Cleaner, Elementary School

What skills and experience we're looking for

Duties will include vacuuming, sanitising, mopping, dusting and any other appropriate tasks including deep cleaning of areas where necessary, ensuring a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness throughout school.

You should be reliable, punctual and able to use your own initiative. An understanding of Health & Safety at work and or COSHH regulations would be desirable, as is experience of working in a similar role, ideally in a school or similar establishment. However, full training will be provided for the successful candidate.

The children, staff and governors of Ballifield Primary School are looking to appoint a cleaner to join the friendly team. This is a great opportunity to become part of our two-form entry “Good” primary school - judged by Ofsted 2022. Ballifield Primary School is committed to nurturing staff to support the development of the skills, knowledge and understanding needed for this role.

Ballifield Primary is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all our children. We expect all our staff/volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. All shortlisted candidates will be asked to disclose any cautions/convictions prior to interview. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (amended 2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.