Cleaner

Coast and Vale Learning Trust; Oxford; On-site; GBP 4,000 - 5,000; Part time

Job summary

Coast and Vale Learning Trust is seeking a Cleaner to join our site team from September 2026. This 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).

Provide the absolute foundations for a safe, welcoming school environment. You will help keep our parkland site clean and well-maintained, contributing to a respectful, high-standard learning atmosphere for staff and students.

Qualifications

• A 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 the school’s values of Everyone Learning and Everyone Caring.
• Respectful, team-focused attitude.

Responsibilities

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness.
• Work efficiently within the allocated timeframe for an 7-hour week schedule.
• Follow health and safety protocols (training provided).
• Demonstrate a respectful, team-focused attitude daily.

Skills

Reliable

Efficient

Health & Safety

Twin values

Teamwork

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.

“Walking into a clean, well-maintained building sets the tone for our whole day. We really notice and appreciate the care our site team puts in, and we'd be lost without them.” Teacher at WPS

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.

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 the colleagues and students who rely on the standards you set every single day.

Our employees benefit from a wide variety of support including extensive continuing professional learning and development opportunities, wellbeing and staff networks and access to Defined Benefit Pension Schemes (TPS and LGPS) for all staff.

This role includes regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.