Cleaner

Hamwic Education Trust; Hound; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing day

Flexible working

Training & development

Local Government Pension Scheme

Generous holidays

Benefits portal

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Hamwic Education Trust seeks a professional cleaner for Weston Secondary School to keep classrooms, corridors, offices and wash areas clean and hygienic. The role requires sweeping, washing, bin emptying and dusting to support a safe school environment for pupils and staff.

The Trust emphasizes flexible working where possible, training opportunities, and access to the Local Government Pension Scheme as part of its worker benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and janitorial tasks preferred.
• Ability to follow Health and Safety regulations and requirements.

Responsibilities

• Clean, wash and sweep designated areas.
• Empty litter and waste bins.
• Polish and dust furniture, fittings and flooring.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for pupils and staff.

Job description

The purpose of this role is to keep designated areas of the school in a clean and hygienic condition. The designated areas may include classrooms, corridors, offices, toilets and wash areas and may vary between term time and school holiday periods. We are seeking a professional individual who can:

• Clean, wash and sweep the designated areas as appropriate.
• Empty litter and waste bins.
• Polish and dust furniture, fittings, and flooring.
• Contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children and adults, adhering to all Health and Safety regulations and requirements.

Weston Secondary School is a thriving secondary school which is committed to providing the very best opportunities for all our students. Our core values of Aspire, Believe, and Achieve are embedded throughout the school. We are a dedicated and forward-thinking school where each student's academic achievement and personal development are important. Our motto, Celebrating Diversity, Nurturing Talent, Inspiring Achievement, supported by our values, reflects our intent as a school for all our students.

Hamwic Education Trust (HET) is a large, fast-paced multi-academy trust with currently 37 schools across the South Coast: Portsmouth, Southampton, Poole and Dorset. About Hamwic Education Trust: HET is fully committed to developing an outstanding workforce. We are a friendly and supportive community of professionals working hard to ensure that our schools are enabling children to grow and develop for the future. We have talented staff working in leadership, teaching and support roles throughout our schools and committed professionals working in the Managed Services team covering education, safeguarding, HR, IT, finance and estates. This experienced team supports our schools and is responsible for the successful delivery of our multi-academy trust. As an employer, we support our staff to grow through continuing professional development and there is a range of apprenticeships and other opportunities available throughout the Trust to extend your knowledge, skills and career prospects. HET celebrates the uniqueness of our pupils, our staff and our schools and we aim for everyone to achieve their full potential through the pathways of opportunities available. HET recognises that by valuing and promoting equal opportunities in employment for all employees and job applicants and avoiding unlawful discrimination in employment and delivery of services, we will be able to deliver first class education and value the differences our workforce brings to HET.

• An opportunity to be part of a collaborative managed services team with a shared vision of excellence
• A real career path in a thriving and respected organisation
• Flexible working approach, where possible
• Wellbeing day (trial for 2025/26)
• Excellent training and development programmes and opportunities
• Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with length of service (support staff)
• Access to our benefits portal offering a full range of discounts available through Lifestyle Savings
• Access to Wellbeing Support through our Employee Assistance Programme, this includes free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for employees and family members

Commitment to safeguarding: All posts are subject to a safer recruitment process which includes enhanced criminal record and barring checks, scrutiny of work and training history, robust referencing, and other vetting checks. Successful candidates will also be subject to online searches. Our safeguarding system is underpinned by a range of policies and procedures which encourage and promote safe working practice across HET. All HET employees are required to undergo continuous professional development to maintain safe working practices and to safeguard our pupils.