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School Cleaner

Pewsey Vale School, Pewsey, Wiltshire, SN9 5EW

This job expired on 22 July 2025 – see similar jobs

• Job start date

  22 July 2025

• Closing date

  22 July 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  8 July 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: £12.65 per hour (£24,404 pro rata per annum)

School Cleaner job summary

Pewsey Vale School is looking for a School Cleaner to join its dedicated team on a permanent basis and support in maintaining high standards of cleanliness throughout the school.

Working Hours: Part Time (10 hours per week, Monday – Friday, 41 weeks per year, school term time, includes teacher Training Days plus two weeks during the school holidays). Required: July/August 2025

Pewsey Vale is a small but thriving co-educational school, educating young people between the ages of 11 and 16 years. Located in the village of Pewsey, our school community works together to ensure that all students are supported to reach their full potential in both their academic and personal development. As a school, we provide a supportive and challenging learning environment where every student is recognised as an individual and empowered to succeed. We believe in teaching that engages students and challenges them to exceed expectation and take risks so they can be resilient, creative and successful individuals. In December 2024 we joined Acorn Education Trust, which provides exciting opportunities to improve local education and draw on collective experience.

Cleaning duties will predominantly be carried out in the Design area of the school as well as classrooms, corridors, toilet cubicles, halls, offices and staffrooms, as required.

We are looking for someone who:

• Can do a job that is physically demanding;
• Is self-motivated, organised and consistent;
• Has good interpersonal and communication skills and is able to work with a variety of staff;
• Is a strong team player who can use their own initiative;
• Has a positive and flexible ‘can-do’ attitude;
• Has a desire to work flexible hours, mostly during school term times;
• Takes pride in doing a job well and to a high standard;
• Can work under pressure and meet deadlines.

We can offer the successful candidate:

• An ambitious and vibrant place to work, with enthusiastic children and staff who are passionate about learning;
• A workplace where everyone feels valued and supported;
• Opportunities for training and progression;
• The support of Acorn Education Trust, with excellent opportunities to work with experienced colleagues;
• A supportive and clearly defined induction procedure.

For information about this role, including a full Job Description and Person Specification, please read our Applicant Information Pack. If you have any additional questions, please contact: 01672-565000

Closing Date: Tuesday 22nd July 2025 at 12pm

Interview Date: From Tuesday 22nd July 2025

Please note: while the closing date for applications has been set, we reserve the right to interview and appoint a suitable candidate upon receipt of an exceptional application. Therefore, we would encourage prompt application for this position.

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

The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

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About Pewsey Vale School

• School type: Academy, ages 11 to 16
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 346 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/pewsey-vale-school-pewsey

Pewsey Vale school is a single academy trust based in the heart of Wiltshire, catering for students from ages 11-16. Pewsey Vale school provides a supportive and challenging learning environment, where all students are empowered to succeed. We are passionate about ensuring our students have access to the best opportunities, which will help them to achieve and prepare for their future.

Pewsey Vale school is located on a large rural site that houses a leisure centre, primary and nursery schools. There are good mainline train links from Pewsey to Swindon, Reading, London, Bath and Bristol as well as ample of parking on site.

Pewsey Vale school has recently been prioritised for inclusion in the School Rebuilding Programme, which will see a new science block being built.

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