School Cleaners

Coombe House School; Melksham; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

River Mead School and Nursery is seeking two passionate and positive School Cleaners to join our team. The roles are 25 hours per week, 41 weeks per year, starting 01 October 2026.

You will help maintain a clean, safe, welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors. As part of the EQUA Mead Learning Trust, you will contribute to health and safety procedures, report maintenance concerns, and work within a supportive housekeeping team to uphold high standards of cleanliness and hygiene

Qualifications

• Reliable, organised and proactive individuals capable of working independently and as part of a team.
• Positive attitude with strong attention to detail.
• Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

Responsibilities

• Perform cleaning duties: vacuuming, mopping, dusting and sanitising facilities.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness and hygiene across the school site.
• Safely use cleaning equipment and report maintenance concerns and potential hazards.
• Support health and safety procedures as required.

Skills

Reliability

Organisation

Proactivity

Attention to detail

Job description

The working hours for these roles are expected to be25 hours per week, 41 weeks per year. The start date for this role is01 October 2026.

River Mead School and Nursery are seeking to appoint two passionate and positive School Cleaners 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.

We are currently recruiting for two School Cleaner positions to join our dedicated team and help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. The successful candidates will undertake a variety of cleaning duties, including vacuuming, mopping, dusting, sanitising facilities, and ensuring all areas of the school are presented to a high standard. Working as part of the housekeeping team, you will contribute to creating a positive learning environment by maintaining excellent levels of cleanliness and hygiene across the school site. The roles involve the safe use of cleaning equipment, reporting maintenance concerns and potential hazards, and supporting health and safety procedures where required. We are looking for reliable, organised, and proactive individuals who can work both independently and as part of a team. Applicants should have a positive attitude, strong attention to detail, and a commitment to delivering high standards in their work. These are excellent opportunities for hardworking individuals who take pride in helping create a safe and welcoming school community and who share our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.

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.

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.

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.

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

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