Job description
School Cleaner
We’re looking for a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our pupils and staff.
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: 6 hours per day, Monday–Friday (term-time only)
Shift: 08:30–15:00 (with 30-minute unpaid break)
Additional hours may be available during school holidays.
Start date: Mid-November (to be discussed).
What you’ll do:
- Clean classrooms, toilets, staff areas, and high-touch surfaces
- Sweep, mop, dust, vacuum, and empty bins
- Replenish supplies and report stock shortages
- Ensure Health & Safety standards are met
- 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.
If you take pride in keeping spaces spotless and want to be part of a friendly school community, apply today!
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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