Cleaner

Dene Academy; Peterlee; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Full time

Job summary

Dene Academy is seeking a dedicated cleaner to maintain a high-class, state-of-the-art academy. You will be responsible for day-to-day cleaning, secure handling of the site, and supporting a safe environment for staff and students.

The role involves cleaning duties across all areas, reporting faults, and covering other sections when required. The school is an Equal Opportunities Employer and places importance on a diverse workforce with clear English communication.

Qualifications

• Must be able to converse in accurate spoken English when engaging with staff, students and visitors.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.
• Dene Academy is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

Responsibilities

• Lock/unlock school buildings as a designated keyholder and secure the site after cleaning.
• Assist in providing a clean, safe environment for staff and students.
• Empty waste bins and remove refuse to designated disposal points per health and safety rules.
• Clean furniture, fittings, ledges, pipework and radiators to high standards of cleanliness.
• Clean sanitary fixtures, lavatories, washrooms and showers and report faults.
• Vacuum all carpeted areas and handle equipment safely.
• Sweep, mop and polish all floor areas as required.
• Use wet floor signs and floor scrubbing machines following safety procedures.
• Assist with school cleaning during closures as per the cleaning programme.
• Check windows and doors are secure after cleaning.
• Provide cover in other sections/areas when necessary.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen at Dene Academy, as we require a cleaner to be responsible for the day-to-day cleaning of a high class, state of art academy., All Cleaners will:

• Lock /unlock school buildings and areas when required as a designated keyholder, ensuring the site is accessible when needed and secured correctly, following appropriate procedures, when not in use.
• Assist in providing a clean, safe environment.
• Ensure all waste bins are emptied and refuse is removed and taken to the designated disposal point to ensure the site is clean and tidy and meets with health and safety requirements.
• Clean all furniture and fittings including ledges, pipe work and radiators ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are met and maintained.
• Clean all sanitary fixtures and fittings including the lavatories, washroom facilities and showers etc., ensuring all areas are maintained to the required standards of health and safety, reporting any damaged or broken facilities, or other maintenance issues to the appropriate member of staff.
• Carry out vacuuming in all carpeted areas ensuring correct use, carrying and storage of equipment.
• Clean all other floor areas appropriately i.e. sweeping, mopping, polishing etc.
• Ensure wet floor Health & Safety hazard signs are used when required to ensure wellbeing of staff/students is maintained.
• Use floor scrubbing machines when required, following correct operating procedures to ensure personal and others safety and wellbeing.
• Assist in the whole school clean during school closure as per the school cleaning programme.
• Check windows and doors are free from damage and closed after cleaning has been carried out to ensure the facilities are locked and secured appropriately.
• Provide cover on other sections / areas of the school when necessary.

The above list of duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive definition of all tasks associated with the post.

Dene Academy is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

We want to develop a more diverse workforce and we positively welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Where our roles are customer facing and you are required to speak to members of the public, the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.

As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Any offer of employment will be subject to receipt of a satisfactory enhanced DBS check and appropriate references.