Part-Time School Cleaner — Safe, Welcoming Spaces

EQUA Mead; Trowbridge; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

The John of Gaunt School is seeking a dynamic Cleaner to join the Facilities team. The role involves carrying out cleaning duties across the school in line with the cleaning schedule, maintaining a high standard of cleanliness, and reporting faults or hazards to the Facilities Manager.

You will work safely, maintain confidentiality and support pupil welfare. Hours are between 10 and 20 per week, across 41 weeks per year, with a start date of 02 November 2026.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a clean, safe and welcoming environment across the school.
• Follow the cleaning schedule and use materials and equipment correctly.
• Report faults, maintenance issues or potential hazards to the Facilities Manager.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues and support safeguarding and pupil welfare.

Job description

The working hours for this role are expected to be between 10 and 20 hours per week, 41 weeks per year. The start date for this role is02 November 2026.

The John of Gaunt Schoolisseekingto appoint a dynamic and highly motivated Cleaner to join their team. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

As a Cleaner at The John of Gaunt, you will play an important role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for students, staff and visitors across the school. You will carry out a range of cleaning duties in line with the school's cleaning schedule, ensuring that all areas are kept to a high standard. Working safely and responsibly, you will use cleaning materials and equipment correctly and report any faults, maintenance issues or potential hazards to the Facilities Manager. You will follow health and safety procedures at all times and complete any records or documentation required as part of the role. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues, supporting the smooth day-to-day operation of the school and responding positively to changes in work routines when needed. You will maintain confidentiality, act with professionalism and uphold the values and standards expected within a school environment. Above all, you will be committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students while helping to create a positive setting where young people can learn and thrive.

For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand whatwe’relooking for in an ideal candidate.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process.

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, it is important that references are requested and, wherever possible, obtained before the interview. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance states that references should be sought before interview wherever possible and should be scrutinised as part of the recruitment process to help ensure that only suitable individuals are appointed to work with children.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date.Your application must include afull employment history,accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is notincludedit may not be possible to consider your application.Tocomply withsafer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered.

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed.

We will onlysubmita DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

Our family of like-minded schools collaborate to provide mutual support, share best practice and learn from each other, whilst retaining and developing each school’s distinctive character.We believe all children and young people have the right to a great education and we seek to improve the life chances of all those we serve; it is our mission to give Every Child, Every Chance of success.

Across our Trust, we want our children and young people to be inspired by their learning, and to instil in them a motivation and aspiration to succeed in all they do. Our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people, encouraging and preparing them to do their very best in their learning both within the curriculum and beyond.

High quality teaching is a priority, coupled with strong nurturing support, where adults genuinely care about the wellbeing of the children and young people in their care. It’sour aim to meet the needs of each child individually and we provide the resources and staff to achieve this. Our dedicated team iscommitted to providing a wonderfully creative learning environment to fascinate every child. Aspirations for excellence underpin all that we do; our schools are highly inclusive and we are proud to have high expectations of our children and young people.

Children and young people in our schools are happy and safe, motivated to reach their full potential and equipped to become resilient, independent learners. They are prepared to live responsibly and peacefully in the spirit of understanding, and opportunities to develop their creativity, confidence and communication skills are woven into all aspects of school life.

The John of Gaunt School

India McLean

The John of Gaunt School

India McLean

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The John of Gaunt School
Wingfield Road
Trowbridge
Wiltshire
BA14 9EH

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our Recruitment processes follow Safer Recruitment guidance, and all interviews-regardless of role-will include questions relating to safeguarding. Our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy is available on our website and complies with the latest Keeping Children Safe in Education.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. However, amendments to the Exception Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be considered. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the Ministry of Justice website .

Please note that by applying, you acknowledge that we reserve the right to view any publicly available information published online (including social media platforms) as part of our shortlisting process, in line with current KCSIE guidelines .

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