Cleaner (Trust)

Education Impact Academy Trust; Gravelly Hill; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

A collaborative educational organization in Gravelly Hill is seeking a dedicated School Cleaner to maintain high cleanliness standards across its schools. The successful candidate will perform cleaning tasks, report any safety hazards, and work closely with the cleaning supervisor. Key attributes include attention to detail and the ability to safely operate cleaning equipment. This role offers professional development opportunities and a supportive working environment that raises educational standards for all students.

Benefits

Collaborative and inclusive culture

10 CPD days for professional development

Employee Assistance Programme

Generous pension scheme

Annual leave starting at 29 days, increasing with service

Onsite parking at all schools

SEN Allowances for all roles

Qualifications

• Ability to safely use cleaning equipment and chemicals as directed.
• Strong commitment to cleanliness and maintenance standards.
• Willingness to report hazards and work collaboratively with a team.

Responsibilities

• Perform mopping and cleaning duties to ensure high standards of cleanliness.
• Report hazards, defects, and safety issues to the supervisor.
• Safely use cleaning equipment and adhere to safety guidelines.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

We are seeking to appoint a School Cleaner to provide a high standard cleaning service for the school. Duties will include mopping and cleaning, and you will be responsible for ensuring a high‑quality cleanliness of your designated area. You will be responsible for reporting any hazards, defects and any relevant factors of building and environment safety immediately to the cleaning supervisor. You will safely use electronically powered scrubbing, polishing, and vacuuming machines to scrub, polish, spray and clean floors. The safe use of chemical agents will be adhered to as directed by the cleaning supervisor in the discharge of cleaning operations or maintenance procedures. Education Impact Academy Trust is a MAT incorporating Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School and Mayfield School. Wilson Stuart School is an Ofsted designated outstanding all age (2 - 25 years) Special School which provides very high‑quality education for 264 pupils and young people who have physical disabilities, and/or complex medical conditions. Queensbury School provides for 245 students who have MLD (Moderate Learning Difficulties), ASC (Autistic Spectrum Condition), SLD (Severe Learning Difficulties) and SEMH (Social Emotional and Mental Health). Mayfield School educates children and young people, who have a range of learning difficulties, between the ages of 3 and 19 and have approximately 300 students on roll. As a Trust we truly value the success of every child and we place the sharing of excellent education practice at the core of this value. Professional development, challenge and support are at the heart of ensuring our staff are some of the finest teachers so they can deliver outstanding teaching. We benefit significantly from the variety of schools within the Trust, enabling staff to benefit greatly from the opportunities we have for collaborative working. in addition, we are able to benefit tremendously from sharing best practice and expertise we have within our organisation., Education Impact Academy Trust (EIAT) is three Special Schools and a Specialist College (19-25). We also have two mainstream day nurseries. You will work with a team of staff to support children and young people to reach their full educational potential. We believe that 'Better Never Ends'. You may work with individuals who have physical disabilities, sensory impairments (i.e. hearing or visual), speech and language difficulties, learning difficulties such as dyslexia, conditions such as autism, social, emotional and mental health needs, or have a combination of these challenges. A key aspect of working within EIAT is that we identify individual needs and create a safe, stimulating and supportive learning environment. We take staff wellbeing and CPD very seriously and your professional development will provide you with a whole range of opportunities and equip you for a great career. We have 10 CPD days per year offering plenty of opportunity for your professional development. We want to engage all staff to support each other and feel included in our collaborative environment. Staff are trained to a high level and apply skills and knowledge together for the benefit of all.

• A collaborative and inclusive culture
• A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
• Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
• We offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
• Employee Assistance Programme via BHSF - free totally confidential support,
• Access to discounts and offers via BHSF
• Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme for Teachers
• Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years' plus service and 34 following 10 years' plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions
• Onsite parking at all schools
• We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA's, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides, Drivers

If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.