Cleaner with Key holding duties

Teaching Vacancies; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Amazing team

Professional development

Mentoring support

Job summary

Teaching Vacancies is seeking an enthusiastic premises assistant for a school site in Sheffield. The role involves cleaning duties across classrooms, corridors, and the Sports Hall, plus responsible locking of the premises at the end of the day.

You will work 22.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 1:20pm to 6:00pm, with some flexibility during school holidays. The ideal candidate will be reliable, able to work alone or as part of a team, and mindful of health and safety procedures.

Qualifications

• General cleaning experience is desirable.
• Understanding of cleaning practices and health and safety issues.
• Ability to maintain security in all working areas.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to lock the premises securely.

Responsibilities

• Clean floor spaces in teaching, communal, office areas and the Sports Hall.
• Clean internal surface areas including walls, windows and surfaces.
• Empty waste paper bins and remove waste to a designated area.
• Daily clean of toilet areas.

Skills

General cleaning experience

Health & safety awareness

Security awareness

Teamwork

Locking premises

Reliability

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, well organised person who can work alone and as part of a team of premises staff. This post will have key holder responsibilities including locking the school safely.

The post holder will join a friendly and efficient team to undertake a full range of cleaning duties to ensure all areas of the School and Sports Hall are maintained to a high standard.

The successful candidate will be required to work 22.5 hours a week Monday to Friday, 1.20-6.00pm, including locking the school safely and securely.

The working pattern may be variable during school holidays, subject to negotiation. General duties and responsibilities include:

• Clean floor space in teaching, communal, office areas and the Sports Hall using appropriate techniques and equipment.
• Clean all internal surface areas e.g. walls, windows, work surfaces and floors using appropriate techniques, equipment and materials e.g. washing; dusting; damp wiping; polishing and cleaning.
• Empty waste paper bins and remove waste to a designated area.
• Daily clean of toilet areas.

Relevant Skills and Qualifications;

• General cleaning experience would be desirable.
• An understanding of the operational practices and working methods involved with cleaning, including an awareness of the related Health & Safety issues associated with cleaning materials, equipment and premises.
• Ability to maintain appropriate levels of security in all working areas.
• Ability to work effectively as an individual and part of a team.
• Ability to lock the premises effectively.

What the school offers its staff

In return, we can provide the successful candidate with:

• the opportunity to work with our amazing team
• the SLT and governing body’s commitment to your ongoing professional development, including training that is specific to the role, if appropriate
• support and mentoring

Further details about the role

School visits are strongly encouraged. To arrange an appointment, please contact the School Business Manager, Sarah Skelton, on 0114 2726384. To discuss the role informally, please ask to speak to the deputy headteacher, Ben Dawson.

Commitment to safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check. We value our diverse workforce and aim to work together to make the most of our differences. We welcome applications from everyone. Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview. We will do an online search of shortlisted candidate