Domestic Cleaner

CBT Clinics Ltd; Uppingham; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 16,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Free Westfield Healthcare

Staff lunches in term-time

School fee discount for staff children

Cycle to work scheme

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Services

Free annual flu jabs

Disability Confident employer

Mindful employer

Job summary

Uppingham School is seeking Cleaners to join a warm, friendly team dedicated to keeping pupil homes and communal areas tidy and welcoming. Your work directly supports a calm, comfortable environment where pupils and staff can thrive.

Shift patterns run 9:15am–2:25pm with 36 weeks per year, plus additional hours during term. A daily hot lunch is provided, and extensive benefits include Westfield Healthcare, staff discounts, and free Sports Centre membership.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of cleaning procedures.
• Reasonable numeracy and literacy.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Good communication with colleagues, pupils and parents.
• Ability to organise workload and balance priorities to meet deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and high standards.
• Good timekeeping.
• Knowledge of health & safety requirements (desirable).
• Understanding of COSHH (desirable).
• Previous experience of using industrial cleaning equipment (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Dust, sweep and vacuum to keep pupil homes and communal spaces clean.
• Refresh carpets and shared areas with deep cleaning as needed.
• Support daily routines through meal service and laundry.
• Contribute to a welcoming, well-maintained environment for pupils and staff.

Skills

Cleaning procedures

Numeracy & literacy

Minimum supervision

Communication

Workload planning

Attention to detail

Timekeeping

Health & safety

COSHH

Industrial cleaning equipment

Job description

Location: Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9QE
Salary: £13,469.79 – £16,032.38 per annum (actual)
Hours: 23.35 – 28.35 hours per week, 9.15am – 2.25pm, 36 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Closing Date: 9.00am, Friday 9th October 2026
Job Reference: EDV/2026/US/12673

About This Role

Uppingham Boarding and Day School is looking for Cleaners who want to be part of a warm, friendly team dedicated to making our school feel welcoming, well-kept, and homely. Your work will have a genuine impact on the daily life of our pupils and staff — helping to create calm, comfortable spaces where our community can thrive.

Your working day runs from 9.15am to 2.25pm, offering a predictable daytime routine that fits seamlessly around family life, studies, or other commitments – ideal for those seeking meaningful work within family friendly hours. A daily hot lunch is also provided throughout term time. Extensive added benefits include free Westfield Healthcare, discounts, and free membership of our Sports Centre.

You’ll play an important and valued role in keeping our pupil homes looking their very best. Whether you’re brightening communal spaces with dusting, sweeping and vacuuming, refreshing carpets and shared areas with deeper cleaning, or supporting daily routines through meal service and laundry, everything you do contributes to a caring, well-maintained environment that feels like home for our pupils.

We currently have several positions available, offering the chance to join a supportive team where your contribution is valued, with the following working hours:

• 5 days per week, 36 weeks per year plus an additional 105 annual clean down hours. The hours of work are expected to be 9.15am – 2.25pm
• 6 days per week, 36 weeks per year plus an additional 105 annual clean down hours. The hours of work are expected to be 9.15am – 2.25pm

Additionally, we have morning central cleaning positions across our teaching and office buildings available from 6am. Many of our staff combine various House and Central Cleaning roles.

What We're Looking For

• Knowledge of cleaning procedures
• Reasonable numeracy and literacy
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, and with others
• Good communication skills, and the ability to deal with colleagues, pupils and parents in a pleasant and helpful manner
• Ability to organise workload and balance priorities to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and high standards of work
• Good timekeeping
• Knowledge of health & safety requirements (desirable)
• An understanding of COSHH (desirable)
• Previous experience of using industrial cleaning equipment (desirable)

What We Offer

When you join us, you become part of a community that appreciates and supports its team members. You will enjoy a range of benefits that reflects our appreciation:

• Free Westfield Healthcare
• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches in term-time
• School fee discount for children of Uppingham staff (pro-rated for part-time staff)
• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Services
• Free annual flu jabs
• Recognised as a "Disability Confident" employer
• Recognised as a "Mindful" employer
• Favourable rates and terms with local nursery
• Complimentary staff ticket to selected School performances
• Discount at local coffee shop for Uppingham staff

Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview

Contract type

Permanent