School Cleaner

Nunnery Wood High School, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR5 2LT

20 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As soon as possible

• Closing date

  23 November 2026 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  3 November 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Other support role
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time: 16 hours per week during term time and some additional hours in holidays. (to be confirmed at interview). Daily hours are 3.05 p.m. until 6.20 p.m. Monday to Thursday and 3.05 p.m. until 6 p.m. on Friday.
• Contract type: Permanent
• Pay scale: Scale 1, Point 3, £13.28 per hour.

What skills and experience we're looking for

Purpose of the post:

To be responsible for ensuring the school is a clean, welcoming environment.

Day to Day Cleaning

The post holder is to undertake cleaning duties on a daily basis, this includes (but is not exclusive):

• Vacuuming carpets, changing hoover bags as necessary;
• Mopping wet areas, shower and toilet floors;
• Sweeping and mopping as required on non-carpeted areas;
• Dusting/wiping/polishing surfaces such as window sills, tables, chairs, and mirrors;
• Cleaning toilets sinks and shower areas;
• Wiping walls and skirting boards to remove surface marks;
• Removing stains in carpets;
• Taking rubbish to an agreed central area and placing it in the rubbish bins
• Report any damage or misuse of equipment around the school

Note: In practical and some key areas a specific regime of cleaning will be required.

Health & Safety / Compliance

• Follow relevant Health & Safety procedures;
• Undertake training as required – This may be online training or attending school provided sessions.
• Report any health and safety concerns immediately.

The job description is not necessarily a comprehensive definition of the post and the member of staff may be required to undertake such other tasks appropriate to the level of appointment.

What the school offers its staff

Nunnery Wood High School is oversubscribed and enjoys a strong reputation in the region. Staff and students enjoy school life and staff voice extremely high levels of satisfaction with working conditions and leadership of the school. Staff enjoy many benefits including a slightly lighter timetable than is common, free membership of a health and welfare scheme (Westfield Health).

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

Nunnery Wood High School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students.

All staff at Nunnery Wood High School have a safeguarding responsibility.
The successful applicants will be required to undertake safer recruitment vetting checks, including an Enhanced Disclosure via the DBS.

Applying for the job

Apply for the job by following the link below.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

Additional documents

If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.

Support Staff Application Form.doc - 252 KB (opens in new tab)

Cleaner JD Nov26.pdf - 172 KB (opens in new tab)

About Nunnery Wood High School

• Organisation type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1488 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: Nunnery Wood High School website
• Email address: personnel@nunnerywood.worcs.sch.uk
• Phone number: 01905 363636
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/nunnery-wood-high-school-worcester

Welcome to Nunnery Wood High School.

Nunnery Wood High School is an academy in Worcester, Worcestershire, England. It is a co-educational school and a Science College with about 1500 students on roll aged from 11 to 16. In 1983 following a restructuring of schools in Worcestershire the Nunnery Wood Secondary School was renamed Nunnery Wood High School.

The school campus is located on the edge of Worcester, surrounded by some 15 acres (61,000 m2) of gardens and playing fields which it shares with the adjacent Sixth Form College. The school benefits from refurbished or purpose built extensions including facilities for Science, English, Music, Art & Design, Languages and ICT. The school’s sports centre has an all-weather outdoor pitch and athletics track.

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