Cleaner

Kier Group; London Borough of Waltham Forest; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a part-time Cleaner to join Heathcote School’s Facilities Management team in London. The role offers 12.5 hours per week with morning or afternoon shifts (6:00–8:30 or 15:30–18:00). You will help maintain high cleanliness standards in classrooms and common areas, creating a welcoming environment for students and staff.

You will work under supervision, following cleaning schedules and COSHH rules, using PPE as required, and reporting any issues promptly to your supervisor.

Qualifications

• Previous cleaning experience, ideally in a school, office or commercial environment.
• Understand health and safety practices, including COSHH regulations and the safe use of cleaning equipment.
• Comfortable following cleaning schedules and maintaining attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain all areas including classrooms, corridors, toilets and communal spaces to a high standard.
• Vacuum carpets and mop hard floors, ensuring surfaces are spotless.
• Empty bins, replenish consumables like soap and towels, and manage waste disposal.
• Follow COSHH guidelines and health and safety procedures, using appropriate PPE and colour-coded equipment.
• Report maintenance issues to supervisor promptly.

Skills

Cleaning experience

COSHH regulations

Attention to detail

Tools

Cleaning equipment handling

Job description

We're looking for a Cleaner to join ourteam based in Heathcote School.

Location: Heathcote School
Hours: 12.5 hours per week (morning or afternoon - 6 AM to 8:30 AM or 3:30 PM to 6 PM)

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

Join our Facilities Management team at Heathcote School as a Cleaner. This is a wonderful opportunity to become part of a supportive team where your contribution makes a real difference to the school environment. Working closely with your cleaning supervisor, you'll help maintain high standards of cleanliness and create a welcoming space for students and staff.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Cleaner, you'll be working within the Facilities Management team, supporting them in maintaining excellent cleanliness standards throughout the school. Your day-to-day will include:

• Cleaning and maintaining all areas including classrooms, corridors, toilets and communal spaces to a high standard
• Vacuuming carpeted areas and wet mopping hard floors, ensuring surfaces are spotless
• Emptying bins, replenishing consumables such as hand soap and towels, and managing waste disposal correctly
• Following COSHH guidelines and health and safety procedures, using appropriate PPE and colour-coded equipment
• Reporting any maintenance issues or concerns promptly to your supervisor

What are we looking for?

This role of Cleaner is great for you if:

• You have previous cleaning experience, ideally in a school, office or commercial environment
• You understand health and safety practices, including COSHH regulations and the safe use of cleaning equipment
• You're comfortable following cleaning schedules and maintaining attention to detail

Rewards and benefits

We’re proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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