The governors and leadership team of our school wish to appoint a committed, enthusiastic and excellent relief cleaner to become part of our team to cover sickness absence and help keep our school spick & span. This role is for 15 hours per week (from 3.00pm to 6.00pm Monday – Friday), term time only plus additional holiday working weeks. Our ideal candidate should possess a good sense of fun, have high standards and enjoy working flexibly as part of a team. They will: understand and apply School policies in relation to safeguarding, health, safety & welfare attend relevant training and take responsibility for own development. attend relevant School meetings as required. respect confidentiality at all times, including appropriate professional behaviour online. participate in the performance and development review process, taking personal responsibility for identification of learning, development and training opportunities in discussion with line manager. comply with individual responsibilities, in accordance with the role, for health & safety and safeguarding in the workplace. ensure that all duties and services provided are in accordance with the School’s Equal Opportunities Policy. Further Information Sandford St Martin's Primary School values the diversity of our workforce and welcomes applications from all sectors of the community. Sandford St Martin's Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people; this is a commitment which we expect all staff and volunteers to share. The successful candidate will be required to have a Disclosure and Barring Service check in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines. The pro rata salary shown is based on the number of hours and weeks worked and includes appropriate paid annual leave and bank holiday entitlements. The salary quoted is the annual salary for the position at the time of advert. The salary will be paid in equal monthly instalments and will be adjusted at the start of employment and again if leaving part way through the school year to ensure the correct salary is received for the work completed in an academic year. This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide. Keeping Children Safe in Education Sandford St Martin's Primary School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. All aspects of social media and internet searches will be conducted. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern. About Us Applications for the role will close on Sunday 8th December at midnight, with interviews being held in the week commencing 9th December 2024.