Cleaning Operative - 10hrsEDV/2026/WA/56202

Academy Transformation Trust; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 6,300 - 26,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal development programs

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program (EAP)

Cycle to work scheme

Discounts on high street brands

Job summary

Westbourne Academy, part of the Academy Transformation Trust, is seeking a Cleaning Operative to support daily cleaning and sanitisation of our building and facilities. You will ensure Health & Safety compliance and work as part of a dedicated cleaning team under a Cleaning Supervisor.

Term-time duties are 41 weeks per year, 10 hours weekly, with NJC Point 3 and a £6,259 actual per annum (£25,614 FTE). A DBS check is required; we welcome applicants who are reliable, team players and committed to

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a school or similar environment.
• Must have basic cleaning methods and equipment use.
• Good literacy and numeracy.
• Able to work on own initiative and in a team.
• Enhanced DBS check required.

Responsibilities

• Clean and sanitise the building and facilities.
• Maintain Health & Safety compliance at all times.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and under the Cleaning Supervisor.
• Support the cleaning team as needed.

Skills

Cleaning

Teamwork

Self-motivated

Literacy

Numeracy

Health & Safety

Job description

Cleaning Operative

• Term time only + 2 (41 weeks per year), 10 hours per week

• NJC Point 3


• £6,259 actual per annum (£25,614 FTE)


• Term time only + 2 (41 weeks per year), 10 hours per week

Are you looking for a fantastic new opportunity?

Westbourne Academy are looking for a Cleaning Operative who strives to share their passion for education with our students and join our dedicated team to uphold the Academy’s vision and values.

About you:

We are looking for an individual to undertake the day-to-day cleaning and sanitisation of the building and facilities, ensuring Health & Safety compliance at all times. The successful candidate will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. To succeed, you will have previous experience in a similar environment with basic cleaning methods and the use of equipment. You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy and the ability to work on your own initiative and within a team. We are keen to secure a positive Cleaning Operative who can make a telling contribution to our team. The department is part of a well led, mutually supportive cleaning team and the appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by a Cleaning Supervisor.

We welcome applications from ambitious candidates, keen to make a difference who have a genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student.

If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative team with incredible potential – and look forward to a future that could take you anywhere within the Trust’s Twenty-Two schools.

About us:

Westbourne Academy is not just a school it is a microcosm of the world with students from all around the globe. Between them, they speak 32 languages and their differing perspectives on learning and life makes this a unique academy in which to teach.

We welcome fresh ideas from our teachers and support staff and actively value their creativity and imagination. We are passionate about innovative approaches to pastoral care and education, and we’re always keen to find new ways to support our students’ learning.

About Academy Transformation Trust

Our ATT2030 Vision means we meet our young people where they are at and refuse to leave them there. Our pupils will leave us capable, competent and confident and take their place in the community of educated people. Our staff will be cared for, developed and they do will be capable, competent and confident. We would love to hear from those who want to join us in that mission.

What’s in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

Westbourne Academy is part of the Academy Transformation Trust family, whose ambition is that every person who passes through our schools and colleges becomes an educated person – able to take a rightful place in the community of educated people and to join what Robert Maynard Hutchins called \"the Great Conversation.\" An ATT education stresses history, the scientific mode of thinking, the disciplined use of language, a wide-ranging knowledge of the arts and religion, and the continuity of human enterprise. We aspire for everyone, regardless of their starting point, to leave us capable, competent, and confident.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2026.

We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications.

We are open to Flexible Working.

Closing date: Monday 23 November 2026

Interview date: To be confirmed