Cleaner

Blackdown Education Partnership; Cullompton; On-site; GBP 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution is looking for friendly and hardworking individuals to join their cleaning team. The Cleaner will be responsible for maintaining cleanliness in designated buildings for 41 weeks of the year, working primarily during term time. The role requires using both light and heavy cleaning equipment and involves seasonal cleaning tasks. Applicants must undergo an Enhanced DBS check. This position offers various benefits including onsite parking and a gym membership discount.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Discounted membership at onsite gym

Staff wellbeing offer

Cycle to work scheme

Qualifications

• Must undergo an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
• References will be taken from short-listed candidates.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning designated buildings around the school.
• Day‑to‑day use of light and heavy cleaning equipment.
• Seasonal work such as window cleaning and litter picking.

Job description

Cleaner

Employer: Uffculme School

Location: Cullompton, Devon

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time, Part Time

Salary: NJC point 2 (Full time equivalent £23,656)

Start Date: As Soon As Possible

Expiry: 5th February 2026 09:30 AM

About the role

Uffculme School is looking for friendly, hardworking people to join our busy premises team. Our in‑house cleaning team are central to the ethos of Uffculme School and work hard to provide an exceptional cleaning standard. Visitors often remark on how clean and well‑maintained the school's buildings and site look.

Responsibilities

The role involves cleaning designated buildings around the school. Day‑to‑day use of light and heavy cleaning equipment, chemicals, and cleaning tools will be required, along with PPE and thorough training. Some seasonal work around the outside of buildings may be needed, such as window cleaning at ground level, litter picking, and leaf sweeping around doorways. The role is for 41 weeks of the year, to be worked during term time, plus a week at Easter and two weeks in the summer.

Benefits

• Free onsite parking
• Discounted membership at our onsite gym
• Staff wellbeing offer
• Cycle to work scheme

Requirements

• Must undergo an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS).
• Record keeping obligates disclosure of convictions or cautions per the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; certain convictions are protected.
• References will be taken from short‑listed candidates, including questions about past disciplinary actions or behaviour with children, and may involve verification of experience or qualifications.
• Information will be processed under the Data Protection Act 2018 for payroll and tax purposes.

Safeguarding Statement

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). Both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on disclosure can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974. Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under‑represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender identity, age, disability, sexuality or religion.

Data Protection Statement

Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration. BEP Privacy Statement – Recruitment: please see our website for further information.