School Cleaner

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School, St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, TN37 6EU

14 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  1 September 2025

• Closing date

  4 July 2025 at 12am (midnight)

• Date listed

  18 June 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: £23,656 (£9,590 pro rata)

School Cleaner job summary

St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is looking to appoint a permanent cleaner/caretaker 1 starting in September 2025.

We are looking for someone who wants to make a difference in their working environment and feel proud about the work they do.

This is a permanent year round position. Working hours: Monday to Friday - 15.30 - 18.30.

These hours will change during school holiday closure to carry out a deep clean of the school. This role will require you to be a key holder and have responsibility for locking up the school site every evening.

Responsibilities and person specification

Responsible for ensuring the cleanliness and high standards of your designated areas within the school. Replenish consumables such as, paper towels, soap, toilet paper and bin liners.

Sweeping floors with brushes or dust control mops

Mopping floors and hoovering carpeted areas

Clean kitchens, toilets, urinals, hand basins and sinks

Use initiative daily to maintain high standards

Report any Health and Safety issues to the Caretaker

Clean to an extremely high standard.

Must have great attention to detail.

Why join us?

You’ll have the opportunity to join a committed team of support staff, taking pride in upholding high standards to ensure all staff can enjoy working within a safe and clean environment, with training opportunities available and the ability to make a positive difference within the overall team.

Experience:

Cleaning: 1 year (preferred)

The closing date for applications is Friday 4th July at 12 noon

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 are not accepted.

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.

About St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: Up to 210 pupils
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-mary-star-of-the-sea-catholic-primary-school-st-leonards-on-sea

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