61 days remaining to apply

  • Start date details

    As soon as possible

  • Closing date

    21 December 2025 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    21 October 2025

Job details

Job role

  • Catering, cleaning and site management

Visa sponsorship

Visas cannot be sponsored

Working pattern

Part time: 15 to 20 hours per week. We are flexible and can offer either a term time only plus 3 weeks contract or a 52 week contract to suit the successful candidate. Cleaning hours would normally be delivered between the hours of either 4.30am to 8.30am or 3.20pm to 7.20pm Monday to Friday by agreement, 15 to 20 hours per week.

Contract type

Permanent

Pay scale

Grade 2, Level 1-4 (£12.60 per hour to £12.65 per hour)

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to recruit a part-time School Cleaner to provide a good quality cleaning service that is responsive to the needs of the school, resulting in a clean and healthy environment for students and staff. You will work as part of the school cleaning team, supporting and assisting colleagues where appropriate.

Cleaning hours would normally be delivered between the hours of either 4.30am to 8.30am or 3.20pm to 7.20pm Monday to Friday by agreement, 15 to 20 hours per week.

What the school offers its staff

We offer a range of benefits, including:

  • Full access to Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Training and development opportunities (CPD)
  • Access to Cycle to Work scheme
  • Access to an employee benefit scheme, which offers discounts across a range of products and

services from health and wellbeing to leisure and retail.

  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme with 24/7 helpline for free and confidential advice

You will find us to the north of the historic city of York in an excellent learning environment with superb facilities.

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

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

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About Joseph Rowntree School

School type
Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
Education phase
Secondary
School size
1270 pupils enrolled
Age range
11 to 18
Ofsted report
View Ofsted report
Phone number
01904 552100

Welcome to our website and thank you for your interest in The Joseph Rowntree School. We are a successful 11-18 comprehensive school of over 1300 students, with over 200 students in the sixth form. Our modern buildings and state of the art facilities provide an excellent learning environment and our talented and dedicated team of staff are wholly committed to the school and its students. We offer a broad curriculum which enables students to develop knowledge and skills that lead to important qualifications and the nurturing of talents.

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