Cleaner

Star Academies; Clough; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is seeking a highly organised cleaner to help create a safe, well maintained learning environment for pupils. You will be responsible for a range of cleaning duties, ensuring classrooms, corridors and facilities are clean, tidy and welcoming each day.

The successful candidate will work as part of a dedicated team, demonstrate reliability and initiative, and uphold the school’s high standards of cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning post experience.
• Ability to undertake a range of cleaning duties.
• Ability to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe learning environment across classrooms, corridors and facilities.
• Perform a range of cleaning duties with reliability and attention to detail.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Cleaning duties

Initiative

Job description

Do you have what it takes to nurture today’s young people and inspire tomorrow’s leaders? Do you have the drive, passion and commitment to deliver outstanding support to help young people succeed? If so, joining the Star support team might just be the best career move you ever make. This is your opportunity to join a dedicated team of support staff who are committed to providing the best possible education for our pupils.

About Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School

Bacup and Rawtenstall Grammar School is a mixed secondary grammar school and sixth form for 11 to 18-year-olds in Waterfoot, Lancashire. We joined Star Academies in 2023 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism.

In June 2026, the school was inspected under Ofsted’s new framework and ‘report card’ grading system (introduced in November 2025) and became the first school in the North West to be awarded ‘Exceptional’ – the highest grade – in all seven areas, including Post-16 provision.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a highly organised individual to help create, maintain and manage a safe learning environment for our young people. You will have a keen eye for detail to ensure our facilities are clean, safe and well maintained.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

You will have:

• A previous cleaning post.
• The ability to undertake a range of cleaning duties.
• The ability to work on own initiative.

About Star Academies

Star Academies is a high-performing multi-academy trust that runs more than 30 primary and secondary schools. We are a values-based organisation that works to improve the life chances of young people in areas of social and economic deprivation to help them succeed at the highest levels of education, employment and the professions. Every single day you’ll be rewarded with the opportunity to shape a young person’s future - our STAR values embody what we believe is needed to succeed.

Professional development is key to our ongoing success, so we continually invest in our employees through our professional development hub, Star Talent Academy. With a wealth of training, mentoring and progression opportunities across a large, growing group of academies, joining our team of leading education experts could propel your career to the next level.

We can also offer you a range of rewards and benefits,

• competitive salaries and pension schemes
• generous holiday entitlements
• healthcare cash plans

Key Dates

Closing Date: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 9am.

Interview Date: Thursday, 22 October 2026.

Proposed Start Date: Monday, 2 November 2026.

Our Commitment

Star Academies is committed to safeguarding, safer recruitment and promoting the welfare of pupils. Our comprehensive recruitment and selection processes aim to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants. Successful candidates are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks.

We are equally committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity. We aim for our workforce to be representative of society and that each employee feels respected and able to give their best. We are committed to providing equality and fairness in our recruitment and employment practices and not to discriminate on any grounds. We oppose all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination.