Essex Teaching School Alliance and Colchester Teacher Training Consortium is based on the site. Situated a mile to the west of central Colchester, the school is set in its own extensive grounds on a large, quiet campus.
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