Cleaner

Gorsefield Primary School; Radcliffe; On-site; GBP 14,272,000 - 16,531,000; Part time

Job summary

Gorsefield Primary School is seeking a part-time Cleaner to join the team. You will work 15 hours per week, 3.30pm–6.30pm, Monday to Friday, delivering cleaning services to the school in line with an agreed specification.

The role is permanent and located at Robertson Street, Radcliffe, near Manchester. DBS checks and safeguarding measures apply, with training provided.

Responsibilities

• To deliver a cleaning service against an agreed specification in the school.
• To keep cleaning equipment in a safe and clean condition and to report any unsafe electrical equipment to the office immediately.
• To store chemicals/consumables in a safe and secure place and to ensure efficient and effective usage.
• To order chemicals/consumables as necessary either through the Cleaning Supervisor ensuring that stock levels do not fall to an unacceptable level.
• To inform line management of problems actual or potential relating to delivery of cleaning service.
• To promote customer relationship with on site clients.
• To carry out any other duties as management may require.
• Develop oneself and others – to make every effort to access development opportunities and ensure you spend time with your manager identifying your development needs through your personal development plan.
• Valuing Diversity – to accept everyone has a right to their distinct identity and to promote the department’s diversity action plan.

Job description

Join our Team as a Cleaner!

TITLE: Cleaner

SCHOOL: Gorsefield Primary School, Robertson Street, Radcliffe, Manchester, M26 4DW.

DIRECTORATE: Forward as One Multi Academy Trust

REPORTING TO: Headteacher

GRADE: NJC 03- £13.28 per hour

CONTRACT: Permanent

HOURS: All year round, 15 hours per week / 3.30pm – 6.30pm, Monday - Friday

PURPOSE OF POST: Assist in the provision of a clean and safe working environment for the school.

MAIN DUTIES

1. To deliver a cleaning service against an agreed specification in the school.
2. To keep cleaning equipment in a safe and clean condition and to report any unsafe electrical equipment to the office immediately.
3. To store chemicals/consumables in a safe and secure place and to ensure efficient and effective usage.
4. To order chemicals/consumables as necessary either through the Cleaning Supervisor ensuring that stock levels do not fall to an unacceptable level.
5. To inform line management of problems actual or potential relating to delivery of cleaning service.
6. To promote customer relationship with on site clients.
7. To carry out any other duties as management may require.
8. Develop oneself and others – To make every effort to access development opportunities and ensure you spend time with your manager identifying your development needs through your personal development plan.To be ready to share learning with others.
9. Valuing Diversity –To accept everyone has a right to their distinct identity.To treat everyone with dignity and respect, and to ensure that what all our customers tell us is valued by reporting it back into the organisation.To be responsible for promoting and participating in the achievement of the departmental valuing diversity action plan.

Closing date: 18th September 2026 – 12 noon

Start Date: 12th October 2026

Please send any queries to: [e-mail]

Safeguarding Statement:

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025, as part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed on to the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

This role is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

Pre-employment checks will be undertaken before appointment is confirmed.