Cleaner

Castle Hill Infant School; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 4,200 - 5,500; Part time

Job summary

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools in Ipswich are seeking a reliable cleaner to join our Premises Team. The role covers early morning and late afternoon shifts, 6am–8am and 3.15pm–5.15pm, 10 hours per week term time plus PD days and school holiday weeks.

We value teamwork, flexibility, and a proactive approach. The role includes DBS checks and safeguarding commitments; please refer to the job description for full details and to discuss interview arrangements.

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for a cleaner to join us and be a part of our highly valued, hard working and friendly Premises Team ASAP.

Contract Details : 10 hours per week term time plus 5 PD Days and an additional 5 weeks during school holidays. The hours are to be worked from 6am - 8am or 3.15pm - 5.15pm Monday to Friday. There is a certain amount of flexibility around the start and end times of the 2 hourly shifts which can be discussed at the interview stage.

Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools are established schools based in Ipswich. We are two schools, working as one. We are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education. We are incredibly proud of our schools; our curriculum is inspiring and engaging, supporting pupils to uncover new worlds and opportunities.

We have high expectations for our learners to achieve and develop them to be active members of our school community through our values of PASSION, RESILIENCE, INTEGRITY, DETERMINATION and EQUITY.

We nurture the whole child; understanding the importance of developing pupils socially, emotionally and culturally.

Castle Hill is proudly inclusive. Everyone is valued and celebrated within our community. All are lifelong members of #TeamCastleHill.

Be your best, give it your all, do it with PRIDE

The person that we are looking for needs to meet the following criteria:

• Good Communication skills essential
• Experience desired, but not essential as training will be provided
• Ability to work well within a team and on your own
• Must be able to work on your own initiative with a proactive and flexible attitude.
• The ability to be flexible to meet the needs and demands of the role.
• Excellent time management organisation and focus on ability to prioritise and multitask with clear ability to focus on detail.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

This post will be reporting directly to Perry Springate the Premises Manager and will be based at Castle Hill Infant and Junior Schools.

In line with our safeguarding practices we are unable to accept CVs.

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.