Cleaner

Discovery Academy - Victorious Academies Trust; Tameside; On-site; GBP 7,100 - 9,700; Part time

Job summary

Discovery Academy, Hyde, is recruiting a Cleaner to join the site team. The role involves cleaning designated areas under the supervision of the Site Manager and following cleaning schedules to high standards.

You will use cleaning materials and operate machinery such as vacuum cleaners and polishers, maintain health and safety procedures, and wear PPE. This is a permanent, term-time role with pro-rata salary. Weekdays 3.30pm–6.00pm, 12.5 hours per week.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated parts of the Academy site under the Site Manager’s guidance.
• Use cleaning materials as instructed and operate cleaning machinery (vacuum cleaners, polishers).
• Follow cleaning schedules and safety procedures (COSHH, Manual Handling).
• Carry out a variety of cleaning duties and maintain PPE usage.

Skills

Teamwork

Health & Safety

Reliability

Tools

Vacuum cleaners

Polishers

Job description

The Trustees at Victorious Academies Trust would like to appoint a Cleaner at Discovery Academy, Hyde.

Our Trust’s vision is to support young people to develop the aspiration and motivation to be successful; we have high ambitions for all young people in our schools and all roles within our Trust are central to ensuring that we work to support this.

The purpose of a cleaner is to undertake cleaning duties under the supervision of Site Manager within the premises to ensure high standards of premise care in accordance with cleaning specifications and current Health and Safety Legislation.

You will take part in maintaining the cleaning of a designated area of the Academy. You will:

• Be responsible for cleaning certain parts of the Academy site as allocated by the Site Manager (this may vary from time to time).
• Use cleaning materials as instructed by the Site Manager.
• Operate cleaning machinery in cleaning soft and hard surfaces e.g. vacuum cleaners and polishers.
• Understand and follow cleaning schedules and instructions.
• Carry out a variety of cleaning duties.

You will maintain Health and Safety procedures at all times. You will:

• Ensure security of the building .e.g. check windows and doors are closed/locked.
• Report any faults to electrical cleaning equipment, do not use until fault is repaired.
• Ensure correct policy and procedures are maintained, including Health and Safety COSHH, Manual Handling etc.
• Only use authorised cleaning materials, ensure the correct dilution rates as directed and used for the purpose indicated.
• Ensure all PPE issued is worn at all times, including tabards and rubber gloves.
• Display wet floor signs when cleaning floors.

You will be an effective part of the Academy team. You will:

• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team.
• Participate in training sessions as required.

The hours associated with this Cleaner role are:

• Weekdays - 3.30pm 6.00pm 12.5 hours per week.

To start w/c 12.10.26

This role is a permanent contract at 12.5 hours Term Time Only plus 4 weeks with an actual pro-rata salary of £8,395.

For more details about the role please see attached Job Description and Person Specification. For more details about our Trust and our schools please see attached Trust Recruitment Pack.

Victorious Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We have robust processes and procedures in place to reduce risk and to continuously promote a positive culture of safeguarding across our workforce. This role involves working with children and/or young people and is subject to Victorious Academies Trust’s Safer Recruitment Process. All support staff roles within our Trust are subject to a threemonth probationary period. All posts require an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, as well as an online search in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These checks may be carried out by a thirdparty social media screening provider. All processing will be conducted in accordance with UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and statutory safeguarding guidance, including Keeping Children Safe in Education.

Supporting Documents

• Job Description
• Safer Recruitment Policy
• Information Pack 2026
• Recruitment Privacy Policy