Cleaning Assistant

Teaching Vacancies; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Teachers' Pension Scheme

Local Government Pension Scheme

On-site parking

Job summary

Horbury Academy is seeking a dedicated Cleaning Assistant to support our Cleaning Team. You will help maintain clean classrooms, corridors, and facilities, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for staff and students. The role operates Monday to Friday from 3.15pm to 6.00pm, with various shifts available across the full year.

DBS check will be completed as part of safeguarding. You will work under the Cleaning Supervisor, uphold health and safety standards, and be flexible to cover

Qualifications

• Reliable, trustworthy with a commitment to safeguarding.
• Willingness to follow health and safety procedures and policies.
• Ability to work independently yet contribute to a cleaning team.
• Flexibility to cover staff absences and support the wider team as required.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of equipment, classrooms, corridors, changing rooms and toilet facilities.
• Operate cleaning equipment safely and effectively.
• Prepare routine resources and materials and undertake basic record keeping as directed by supervisor.

Skills

Reliability

Health and safety awareness

Independent worker

Team player

Flexibility

Job description

What skills and experience we're looking for

Horbury Academy is seeking to appoint a dedicated and reliable Cleaning Assistant to support our established Cleaning Team. The successful candidate will play a vital role in creating a positive environment that supports teaching, learning, and the wellbeing of all members of the Academy community.

The postholder will work under the direction of the Cleaning Supervisor to ensure that high standards of cleanliness are consistently achieved throughout the school premises. Duties will include maintaining cleanliness of equipment, classrooms, corridors, changing rooms, toilet facilities and other designated areas. The role also involves operating equipment safely and effectively, ensuring the timely and accurate preparation of routine resources and materials, and undertaking basic record keeping as directed by the Cleaning Supervisor.

The working pattern for the roles is Monday to Friday 3.15pm to 6.00pm.

Contract: Various Shifts Available, Full Year.

The successful candidate will be:

• An excellent role model, consistently demonstrating high personal and professional standards.
• Willing to develop and maintain a strong understanding of Health and Safety procedures, policies, and best practices.
• Able to work independently, while also contributing effectively as part of the cleaning team.
• Flexible and adaptable, with a willingness to provide cover for staff absences and support the wider team as required.

What the school offers its staff

This is an exciting opportunity to join a forward-thinking and ambitious organisation driven by a genuine passion for the wellbeing, care, and education of young people.

Place Partnership was formed in September 2026 following the voluntary merger of two strong and successful Trusts in South and West Yorkshire: Maltby Learning Trust, established in 2014, and Accord Multi Academy Trust, founded in 2016. At the heart of Place Partnership is a commitment to building a culture where people feel valued, take pride in their place, and hold high expectations because everyone matters. At Place Partnership, we are dedicated to providing high-quality education, which ensures that every child is given the opportunity to achieve their full potential.

We invest in our people through extensive professional learning and development opportunities, and we recognise that our people are our greatest strength. As such, we offer a comprehensive suite of benefits as part of our commitment to wellbeing and professional growth. Here are a few examples of employee benefits that focus on our employees’ financial, physical and mental wellbeing:

• Membership to either the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Technology scheme via SmartTech*
• Access to an extensive discounts platform via ‘Place Plus’
• Access to an industry-leading employee assistance programme (EAP)
• 24/7 access to an online GP or Advanced Nurse Practitioner through corporate paid healthcare cash plans
• Access to health and wellbeing services, with the ability to claim money back for essential healthcare such as prescriptions, optical and dental care through corporate paid healthcare cash plans
• Free, on-site parking at every site
• Trained Mental Health First Aiders in all our settings

* restrictions apply

For full details of our employee benefit package, please see our recruitment pack.

Closing date: 9.00am on Monday, 23 November 2026.

Interviews are expected to take place week commencing 23 November 2026.

Based on the quality and quantity of applications received, Place Partnership reserves the right to interview sooner than the specified dates above. Applicants will be notified of this where possible. Therefore, early applications are encouraged.

Place Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and checks of the relevant barred list/prohibition lists.

Place Partnership is committed to providing a culture of inclusion, respect and equity of opportunity that attracts, supports, and retains high-quality colleagues from all backgrounds and across all job roles.

Candidates will always be shortlisted based on the content of application against the job description and essential criteria without access to the personal details information.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant): childcare disqualification Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) medical online and social media prohibition from teaching right to work satisfactory references suitability to work with children You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.