Cleaner

Hempstalls Primary School; Minworth; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

Hempstalls Primary School in Minworth, United Kingdom, is seeking a diligent cleaning operative to join our site team. You will carry out the daily cleaning tasks as directed by the supervisor, including floors, toilets, fixtures, and use of cleaning equipment and chemicals safely.

We value a positive, nurturing environment and a commitment to safeguarding. You will work within our policies and contribute to a high standard of cleanliness across the school, supporting our children and staff

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning tasks as directed by the appropriate supervisor, including mop sweeping, single solution mopping, buffing, spray cleaning, suction cleaning, damp wiping, waste disposal, stripping and resealing of hard floors.
• Cleaning of toilet facilities and associated tasks to achieve a high quality of cleanliness.
• Cleaning of fixtures and fittings.
• Use of appropriate cleaning equipment and machinery.
• Ensuring the safe use of chemicals, machinery and equipment in line with current legislation, standards and Trust policies and procedures for Health & Safety and as per training provided.

Job description

We are looking for someone who:

• Carry out cleaning tasks as directed by the appropriate supervisor to include: mop sweeping, single solution mopping, buffing, spray cleaning, suction cleaning, damp wiping, waste disposal, stripping and resealing of hard floors.
• Cleaning of toilet facilities and associated tasks required to achieve a high quality of cleanliness
• Cleaning of fixtures and fittings
• The use of appropriate cleaning equipment and machinery
• Ensuring the safe use of chemicals, machinery and equipment when carrying out the cleaning function inline with current legislation, standards and Trust policies and procedures for Health & Safety, and in accordance with training provided.

At Hempstalls we are proud of:

• Our wonderful, friendly children and their achievements
• Our positive and nurturing ethos and our clear values and vision
• Our dedicated team of staff
• Our inclusion policy for all
• Our excellent relationships with parents and the wider community
• Our very supportive governors
• Our commitment to professional development.

• Our Trust motto is ‘Come as you are and Leave as a Champion’. We are looking for someone who will willingly support this ethos.

Hempstalls Primary School is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. This position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a self-declaration of their criminal record and other relevant safeguarding information that may make them unsuitable to work with children.

It is an offence to apply for this position if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity.

A copy of the schools Safeguarding Policy can be viewed here: Safeguarding (hempstalls.staffs.sch.uk)

If you are successful in being shortlisted for this post, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence.