What skills and experience we're looking for
Cleaner
Salary (actual): £9,697 per annum per annum
Grade: Scale 1b Point 2,
Hours: 15 hours per week, Monday – Friday 15.00 – 18.00
Work Pattern: Term time + INSET days + 2 weeks during school holiday (41 weeks per annum)
Contract: Permanent
Pension: 26.4%
West Drayton Academy is home to over 700 children, including a 60-place nursery. It serves the children and families of the richly diverse and welcoming community of West Drayton in West London. The academy is part of The Park Federation Academy Trust, allowing us to benefit from a wealth of expertise across our eight academies, as well as enabling us to provide opportunities for sharing of good practice and high-quality training.
We are looking to appoint a cleaner to start as soon as possible to join our dedicated and supportiveteam on a permanent basis. This post is Term time, inset days and 2 weeks worked during the school holidays: two of which must be worked during the summer break.
Candidates should be enthusiastic and passionate, with high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. A good level of general health and fitness is required. In house training including Health & Safety will be given where necessary. During school closure, cleaning duties may vary throughout the school. The successful applicant should be able to use their own initiative and be a good team-player. Cleaning experience is essential. Experience of working in a school would be preferred but is not essential.
The Successful applicant will be required to:
• Ensure a high standard of cleanliness is maintained throughout the school
• Undertake any cleaning in designated areas
• Be responsible for cleaning areas, but in the absence of colleagues will be required to work on a rota
• Must be able to work within a team and individually, and have good communication skills
What the school offers its staff
We are able to offer:
• Continued professional development;
• A welcoming school, with friendly, enthusiastic and supportive staff;
• An ambitious and dynamic Senior Leadership Team;
• An employee assistance programme (EAP)
Please visit the school website for an application pack. We do not accept CV’s.
Interviews: As and when we receive successful applications.
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.
Commitment to safeguarding
The school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people expect all staff, and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Check with a check of the DBS Barred List.