Cleaning Operative (2 posts) (3864 )

Westmorland & Furness Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 9,300 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

Westmorland and Furness Council is recruiting two permanent Cleaning Operatives for a school setting. Roles include opening/locking the building as a key holder and maintaining a safe, clean environment for learners with complex needs. One post involves serving lunches; both are fixed, term-time plus holidays.

These positions require safeguarding checks and a willingness to undergo required screenings. The posts are part of a dedicated school team focused on a supportive educational environment.

Qualifications

• Energetic cleaning operatives with good time management.
• Able to work as part of a team in a school setting.
• Willingness to undergo safeguarding checks including DBS.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the school environment for learners with complex needs.
• Open / lock up the building; act as key holder.
• Serve lunches for the 27.5 hour post; support cleaning duties.

Job description

• Closing date for applications: Monday 12 October 2026
• Employer:Westmorland and Furness Council

Cleaning Operative (2 posts)
Start Date: Depending on notice period/ Safer recruitment checks – likely December 2026

Monday -Friday 27.5 hours (12.30 – 6.00 p.m.) term time (38 weeks) + 3 weeks during school holidays
Monday -Friday 15 hours (6.00 a.m. – 9.00 a.m.) term time (38 weeks) + 3 weeks during school holidays
Permanent
OP1 £24,413 (plus living wage supplement to ensure pay differential of £13.45 per
hour) Approx. pro rata starting salary (27.5 hours £17,300), (15 hours £9,300)

Would you like to work as part of a brilliant team in a small school setting? Our school is different to many but provides an excellent education and support for our students.

We seek to appoint energetic cleaning operatives to help maintain the school environment for our learners who have complex needs. Both posts will involve key holder responsibilities and opening / locking up the building.

The 27.5 hours post will involve serving lunches (externally prepared).

The candidates will be well organised and be able to use their time efficiently and effectively.

We would encourage a discussion prior to application and welcome visits to the school.

The PRS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service for further information please see our Safer Recruitment pages http://www.southcumbriaap.org.uk/vacancies/safer-recruitment/.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

The Pupil Referral Service have three traits that they would wish to see in staff and develop in students