School Cleaners
Lavington School, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 4EB14 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
7 October 2025 at 9am
Date listed
23 September 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: The working hours for these two roles are expected to be, - Post 1, 15:00 – 18:45, Monday to Friday, 18.75 hours per week, 41 working weeks per year - Post 2, 15:00 – 17:00, 4 days per week, 8 hours per week, 41 working weeks per year The preferred start date for this role is as soon as possible.
Contract type
- Permanent
Hourly rate
- £12.65 per hour
What skills and experience we're looking for
Some of your duties and responsibilities will include, emptying waste bins or similar receptacles routinely and transport waste material to designated collection points. To safely use chemical agents as directed by the site manager in the discharge of cleaning operation or maintenance procedures. The successful candidates will be expected to keep check on cleaning stock levels and inform the cleaning supervisor of low stock levels, e.g. of cleaning products. You must be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and be willing to participate and engage in training and appraisal as required.
For a complete Job description, Person Specification and Candidate Briefing Pack please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as this will guide you in preparing a strong application and understanding what we’re looking for.
What the school offers its staff
We value a school community that is inclusive, kind and respectful.
We have high expectations in everything we do and want our students to feel safe but challenged so that they can thrive as well equipped and confident school leavers.
We believe all young people have immense potential and we are ambitious for all our learners, we deliver an ambitious curriculum which is well supplemented by a strong enrichment offer.
We are a hard working ambitious school who pride ourselves in providing the very highest quality of education possible. Students attend Lavington from a wide typically rural area, as a school of choice for many we know how important it is that we have the very highest expectations for the young people that attend.
We focus on maintaining a calm and orderly environment where students feel safe to challenge themselves and learn from passionate and knowledgeable specialist teachers. Lavington is a school where students enjoy their learning and embrace opportunities to take part in varied extra-curricular activities.
The behaviour of our students is excellent and there are clear boundaries and expectations for all students, students report that poor behaviour is rare and where it occurs it is dealt with quickly and effectively.
“Pupils behave well and this supports good learning. They are taught to be kind to others. Pupils are proud of their school. Pupils value their teachers and say how much they help them to learn. There is a calm, orderly and friendly atmosphere in classrooms and around the school.” Ofsted June 2023
Further information about the job
Commitment to safeguarding
Lavington School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and well-being of its students and expects all staff and volunteers to share this committment.
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 Lavington School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 871 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- Lavington School website
- Email address
- vacancies@jogschool.org
- Phone number
- 01225 711158
Lavington School is a mixed comprehensive school and currently has 965 students on roll, aged 11 to 18. It is situated on the western edge of the village of Market Lavington, about six miles south of Devizes, in the heart of rural Wiltshire. Numbers on roll have grown over the years with the school being over-subscribed. In 2018 the school opened its Sixth Form as a satellite centre of Devizes School.
Arranging a visit to Lavington School
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email vacancies@jogschool.org.
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