School Cleaner (15 hours per week)

EQUA Mead Learning Trust; Devizes; On-site; GBP 9,400 - 9,800; Part time

Job summary

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is seeking a part-time School Cleaner to join Lavington School. You will perform cleaning duties across classrooms, offices, corridors and toilet facilities, ensuring high standards of cleanliness and safety.

The role requires reliability, good organisation, and the ability to work both independently and as part of the site cleaning team. Start date 16 October 2026, 15 hours per week, 41 weeks per year.

Qualifications

• Carry out cleaning duties across classrooms, offices, corridors and toilets.

Responsibilities

• Maintain stock levels of cleaning supplies and report issues to the Cleaning Supervisor.
• Work independently or as part of a team with reliability, organisation and flexibility.
• Safeguarding and high cleanliness standards are essential.

Job description

Role Attachments About Us Safeguarding

Salary

£25,614 - £26,016 per annum pro rata | £9,389 - £9,753 per annum

Job type

Part Time

Contract type

Permanent

Closing

09/10/2026 09:00

Interview

Week commencing 12 October 2026

Start

16 October 2026

Pay grade

Grade C

Key stage

Not Applicable

Hours per week

15.00

Weeks per year

41.000

Visa sponsorship

No

Your Role

The working hours for this role are expected to be 15 hours per week, 41 weeks per year, 15:00 - 18:00, Monday to Friday. The start date for this role is 16 October 2026.

This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to join Lavington School, helping to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. The role involves carrying out a range of cleaning duties, including cleaning classrooms, offices, corridors, and toilet facilities, as well as replenishing supplies and ensuring all areas are maintained to a high standard. Working as part of the site and cleaning team, you will safely operate cleaning equipment, use cleaning products in line with health and safety procedures, and support the effective running of the school. You will also be responsible for monitoring cleaning stock levels, maintaining tidy storage areas, and reporting any issues to the Cleaning Supervisor. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of cleaning practices, take pride in their work, and be able to work both independently and as part of a team. Strong reliability, organisation, and a flexible approach are essential, along with a commitment to maintaining high standards and supporting colleagues when required. A commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, equality, and the wider ethos of the school is fundamental to this role. 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.

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 what we’re looking 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.

Important Application Information

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 a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer 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 only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.

Attachments

Supporting Document: EQUA Mead Safeguarding and CP Policy Academic Year 2025 - 26.pdf

Supporting Document: Privacy Notice for Job Applicants.pdf

Supporting Document: Referencing Guidelines.pdf

Supporting Document: School Cleaner Job Description And Person Specification.pdf

About Us

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.

Contact

Lavington School

Samantha Rance

[e-mail]

The Spring Market Lavington

Devizes

Wiltshire

SN10 4EB

01380812352

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Safeguarding Information

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.