Cleaning Assistant - Woodlands Primary School & Nursery

Four Hills Education Trust - Woodlands Primary and Nursery School; Telford; On-site; GBP 15,286 - 21,771; Part time

Job summary

Woodlands Primary School & Nursery invites applications for a Cleaning Assistant. Based in Madeley, Telford, the role is 16.25 hours per week, 3:15 pm to 6:30 pm on Mondays and Fridays, on a temporary secondment starting September 2026.

The position offers an hourly rate of £13.45 and requires DBS disclosure; COSHH and basic health & safety training are advantageous and training is provided.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning in schools or commercial environments is desirable but not essential.
• Reliable, flexible, thorough, efficient with good interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Support the cleaning team to meet the school’s cleaning standards.
• Work to tight deadlines in a physically demanding role.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Reliability

Team player

Job description

Cleaning Assistant

Woodlands Primary School & Nursery, Ironbridge Road, Madeley, Telford, TF7 5HX. Tel: [phone]. Email: [e-mail].

Hours: 16.25 hours per week, 3:15 pm – 6:30 pm (Monday & Friday). Term: Temporary covering a secondment. Weeks: 48.09 weeks, term time plus four weeks. Hourly rate: £13.45. Position starts: September 2026.

Responsibilities

• Support the cleaning team in ensuring standards are excellent and meet the cleaning specification for the school.
• Work to tight deadlines in a physically demanding role.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Previous cleaning experience in a commercial environment desirable, though not essential.
• Reliable, flexible, thorough, efficient with good interpersonal skills and a professional manner.
• COSHH and Health & Safety training advantageous (training provided).
• All appointments subject to an enhanced DBS check.

The school has a duty of care to ensure the community is kept safe from harm. We are committed to providing a secure and supportive environment, recognising safeguarding as an essential part of our holistic approach to protect children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. All applicants who are appointed to this post will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) before the appointment is confirmed. This check will include details of cautions, reprimands, or warnings, as well as convictions and non‑conviction information. Once provisionally appointed, the successful applicant may also be required to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure at predetermined intervals during the course of their employment whilst in this post.