Job description
- Monday – Friday, term-time only. Hours to be discussed/negotiated.
- Afternoon shift start time: between 15:30 – 16:00, finishing between 18:00 -19:00.
- Morning shift between 07:00 – 09:00.
- If you are interested in any of these hours, please contact us today to find out more.
- We are looking for a positive person with a good knowledge of cleaning and excellent standards of hygiene.
Duties will include, but not limited to:
- Performing general cleaning tasks across areas of the school site
- Cleaning and sanitizing toilets, hygiene room, and medical room
- Report low stock of cleaning supplies
- Ensure Health and Safety, quality and general procedure compliance
- Adhere to school policies and regulations
For further information please download the recruitment pack which contains a detailed job description and person specification.
Shortlisting and interviews will be scheduled as applications are received, so early applications are encouraged.

How to apply?
If you feel as though you have the right qualities to join our exciting, innovative school then please complete an application form, available to download above.
Please complete the application form fully and send this to recruitment@abbeyschool.com with a covering letter addressed to the Premises Manager, Mr Lee. Alternatively, application forms can be sent by post to 12 Abbey Square, Chester, CH1 2HU.
Start date: as soon as possible
Additional notes
The School will complete an online search for all shortlisted candidates. If any incidents or issues have happened that are publicly available online, the school may wish to explore this at interview.
Abbey School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of all pupils and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Child safer recruitment procedures operate and the post is subject to references and an Enhanced DBS disclosure with barred list checks.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are ‘spent’ unless ‘protected’ under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their age, disability, gender reassignment, race, sex, pregnancy and maternity, marriage/civil partnerships, religion/belief, or sexual orientation.
Selection methods will be objective, promote equality of opportunity and guard against bias in line with the Equality and Diversity policy. The School will shortlist applicants based on the relevance and applicability of their professional attributes and personal qualities specified by the role. Essential and desirable qualities are published in the Person Specification for this role.
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