School Cleaner - Part Time

Cliff Lane Primary School; Nacton; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Job summary

Cliff Lane Primary School in Ipswich is seeking a part-time School Cleaner to join the facilities team. You will report to the Site Manager and help maintain clean, safe learning environments for pupils and staff during after-school hours.

This permanent role requires good attendance, teamwork, and taking initiative. The post is 3 hours per day, 42 weeks per year, with DBS and safeguarding checks as part of pre-employment processes.

Qualifications

• Commitment to the job and great attendance.
• Ability to work as part of an established team.
• Ability to use initiative and take pride in work.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain school facilities to required standards.
• Work as part of the school facilities team under the Site Manager.
• Follow health and safety procedures and reporting requirements.

Skills

Attendance

Teamwork

Initiative

Job description

Post: School Cleaner - Part time

Salary: Grade 2 Point 3 currently £25,614 (FTE)

Contract Details: 3 hours per day (2:45pm - 5:45pm)

42 weeks per year

Job Type: Permanent

Closing date: Tuesday 20th October 2026

Shortlisting: Wednesday 21st October 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 3rd November 2026

Start date: November 2026

Cliff Lane is a thriving primary school in East Ipswich, close to the beautiful Holywells Park. It is part of a growing multi-academy trust, ASSET Education.

We are looking for a School Cleaner to work under the guidance of the schools Site Manager. Please see the job description and person specification for more details on the role.

The person we are looking for needs:

• To be committed to the job and have great attendance.

• To work as part of an established team.

• The ability to use their initiative and be proud of their work.

This is a permanent position, subject to a successful probationary period. Please note, we reserve the right to close the job advert early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

This post will be reporting directly to the Site Manager and will be based at Cliff Lane Primary School.

Visits to the school are strongly encouraged and warmly welcomed. For further details, or to arrange an initial discussion with the Site Manager, Matthew Broom, please contact :

Claire Pearson, HR Lead on 01473 251604 or email : [e-mail]

Please also see our website - https://www.clifflaneprimary.co.uk

ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.