Cleaner

Kirklees Metropolitan Council; Stanley; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Tanfield Lea Community Primary School in Stanley, County Durham, is hiring a cleaner to join a friendly team. The role is 11 hours per week, 3.30-5.45 pm Monday-Thursday and 3.30-5.30 pm Friday, with duties including cleaning designated areas, waste handling, and reporting maintenance issues.

The post requires DBS disclosure, commitment to safeguarding, and a willingness to work year-round (52 weeks) with annual leave as specified. Closing date: 2 October 2026.

Qualifications

• Hardworking, motivated cleaner to join our team.
• Willingness to follow cleaning specifications and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas of the school as per specifications.
• Empty bins and remove refuse to designated disposal point.
• Clean furniture, fittings, toilets and floors to required standards.
• Report faulty equipment and maintenance issues to Line Manager.
• Assist in school cleaning during closures per program.
• Attend training courses and act as role model to pupils.

Skills

Cleaning

Hardworking

Job description

11 hours per week- 3.30-5.45 pm Mon-Thurs, 3.30-5.30 pm Fri. Whole Time. Required to start as soon as possible.

The Governors of Tanfield Lea Community Primary School wish to appoint a hardworking, motivated cleaner to join our friendly team.

CLEANING DUTIES

Cleaning designated areas of the school in accordance with Durham County Council cleaning specifications and ensuring these are maintained in a clean and hygienic condition, on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis as instructed by the Line Manager or Head Teacher. These areas may be changed depending on the needs of the school.

Cleaning Duties include:

• Ensuring all waste bins are emptied and refuse is removed and taken to the designated disposal point in order to ensure the site is clean and tidy and meets with health and safety requirements.
• Cleaning all furniture and fittings including ledges, pipe work and radiators, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and hygiene are met and maintained.
• Cleaning all sanitary fixtures and fittings in the toilets, 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 Line Manager.
• Carrying out vacuuming in all carpeted areas ensuring correct use, carrying and storage of equipment.
• Cleaning all other floor areas appropriately ie sweeping, mopping, polishing etc, ensuring wet floor Health and Safety hazard signs are used when required to ensure wellbeing of staff/pupils is maintained.
• Keeping appropriate light equipment, machinery and cleaning cupboards in a clean and hygienic condition.
• Reporting faulty equipment, machinery etc to the Line Manager.
• Checking windows and doors are free from damage and closed after cleaning has been carried out to ensure the facilities are locked and secured appropriately.
• Assisting in the whole school clean during school closure as per the school cleaning program.
• Attending any training courses relevant to the post, ensuring continuing, personal and professional development.
• Presenting oneself as a role model to pupils in speech, dress, behaviour and attitude.
• Undertaking any other duties that are commensurate with the post as directed by the Head Teacher or Line Manager.

KEYHOLDING

In the absence of the Caretaker due to holidays, or sickness etc, the post holder may be required to act as keyholder, opening/closing the school (including the operation of the burglar alarm) for cleaning purposes.

This job profile will be the subject to regular review and any part of it may be amended as a result of such a review or at any time after consultation with the post-holder.

Please note that this position is whole time, which means that you will be in attendance at work all year round (52 weeks a year) and will have an annual leave entitlement (27 days if you have less than 5 years’ continuous local government service, 32 days if you have in excess of 5 years’ continuous local government service; pro rata for part time), which must be taken during school closure periods. During periods of school closure outside of your annual leave entitlement, you are required to be in attendance at work.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and, if successful, you will need to apply for an enhanced DBS disclosure.

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.

Closing date for applications is 12.00 noon on Friday 2 October 2026

Interview date: TBC

Tanfield Lea Community Primary School Tanfield Lea, Stanley, County Durham, DH9 9LU

Tel: [phone]

Email: [e-mail]

#VPRS/161

Company: Durham County Council

Salary: £25,614 pro rata

Location: Stanley, Durham

Sector: Education

Job Role: Teaching Assistant