What skills and experience we're looking for
Specific Responsibilities
• Clean classrooms, including floors, walls, doors tables and chairs;
• Clean corridors;
• Clean toilets;
• Emptying bins and removing rubbish; taking to allocated point;
• Check that your area is safe before leaving;
• Adhere to all cleaning schedules and encourage others to do the same;
• Ensure cleaning cupboards are kept tidy;
• Maintaining cleanliness of cloths and mops;
• Reporting any problems/damages via CISS;
• Promoting Health & Safety within your area;
• Undertake any other reasonable duty as may be delegated.
Other responsibilities
• Locking/unlocking of buildings and facilities;
• Setting/unsetting of anti-intruder alarms and barriers;
• To report any breaches of Health and Safety regulations to the Headteacher or Estate Manager as required and in accordance with the School Health and Safety Policy.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The professional competencies expected of a Cleaner are:
• The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods and an awareness of the impact of your own communication on others;
• Able to maintain positive relationships with all and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefitthe team;
• Willingness to accept responsibility for your own actions;
• The ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges.
The qualifications and experience required of a Cleaner are:
• A good level of literacy and numeracy
What the school offers its staff
White House Farm is a member of the Sapientia Education Trust (SET). SET is an expanding multi-academy trust with 11 primary and 9 secondary schools.
At White House Farm Primary School, we believe that it is our obligation to ensure that all children at our school are given the opportunity to flourish – not only to be happy, but to fulfil their potential. At our school, we ensure that all children are known, valued, and supported to do their best in a welcoming and supportive environment, regardless of background, gender, ethnicity, or ability.
LGPS Pension, Pluxee Benefits, Care First EAP, Free Refreshments, On-site Parking.
Commitment to safeguarding
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.