Temporary Cleaner

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 12,398 - 15,153; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellbeing incentives

Training provided

Job summary

Bassett Green Primary School in Southampton is seeking a motivated cleaner to join the site team and help keep the school clean and welcoming for children and staff.

You will work as part of a supportive team, showing initiative, good organisation, and a commitment to health and safety. The role operates year-round with a focus on maintaining a high standard of cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning and maintaining a safe environment.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Willingness to follow health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Clean designated areas including washing, sweeping, and tidying.
• Empty litter and waste bins and manage waste appropriately.
• Polish and dust furniture, fittings and flooring to a high standard.
• Operate powered cleaning equipment (e.g. vacuum cleaners) where appropriate.

Skills

Team player

Well-organised

Initiative

Dedication

Job description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a candidate to become part of the 'Bassett Green family' to support with cleaning at our school. The successful candidate will join a motivated site team playing a vital role in ensuring our school site is cleaned effectively for both fellow colleagues and pupils.

We are seeking to appoint a motivated, enthusiastic person who is a team player, well-organised and shows initiative and dedication towards maintaining our wonderful school site.

The role will be working throughout the year.

Key tasks will include:

• To clean, wash and sweep the designated areas as appropriate;
• To empty litter and waste bins;
• To polish and dust furniture, fittings and flooring;
• To use powered equipment (e.g. vacuum cleaners, polishers) where appropriate;
• To contribute to maintaining a safe and healthy environment for children and adults, adhering to all Health and Safety regulations and requirements.

We can offer you:

We can offer the successful candidate a supportive, welcoming and friendly working environment working together to achieve one goal to provide the best education and learning outcomes for our children. We also offer staff wellbeing incentives. We feel that it is important to recognise that work should and can provide more than just an income for all our employees. We will also provide training where appropriate for the candidate if the job requires it.

Bassett Green Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This vacancy is subject to SCC Safer Recruitment procedures, including a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and a children's barred list check / prohibition from teaching check. We will also conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates, in line with our safeguarding checks and the updated guidance 'Keeping Children Safe in Education'.