Cleaner
Line Management: Cleaner
Responsible to: Operations Manager
Hours per week: 23.75 hours per week (6.30am until 8.45am in the morning and 3.10pm – 5.40pm in the afternoon)
Salary: £12.26 per hour
School Purpose and Values
In accordance with our Mission statement, at St Thomas More we strive to secure a shared vision for all associated with our school community. Fundamentally, we aspire to maintain a safe, happy and caring environment where ‘excellent relationships between pupils, staff parents/ carers, support a caring community.’
Key duties:
- Undertake cleaning of allocated areas in line with specified standards and as directed
- Operate / use domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials, following appropriate training
- Store allocated equipment and materials safely and securely
- Perform duties in line with health and safety regulations (COSHH) and take action where hazards are identified, report serious hazards to line manager immediately
- Collect and dispose of waste
- Refill and replace soap, towels and other materials
- Undertake specialised cleaning programmes during school closures or other designated periods.
- Any other duties appropriate to the post.
- To report defects or breakdown of equipment to Site Supervisor / Site Manager
The post holder is required to be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health, safety and security, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to an appropriate person. In addition they are to contribute to the achievement of the school’s objectives through:
Safeguarding
- Promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons you are responsible for or come into contact with.
Financial Management
- Personally accountable for delivering services efficiently, efficiently within budget and to implement any approved savings and investment allocated to the service area.
People Management
- To comply and engage with people management polices and processes
- Contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the school.
- Establish constructive relationships and communicate with other agencies/professionals.
- Attend and participate in regular meetings.
- Participate in training and other learning activities and performance development as required.
- Recognise own strengths, areas of expertise and use these to advise and support others.
Equalities
- Ensure that all work is completed with a commitment to equality and anti-discriminatory practice, as a minimum to standards required by legislation.
Health and Safety
- Ensure a work environment that protects people’s health and safety and that promotes welfare and which is in accordance with the Academy’s Health and Safety policy.
To apply please complete the CES application form and email to Mrs Stacy Walker swalker@stmca.org.uk along with completed consent to references form, disclosure form and recruitment monitoring form.
Your application should be on the Catholic Education Service application form which can be downloaded below.
Closing Date: 9am on 5th December
Interviews are scheduled to take place w/c 8th December 2025
This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.
STM Catholic Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education and the Prevent Duty