Cleaning Supervisor

King Edward VII School; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

King Edward VII School in Sheffield is seeking a Cleaning Supervisor to lead our small team of cleaners and maintain a clean, healthy learning environment. The role is based at the Upper School Building on Glossop Road, 37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year, salary £26,427 to £26,847, maternity cover up to 12 months.

You will supervise the team, prioritise workloads, maintain rotas, and ensure standards across classrooms and facilities.

Qualifications

• Supervise the cleaning team effectively.
• Communicate effectively with other employees and the School community.
• Be reliable and punctual.
• Be able to use their initiative.
• Be aware of Health and Safety Policies.
• Take responsibility for the cleaning standards across the School.
• Work to a high standard in a safe manner.
• Understand the needs of the School in prioritising workload.
• Maintain staff rotas and ensure all areas are covered.
• Undertake any training provided for the role.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cleaning team effectively.
• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in classrooms, science rooms, design and technology rooms, toilets and other areas around School.
• Communicate with staff and the School community.
• Prioritise workload and manage staff rotas.
• Ensure Health and Safety policies are followed.
• Work to a high standard in a safe manner.
• Undertake training provided for the role.

Job description

Cleaning Supervisor

Grade 3 Pts 5-6: £26,427 to £26,847 perannum

37 hours per week, 52 weeksper year

Monday to Friday – 10.15am to 6.15pm

Maternity cover contract upto 12 months

Required ASAP

King Edward VII School is seekingto appoint a Cleaning Supervisor to lead our small team of cleaners, helping tomaintain a clean and healthy learning environment for the users of our School.

The successful candidate will be responsible for leadingand managing a team to ensure that a high standard of cleanliness and hygienein classrooms, science rooms, design and technology rooms, toilets and otherareas around School are maintained. This post is based at the Upper SchoolBuilding on Glossop Road.

The successful candidate will be able to:

• supervise thecleaning team effectively
• communicate effectively with other employees and theSchool community
• be reliable and punctual
• be able to use their initiative
• be aware of Health and Safety Policies
• take responsibility for the cleaning standards acrossthe School
• work to a high standard in a safe manner
• understand the needs of the School in prioritisingwork load
• maintainstaff rotas and ensure all areas are covered
• undertake any training provided for the role

The SuccessfulCandidate will be able to:

• Communicate effectively with other employees,students, and the wider school community.
• Be reliable, punctual, and presentable.
• Work effectively as part of a team and usetheir own initiative when required.
• Demonstrate an awareness of Health and Safetyand Food Hygiene policies.
• Understand the needs of the School in prioritisingworkload during busy service times.
• Show a willingness to undertake any relevanttraining provided.

We arecommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children andyoung people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successfulcandidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Servicedeclarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicantsare required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporatingSelf-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation ofOffenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply foran enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity withchildren, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are includedon the children’s barred list held by the DBS.

Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 &2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”.These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken intoaccount. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions andconvictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to providedetails of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, priorto the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information aboutyour criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application issuccessful, this self-disclosure information will be checked againstinformation from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment inconfirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for allshortlisted candidates.

For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR& Cover Manager at [e-mail] visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment

Closing date: Monday 9 November 2026 – 9.00am