School Cleaner

Eteach International; Taunton; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Orchard Grove Primary School in Taunton is seeking a part-time School Cleaner to maintain a safe, clean environment for pupils and staff. You will help keep classrooms and the site tidy, manage cleaning supplies, and support site operations.

The role requires prior cleaning experience, good time management, and awareness of safeguarding around children. The school offers a supportive team, training, and a community-focused environment. Hours are part time with a pay rate of £13.28 per hour.

Qualifications

• Experience of undertaking general cleaning duties.
• Ability to manage time effectively to carry out day-to-day operations.
• Awareness of relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working around children and young people.

Responsibilities

• Ensure overall cleanliness and security of classrooms and site.
• Maintain supplies of cleaning materials and equipment.
• Work with site team to meet leadership and management standards.
• Follow security policies and contribute to a safe school environment.

Skills

General cleaning duties

Time management

Safeguarding awareness around children

Job description

# School CleanerEmployer: Orchard Grove Primary SchoolLocation: Taunton, SomersetContract Type: PermanentHours: Part TimeSalary: £13.28 per hour (pay award pending)Posted: 23rd September 2026Expires: 5th October 2026 09:00 AMStart Date: 19th October 2026Job ID: 1575629* Share :* PrintAn opportunity has arisen at Orchard Grove Primary School for a School Cleaner to join our team, taking pride in maintaining a safe and secure environment for our learners by keeping cleanliness to a high standard and undertaking necessary procedures to assist with day-to-day maintenance.**Job overview**As part of our wider school team, you will have responsibility for the overall cleanliness and security of the school classrooms and site, having awareness of security policies, maintaining supplies of cleaning materials, and working with other members of the site team to keep the site to a standard expected by leadership and management.**Job requirements*** Experience of undertaking general cleaning duties* Ability to manage time effectively in order to carry out day-to-day operations and assist with the smooth running of the school* Awareness of the relevant legislation and guidance in relation to working around children and young people**Why join us?**You’ll have the opportunity to join a committed team of support staff, taking pride in upholding high standards to ensure all staff can enjoy working within a safe and clean environment, with training opportunities available and the ability to make a positive difference within the overall team.### AttachmentsBEP Recruitment Pack Cleaner October 2026BEP RECRUITMENT PACK\\_MARCH 2026### Safeguarding Statement:This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 under the Exceptions Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020). This means that both spent and unspent convictions and cautions may need to be disclosed. However, certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ under filtering rules and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on what should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/new-guidance-on-the-rehabilitation-of-offenders-act-1974Blackdown Education Partnership is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from underrepresented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexuality or religion.The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure Barring Service (DBS). As part of our due diligence process when shortlisting, we may carry out an online search of publicly available material to identify any incidents or issues which we might want to explore with the applicant at interview.**References:** References will be taken up on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children, previous employers may be approached for information to verify particular experiences or qualifications before interview.**Data Protection Act:** Information held by Blackdown Education Partnership complies with and is stored in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. If your application is successful, the information you have provided in the ‘Personal Details’ section will be used for payroll purposes and may be disclosed to the Inland Revenue. It will be disclosed within the school for security and administration.