Cleaner in Charge

Neat; Newcastle upon Tyne; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Flexible working

Job summary

Walkergate Community School, part of the NEAT Academy Trust, is seeking a Cleaner in Charge for the Early Years site. You will supervise the cleaning team, carry out duties to meet standards, and manage stock and equipment to ensure a safe, hygienic learning environment.

Part-time 17.5 hours per week, 3:00pm–6:30pm, Monday to Friday. The role requires reliability, security duties as keyholder, and a commitment to safeguarding and high cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Experience leading a team and prioritising workloads.
• Ability to act as keyholder and perform basic security checks.
• Excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Able to follow procedures and work independently to deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Supervise daily cleaning operations at the site.
• Manage cleaning stocks and equipment.
• Ensure compliance with safety policies and procedures.
• Lead a small team and coordinate workloads.

Skills

Team leadership

Security responsibilities

Organisational skills

Procedural compliance

Cleaning procedures

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Can you help maintain a safe, clean and hygienic environment for our learners? Walkergate Community School are seeking to appoint a Cleaner in Charge to join their team at their Early Years site.

You’ll provide day-to-day supervision, carry out cleaning duties to ensure standards, safety policies and procedures are met and manage cleaning stock and equipment.

We are looking for a colleague who has:

• Experience in managing a team, with the ability to lead, motivate, and effectively prioritise workloads for both yourself and others.
• Ability to act as a keyholder responsible for locking and securing the premises at the end of the school day, alongside carrying out basic security checks.
• Excellent organisational skills and high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
• Ability to follow procedures, work independently on your own initiative, and consistently meet deadlines.

This post is part time working 17.5 hours per week, 3:00pm - 6:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Our schoolis one of eight primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools.At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims tobuild and strengthen networks ofschoolsthroughout the region and help them access effective educationresearchand implement it in everyday practice.

Our school motto is ‘Together we make a difference’. At Walkergate Community School we are lucky enough to have a passionate workforce who all care for and respect the fantastic children of our school. As a research school, we are dedicated to school improvement and we all aim to provide a happy, safe and engaging school environment for the children and our staff too.

Inreturnweoffer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across our trust.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Cycle to work scheme offering savings on a range of bikes and safety equipment via salary sacrifice.
• Access to free eyes tests for DSE users.
• Opportunities for flexible working. Discounts for large national retailers and local businesses in a wide range of categories including holidays, cars, days out, fashion, insurance and much more.
• Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Family friendly schemes such as maternity, paternity, shared parental and emergency dependent leave.

If you would to find out more about this opportunity, you can contact Kelly Stockill, School Business Manager on 0191 265 5737.

The expected date for interviews is Thursday 12th November 2026.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.