Cleaner, Elementary School

What skills and experience we're looking for

We’re looking for a highly organised individual to help create, maintain and manage a safe learning environment for our young people. You will have a keen eye for detail to ensure our facilities are clean, safe and well maintained.

The successful candidate will be a committed team player with excellent organisational and technical skills. You will have the ability to effectively problem solve and provide excellent customer service to our community.

• Experience of cleaning.
• An awareness of Health and Safety issues and risks.
• The ability to undertake a range of cleaning duties.
• The ability to work on own initiative.
• The ability to demonstrate good inter-personal skills and communicate with a range of people.

The Olive School, Hackney a Muslim faith-based, primary school for 4 to 11 year olds, which welcomes pupils from all faiths and none. We opened in 2013 and, like all Star schools, we have a leadership specialism. We were graded as ‘Outstanding’ in all areas during our most recent Ofsted inspection in May 2025 – a result we’ve maintained since our first inspection in May 2015.

We have an exemplary reputation for excellence in every aspect of school life. We provide a knowledge-based academic curriculum alongside a rich and diverse leadership programme that grows character and inspires charitable and social action. Our pursuit of educational excellence is based upon our fundamental belief that every pupil has the capacity to become a successful and inspirational leader.

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment. Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance. Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):

• Childcare disqualification
• Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
• Medical
• Online and social media prohibition
• From teaching
• Right to work
• Satisfactory references
• Suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.