Cleaner

Hightown Primary School; Southampton; On-site; GBP 5,000 - 6,800; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff wellbeing

Career development

Blue Light Card discount

Cycle to Work discount

Job summary

Hightown Primary School is seeking a reliable person to join our cleaning team on a permanent basis. The role is 10.5 hours per week, with shifts from 3.15pm to 5.15/5.30pm, and the salary is £5,926.

You’ll be part of Inspire Learning Partnership, supporting pupil welfare and maintaining a safe, tidy environment. Experience in a school is not required, but enthusiasm for safeguarding and teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Experience with cleaning duties in a school setting is preferred.
• Ability to follow instructions clearly and communicate effectively.
• Commitment to safeguarding pupils’ wellbeing and equality.

Responsibilities

• Have experience working as a cleaner with a range of cleaning duties.
• Be a team player but able to work independently.
• Communicate clearly and follow instructions.
• Understand confidentiality and safeguarding responsibilities.
• Be hardworking and physically fit.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Team player

Independent worker

Communication

Confidentiality

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

Hours: 10.5 hrs per week (3.15pm to 5.15/5.30pm)

Actual Salary: £5,926

This is a permanent role

Join Us in Making a Real Difference at Hightown Primary School

We are a school where you’ll feel part of something truly special — a place where every child is known, valued, and supported.

At Hightown Primary School and Nursery our dedicated and skilled team of practitioners champion a culture of nurture, respect, and resilience, ensuring that all children are inspired to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Who we are seeking

We are looking for a reliable, flexible, hardworking, and committed person to join our hardworking cleaning team. Previous experience of working in a school environment is not necessary, but an interest in the welfare of children and their wellbeing us a necessary attribute for this post.

Why Choose Us?

We’re part of Inspire Learning Partnership, a forward-thinking, research-led Trust that puts people first. When you join us, you’re not just taking a job — you’re joining a community where your voice is heard, your development is invested in, and your wellbeing is genuinely prioritised.

What We Offer:

• Staff wellbeing at the core of our culture, not just in policy but in practice
• Be part of a Trust that’s small enough to know you, but big enough to invest in you
• A tailored induction and clear, supportive, career development pathways
• A research-led culture where innovation, curiosity and brave thinking are encouraged
• Longer holidays than maintained schools, including a 2-week October half-term
• Access to high quality professional development, collaborative networks and inspiring colleagues
• Competitive salary
• Blue Light Card, Cycle to Work scheme, Halfords & Tredz discount

The successful applicant will:

• Have experience working as a cleaner with experience of undertaking a range of cleaning duties
• Be a team player, but be able to work independently
• To communicate clearly and follow instructions
• Understand confidentiality and show commitment to safeguarding pupils wellbeing and equality
• Hard working and physically fit

Has this role got your name on it?

We’re looking forward to hearing from you.

If you have any further questions or would like to arrange a tour of the base setting, please contact the school directly at [e-mail]

Our commitment to safeguarding

Inspire Learning Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

An enhanced DBS check is required for all roles in regulated activity. The specific safeguarding responsibilities of this role are outlined within Part One of Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025.

Further details concerning our safeguarding policies and procedures, including our statement on the Rehabilitation of Offenders, can be found on the Trust website.

As part of our due diligence and in line with the recommendation made in Keeping Children Safe in Education, the Trust reserves the right to undertake online searches on shortlisted candidates. Further details about our searches can be found within our Recruitment Policy.