Cleaner

St Edmund's and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schools; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

St Edmund's and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schools are seeking reliable cleaners to join our premises team at St Edmund's School. You will perform general cleaning duties under the supervision of the cleaner in charge/caretaker.

We are committed to a safe, clean and welcoming environment to support children's learning and development. Full training will be provided; a DBS check is required before appointment.

Qualifications

• Reliable, hardworking cleaner required.
• DBS check will be undertaken prior to appointment.
• COSHH knowledge desirable; full training will be provided.

Responsibilities

• Emptying of bins and cleaning of toilets.
• Cleaning tables and dusting shelves and other storage units.
• Vacuuming and mopping floors.
• Cleaning corridors and adjacent offices.
• Cleaning contact points and glass on doors.
• Deep cleaning over holiday periods.

Skills

Reliable

Hard-working

Motivated

Job description

Company: St Edmund's and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schools

Our friendly, caring and experienced premises staff are looking to recruit reliable, hard-working and motivated cleaners to join their team based at St Edmund’s School.

You will have responsibility for general cleaning duties in all areas of the school under the direction of the cleaner in charge/caretaker and will need to be committed to creating a safe, clean and welcoming environment to support children’s learning and development. An understanding of hygiene and health and safety would be an advantage but full training will be provided.

St Edmund’s school provides a supportive working environment and are committed to staff well-being as well as to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We require all staff and volunteers to demonstrate this commitment in every aspect of their work. The successful candidate will need to undertake a DBS check.

Please visit our website (https://www.st-edmunds.suffolk.sch.uk/) to learn more about our school. Please see the job description, including person specification for further details.

For more information please contact the school via [e-mail] or telephone [phone].

*hours are worked term time, plus non-pupil days with remainder of hours condensed over school closure periods, allowance to cover holiday entitlement included in salary

LEVEL DESCRIPTION

Under the direction of the Cleaner in charge/caretaker the post holder is responsible for ensuring the school buildings are cleaned to the standard required. No supervisory responsibilities. All duties are carried out within recognised procedures or guidelines. All problems, other than the most routine or straight forward, will be referred to the cleaner in charge/ caretaker.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AT THIS LEVEL

Cleaning

• Emptying of bins
• Cleaning of toilets
• Cleaning tables and dusting of shelves and other storage units
• Vacuuming/mopping floors
• Cleaning corridors and offices adjoined to relevant areas
• Cleaning contact points and glass on doors
• In-depth 'deep clean' over holiday period

The duties and responsibilities of this post may vary from time to time and post holders may be expected to undertake other duties of a similar level / nature which is considered appropriate to the level of this post. Some manual handling will be involved (moving tables/chairs etc) and experience and knowledge of COSHH is desirable but full training and PPE will be provided. In addition, all duties must be carried out in accordance with health and safety procedures, as follows:

• Wearing personal protective equipment and clothing e.g. goggles when mixing chemicals and water, dust masks when cleaning pottery rooms, rubber gloves
• Correct use of colour coded equipment and consumables e.g. cloths, gloves to prevent cross contamination
• Safe care and correct use of cleaning chemicals
• Use of 'dirty kit' in disposing of bodily fluids
• In the event of an accident, refer to COSSH data sheet for guidance

St Edmund's and St Joseph's Catholic Primary Schools