What skills and experience we're looking for
Acting with limited supervision, the postholder will manage a large cleaning team, organising the work of the team, allocating areas and identifying and prioritising cleaning requirements and preparing work programmes.
The postholder will be accountable for an agreed budget and will assist the Headteacher in the promotion of school premises.
Other responsibilities include acting as Health & Safety Officer for cleaning related matters including COSHH, and related resources to the agreed quality standards.
The postholder will ensure the cleanliness of the school premises and furnishings, monitoring compliance with the equipment and chemicals and report issues in relation to non-compliance to the Trust Chief Operations Officer.
The post holder will clean specific areas of the school daily alongside the cleaning staff.
What the school offers its staff
The benefits of working with us.
In our trust we place emphasis on wellbeing, collaboration and professional development for our staff, underpinned by research. Our aim is to ensure our students finish their education with us as well-rounded, well-grounded individuals who will make a positive contribution to society, which is partly achieved by ensuring our workforce is supported and professionally challenged, underpinned by comprehensive CPD programmes and wellbeing initiatives. We offer the following benefits, designed to promote your wellbeing and make your role enjoyable and rewarding.
● Paid leave: maternity/paternity leave, statutory adoption leave, shared parental leave, parental bereavement leave.
● A culture that actively promotes a positive work-life balance and wellbeing initiatives.
● Professional development: full and part-funded training courses (including higher cost courses such as Masters, PhD) plus a wide range of external and in-house learning opportunities available to all.
● Access to UK Healthcare ( helping staff with the cost of everyday health expenses such as visiting the opticians, paying for glasses, dental treatment and even paying for prescriptions, up to agreed policy limits. Employees can also claim an allowance for hospital admissions, whether NHS or private, access telephone counselling services and receive a discount on gym membership to keep them fit and motivated for work.
● Employee assistance programme.
● CycleSolutions: facility to purchase bicycles and equipment at reduced cost through payroll.
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.