School Cleaner

Job description

School Cleaner

Locations: Manchester, Oldham
Hours: 12.5–15 hours per week
Working Pattern: Monday–Friday, after school
Contract: Term-time, with additional holiday deep-clean opportunities
Pay: Competitive rates depending on location and experience
DBS: Enhanced DBS on the Update Service required, or willing to obtain one

We are currently recruiting School Cleaners to work across a number of  primary and secondary academies.

This is an excellent opportunity for reliable and hardworking cleaners looking for part-time, term-time work within a school environment.

Locations

• Ashton-under-Lyne
• Oldham 

The Role

Working as part of the school site team and reporting to the Site Manager, you will help maintain a clean, safe and hygienic environment for pupils and staff.

Duties will include:

• Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting and polishing.
• Cleaning classrooms, corridors, halls, toilets and other school areas.
• Emptying bins and maintaining high standards of hygiene.
• Using cleaning equipment, including powered floor-cleaning equipment where required.
• Reporting hazards, damage, blockages and other maintenance issues to the site team.
• Supporting holiday deep cleans, including cleaning floors, walls, tables and chairs and high-level dusting.
• Moving furniture when required as part of deep-cleaning duties.
• Following health & safety procedures when using cleaning products and equipment.

Working Hours

The roles are generally 12.5–15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, after school.

Typical patterns may include:

• 3:15pm–5:45pm
• 3:00pm–6:00pm

There may also be opportunities for:

• Additional hours to cover staff absence.
• Holiday deep-clean work, including February half term and summer cleaning periods.
• Overtime for agreed holiday cleaning.

We are looking for candidates who are:

• Reliable, punctual and hardworking.
• Comfortable working independently and as part of a team.
• Able to work well alongside school and site staff.
• Physically able to push trolleys, lift bins and move furniture when required.
• Experienced in cleaning, although full school-cleaning experience is not essential as training can be provided.
• Commercial or industrial cleaning experience is advantageous.
• Aware of basic health & safety and safe use of cleaning products.

Essential Requirements

• Enhanced DBS on Update Service, or willing to obtain one.
• Fluent spoken English.
• Reliable transport or an easy commute to the school, as these are short after-school shifts.
• A professional and responsible approach to working in a school environment.

If you're looking for part-time school cleaning work with regular Monday–Friday hours, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today with your up-to-date CV!

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