Cleaner

Wheatley Park School; Holton; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Wheatley Park School in Holton, Oxford, is seeking a Cleaner from September 2026. The role is 7 hours per week, evenings from 3pm, term-time only (38 weeks).

Grade 3 pro rata £3,933 (full-time equivalent £24,796). You will help maintain a safe, welcoming environment for students and staff, with training provided in health and safety.

Qualifications

• Reliable and professional approach to maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Ability to work efficiently and independently within an allocated timeframe.
• Understanding of basic health and safety protocols (full training provided).
• Commitment to Wheatley Park School values: Everyone Learning and Everyone Caring.
• Respectful, team-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Provide a safe, welcoming, and highly effective school environment.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the site.

Skills

Reliable

Efficient

Health & Safety

Team player

Independent worker

Job description

CLEANER

Required from September 2026

7 hours per week, evenings from 3pm

Term time only (38 weeks)

Grade 3 Pro rata £3933 (Full time equivalent £24796)

Provide the Absolute Foundations for a safe, welcoming, and highly effective school environment.

Why This Role Matters

You aren't just cleaning rooms; you are providing the foundation of care that allows our community to work and study effectively. When our spaces are well-maintained, students and staff feel respected and ready to learn. Your daily work directly prevents the frustration of unkempt areas, ensuring our beautiful parkland site remains a welcoming and safe environment for everyone.

What You’ll Bring

• A reliable and professional approach to maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• The ability to work efficiently and independently within an allocated timeframe.
• An understanding of basic health and safety protocols (full training will be provided).
• A practical commitment to our school’s twin values of Everyone Learning and Everyone Caring.
• A respectful, team-focused attitude.

The "Why Us" Difference

• A climate of care: We genuinely prioritise the health, safety, and wellbeing of our site team, treating you as a professional partner in our community.
• Stunning environment: You will be working within our unique, historic site set in beautiful parkland just five miles east of Oxford.
• Respectful culture: Your contribution is highly visible and deeply valued by colleagues and students who rely on the standards you set every single day.

Regulatory Information

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

The River Learning Trust and Wheatley Park School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children and preventing extremism. The Trust is required to conduct a variety of checks and online searches about you as part of their recruitment process in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

For all RLT Safer Recruitment Documentation candidates should review the Trust’s policies including Child Protection and Behaviour Policies.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. For further guidance for applicants see the list of offences that are not filtered.

Our staff are expected to maintain high standards of ethics and behaviour, by not undermining fundamental British values including democracy, the rule of law, individual liberty and mutual respect, and tolerance of those with different faiths and beliefs.

Contact

Mrs Skye Wigley, HR Manager, 01865 872441, [e-mail]

Wheatley Park School, Holton, Oxford, OX33 1QH

Tel: [phone]

Website: www.wheatleypark.org

Additional Information

Closing date and time: Thursday 27th August 2026 9am

Interview date: To be confirmed