Cleaner - Rood End Primary School

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Oldbury; On-site; GBP 10,000; Part time

Job summary

A local primary school in Oldbury is seeking a friendly and reliable Cleaner to join their team. Responsibilities include daily cleaning duties and ensuring safety standards are met. The ideal candidate should be physically fit, proactive, and possess a basic understanding of cleaning equipment. Previous experience in a similar role is preferred but not mandatory. This position offers 15 hours per week at a grade A salary of £9,897 per annum.

Qualifications

• Must have a basic knowledge of cleaning products and equipment.
• Experience in polishing, dusting, cleaning, washing and sweeping.
• Reliability, punctuality, and excellent attendance are required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the school is cleaned every day to the required standard.
• Use correct warning signs and safety equipment.
• Observe safe working practices in cleaning duties.

Skills

Good communicator

Ability to organize workload

Proactive and conscientious

Physically fit

Flexible and adaptable

Education

Previous cleaning experience (desirable)

Tools

Cleaning products and equipment

Job description

Ready, Respectful, Safe

'Nurturing Hope and Ambition to Achieve and Succeed'

Rood End Primary is a 2-form entry primary school in Oldbury. We believe that our children and their families deserve the very best and, with determination and dedication, strive to provide this every day.

The Senior Leadership Team of Rood End Primary School are looking to appoint a friendly, reliable and efficient Cleaner to work as part of the cleaning team. Cleaners are responsible for a wide range of cleaning duties, which includes ensuring the school is cleaned every day to the required standard/specification. The appointed person must be a good communicator and able to organise their workload along with the ability to use their initiative, be proactive and conscientious in addition to being a team player.

The successful candidate must have the ability to work safely, using the correct warning signs, protective clothing and safety equipment and being mindful of hazards to other staff and students. Compliance with the Health and Safety practices of the School.

The successful candidate will also need to:

• Be physically fit to undertake the duties of the post;
• Have a basic knowledge/experience of using products and equipment used in cleaning;
• Have practical ability in polishing, dusting, cleaning, washing and sweeping;
• To be reliable, punctual and have excellent attendance;
• Possess a flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns and job tasks;
• Observe safe working practices in carrying out the required duties;
• Previous experience of working in a cleaning post and working as part of a team would be desirable but not essential.

The successful candidate will be responsible to the Business Manager via the Site Manager.

If you are ambitious and passionate about children Achieving and Succeeding, and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

Rood End Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable groups including children, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

An enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) clearance is required for this role.

This post requires a Children’s Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website www.roodend.sandwell.sch.uk

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Visits to our school are encouraged and warmly welcomed. These can be arranged by calling 0121 552 1866.

Application forms are available below and on-line applications should be returned directly to the school [e-mail]

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spamboxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.

Hours:15 hours per week.

Grade:Grade A, SCP 2, £24,413 (Actual Annual Salary - £9,897 per annum)

Location: Rood End Primary School,Rood End Road, Oldbury, West Midlands, B68 8SQ

Closing Date: 19th November 2025

Shortlisting Date: 20th November 2025

Interviews: Wednesday 26th November 2025

Start date: ASAP (Subject to satisfactory clearance checks)