School Cleaner

Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4RR

17 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  9 January 2026 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  23 December 2025

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: Grade A £12.65 per hour

School Cleaner job summary

Tel: 01553 774666

Email: admin@fairstead.norfolk.sch.uk

Web: www.fairsteadprimaryschool.co.uk

• Salary: Grade A £12.65 per hour
• Permanent
• Part time
• 15 hours per week
• Term Time plus 4 weeks

‘Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It’s not.’ – Dr. Seuss

We are seeking a reliable and hardworking Cleaner to join our friendly school team. This is an important role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for our children, staff and visitors.

The Role

• Cleaning classrooms, corridors, toilets and communal areas
• Ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the school
• Following health and safety and COSHH guidelines
• Working independently and as part of a small team

The Ideal Candidate

• Is dependable, punctual and takes pride in their work
• Has a positive attitude and good attention to detail
• Can work independently and manage time effectively
• Previous cleaning experience is desirable but not essential – training will be provided

We Offer

• A supportive and welcoming school community
• Clear routines and expectations
• Training and ongoing support
• Term-time working patterns

Visits to the school are encouraged. If you would like to visit the school, you will be assured a warm welcome. Please contact Kerry Tucker, School Business Manager, who will be more than happy to arrange your visit.

How to Apply:

A job description is available from attachments.

Click ‘Apply for job’ to download an application form. Completed application forms should be returned either by email to admin@fairstead.norfolk.sch.uk or by post to Kerry Tucker, Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School, William Booth Road, Kings Lynn, Norfolk, PE30 4RR.

Closing date: Friday January 9th 2026

Interview date: TBC

Safeguarding: Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and provide satisfactory references.

Online Searches: As part of our safer recruitment process, we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This search is conducted in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and is intended to identify any publicly available information that may be relevant to an applicant’s suitability to work with children. Any information identified will be discussed with the applicant prior to appointment.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and you will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS check or Enhanced DBS check with barred list. If you have information to declare it may be protected under the Exceptions Orders and you may not be required to declare it. You will be asked to make a criminal conviction declaration if you are shortlisted for the post. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website.

This post is likely to come under the requirements of the Childcare (Disqualification) Regulations and the successful applicant will be required to complete a declaration form to establish whether they are disqualified under these regulations.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

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 Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 3 to 11
• Education phase: Primary school
• School size: 433 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 3 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Fairstead Community Primary and Nursery School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/fairstead-community-primary-and-nursery-school

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