Part-time School Cleaner

London Borough of Havering; St. Johnsbury (VT); Hybrid; USD 11,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous Annual Leave

Professional Development

Flexible & Family-Friendly

Exclusive Discounts

Well-being Support

Job summary

REAch2 Academy Trust is seeking a hard-working school cleaner for Concordia Academy to maintain a clean, safe learning environment for students and staff. You will work as part of a team to perform a range of cleaning duties across the school to ensure spaces are ready for learning each day.

The role is 12.5 hours per week during term time with a permanent contract. A commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children is essential, along with reliability and good communication.

Qualifications

• Experience of similar cleaning work in an educational setting.
• Ability to work constructively as part of a team.
• Ability to relate well to children and to adults.
• Good organising and prioritising skills.
• Ability to keep accurate cleaning records.
• Evidence of a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare of children and young people.
• Ability to work flexibly to suit school needs.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a team to undertake cleaning duties throughout the school.
• Keep facilities sanitised and ready for learning.
• Maintain cleaning records and report issues promptly.
• Follow safeguarding policies and procedures.

Skills

Experience of similar work

Teamwork

Child and adult relations

Organising and prioritising

Record keeping

Safeguarding commitment

Flexibility

Job description

Hours: Part-Time. 12.5 hours per week/ 39 term time weeks per year (including Inset Days)

Salary: £29,561.00 - £29,561.00 Annually (FTE). NJC Outer London 36 hours FTE, SCP Range 3 FTE £29,561 working 12.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday 2.45pm - 5.15pm), Approx. Actual Annual salary is £8,799 pro‑rata

Contract: Permanent

Start Date:As soon as possible - pending satisfactory completion of safer recruitment checks

About this Role

As a school cleaner at Concordia Academy, you’ll play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe, and healthy environment for our children and staff.

Your hard work ensures that our facilities are sanitised and ready for learning every day, and there’s nothing more important than that!

Just so you know, our teachers are very mindful of the work of our school cleaners. They don’t get the glitter out unless it is absolutely necessary!

We are seeking a hard‑working and dedicated school cleaner to work in our friendly school. You will work as part as a team, undertaking various cleaning duties throughout the school to ensure our children’s learning environment is always clean. For the successful candidate we can offer a permanent contract working on a part-time basis.

In particular, successful applicants should have:

Experience of similar work

Ability to work constructively as part of a team

Ability to relate well to children and to adults

Good organising and prioritising skills

Ability to keep accurate cleaning records

Evidence of a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

Ability to work flexibly to suit school needs

You should:

• Have good communication skills
• Have the ability to use initiative
• Be willing to undertake direction and guidance
• Be ready to work as part of a team
• Use time effectively to ensure all spaces are ready for learning

Why Work with REAch2 Academy Trust?

Join REAch2 Academy Trust, one of the UK's largest primary academy trusts, with a mission to unlock the potential of every child, regardless of their background. Here’s why joining our team can be an exciting and fulfilling career choice:

• Excellence & Development: We prioritise high standards and offer extensive professional development and career growth opportunities.
• Supportive & Collaborative: Be part of a strong, collaborative community of over 60 schools where every voice is valued, and best practices are shared.
• Well-being Focus: We promote a healthy work‑life balance and offer robust well‑being support for all staff.
• Diversity & Inclusion: We celebrate diversity and believe that varied perspectives strengthen our schools.
• Innovation & Impact: Bring creativity to the classroom and make a real difference in children’s lives.
• Making a difference: Working with REAch2 means contributing to someone bigger than yourself. You’ll be helping to shape the lives of young learners, making a meaningful impact on communities and future generations.

Join us to grow your career, collaborate with passionate educators, and make a lasting impact on future generations.

We offer a range of benefits to support your career and well‑being:

• Generous Annual Leave: healthy work‑life balance.
• Professional Development: Access diverse CPD and training opportunities to grow your skills.
• Flexible & Family‑Friendly: We are committed to supporting flexible working and requests will be considered on an individual basis, including options such as part time, term‑time, home working, and other options that work for both the employee and the Trust.
• Exclusive Discounts: Benefit from Blue Light Card offers and employee perks.
• Well-being Support: Receive comprehensive well‑being and employee assistance for you and your family.

Join REAch2 for a rewarding career with great benefits!

Interviews: TBC with shortlisted candidates

Safeguarding, Safer Recruitment and Data Protection

At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.

We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be requested for all successful candidates, including a Children’s Barred List check if the role meets the criteria for regulated activity.

For more information about our safer recruitment processes, please click here for our Safer Recruitment Policy.

All information is stored securely and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.

Safeguarding

Havering Schools are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The protection of our pupils from abuse is the responsibility of all staff within our schools, superseding any other considerations. Therefore Havering Schools comply with the Department for Education ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’ guidance.

It is an offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. Please be advised that, again in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education’, shortlisted candidates (who wish to accept an invite to interview) will be required to submit, prior to their interview, a self‑declaration of their criminal record or information that would make them unsuitable to work with children. Upon submission of this information, online checks may be carried out.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974; the successful applicant will be expected to undertake an enhanced DBS disclosure check. Having a criminal record will not necessarily debar you from obtaining a position with the School.

Equal Opportunities

Havering Schools aim to promote and ensure equality of opportunity and equal treatment for all. We are committed to equal opportunities in employment regardless of gender, marital status, race, colour, nationality (including citizenship), ethnic or national origins, disabilities, age, sexual orientation, responsibility for dependants, religious or political affiliation and trade union activities. All matters related to employment are decided on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need.