Site Assistant & Cleaner

Blacko Primary School, Nelson, Lancashire, BB9 6LS

90 days remaining to apply

• Job start date

  26 August 2025

• Closing date

  17 October 2025 at 12pm (midday)

• Date listed

  17 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: £12.45 Annually (Actual) Grade 3, Scale Points 3-4

Site Assistant & Cleaner job summary

Salary Range: NJC Grade 3, Scale Point 3-4

Contract Type: Part Time – pro rata

Contract Term: Permanent

Start Date: Tuesday 26th August 2025

Closing Date: Friday 4th July or once sufficient applicants received

We are seeking to appoint:

The Headteacher of Blacko Primary School is seeking to appoint a highly motivated, enthusiastic Site Assistant & Cleaner who will work under the general guidance of the Operations Manager, to contribute to the smooth running of the school by carrying out a range of caretaking duties to the agreed quality standards, including security and supervision of the site and related equipment, and other caretaking duties including porterage, cleaning, checks and maintenance. Carrying out and monitoring of cleaning work as per the school schedule. The balance of duties will be determined by the needs of the school.

Please see the application pack for full details including job description, standards and person specification.

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

At Blacko, the welfare of the child is paramount. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Attitudes towards promoting and safeguarding will be scrutinised during the selection process and discussed at induction.

All post holders are subject to a satisfactory enhanced DBS check.

Our policy and practice are in line with the DfE's ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ 2022.

We recommend that you read and understand our school's Safeguarding Policy and full Safeguarding Statement before applying to this post.

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 Blacko Primary School

• School type: Academy, ages 4 to 11
• Education phase: Primary
• School size: 101 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 4 to 11
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blacko Primary School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blacko-primary-school-nelson

'From tiny seeds, mighty trees will grow'

Blacko Primary School strives to provide a vibrant, nurturing and aspiring environment where individually our children can thrive both academically and personally. An educational family whereby children’s imaginations are ignited and opportunities stretch, develop and inspire a life-long thirst for learning.

Blacko Primary School is a good school with an excellent local reputation. We are set in a rural position in East Lancashire. From all directions, we have views of rolling countryside, with Pendle Hill in the distance. The village of Blacko is well known throughout Lancashire because of Blacko Tower. It was built at around the same time as the school and is a focal point for miles around.

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