Cleaning Assistant

SAMpeople; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 13,500; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Co-op member discount

Discounted gym membership

Season ticket loans

Job summary

Co-op Academy Stoke on Trent is seeking a Cleaning Assistant to maintain cleanliness and hygiene across academy facilities. The role supports a safe, pleasant learning environment for students and staff with reliable, detail-oriented performance.

Shifts are 3:00pm-6:30pm four days a week and 3:00pm-7:00pm one day a week, with potential flexibility. The post is part-time with Real Living Wage provisions and ongoing training. Applications from all staff are welcome.

Qualifications

• Part-time role, 3pm start times
• Cleaning duties in school environment
• Commitment to safeguarding and professionalism

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene of academy facilities
• Support safe and pleasant environment for students and staff
• Be reliable and detail-oriented in daily tasks

Job description

At Co-op Academy Stoke on Trent, we are dedicated to creating a positive and healthy learning environment for all students and colleagues. Clean and well-maintained facilities are essential to achieving this goal, and we are looking for a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Assistant to join our team. If you take pride in your work and want to be part of a welcoming school community, we encourage you to apply!

As a Cleaning Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of our academy facilities, ensuring that students and colleagues enjoy a safe and pleasant environment every day.

We are looking for a dependable and detail-orientated Cleaning Assistant who understands the importance of cleanliness in a school, environment and is committed to maintaining high standards.

The hours are 3pm-6.30pm 4 days a week and 3pm-7pm 1 day a week. We can be flexible on which day is the 4 hour shift.

Why us?

At Co-op Academy Stoke on Trent, be part of a supportive and friendly team within a school that values every member of staff.

A positive working environment with access to ongoing training and development,

Regular hours and job stability, contributing to the smooth running of the school,

Opportunities to take on additional responsibilities or hours during holiday periods.

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help:We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility:Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality:We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity:We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy:We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity:We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you!

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:

Benefits include:

Our employee benefits package includes:

• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

And More!

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

Co-op Academies Trust as an aware employer is committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults as its number one priority. This commitment to robust recruitment, selection and induction procedures extends to organisations and services linked to the Trust on its behalf.

Co-op Academies Trust is committed to the safeguarding and welfare of children and young people and expects all its employees and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The successful applicant will be subject to an enhanced check by the DBS and satisfactory references. All our colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to co-operative values and principles.

Key Role Information

£Real Living Wage

Job type Part Time

Contract type Permanent

Closing 24/07/2026 00:00

Interview TBC

Contract term TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks

Pay grade Real Living Wage | Real Living Wage - Real Living Wage

Co-op Academy Stoke-on-Trent

Josh Dale

[e-mail]

Westport Road Tunstall

Stoke-on-Trent

Staffordshire

ST6 4LD