Cleaner (Lead)

Lift Schools; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 14,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-focused educational organization in Sheffield is looking for a dedicated Lead Cleaner. This role involves ensuring cleanliness across school facilities, particularly during the supervisor's absence. The position is part-time, comprising 20 hours per week with shifts from 2:15 PM to 6:15 PM. The ideal candidate will have a strong motivation, ability to lead a team, and experience in cleaning large spaces. We offer comprehensive training, generous benefits, and lifestyle perks to support your career growth.

Benefits

Generous benefits

Comprehensive training

Lifestyle perks

Qualifications

• Experience in a cleaning role is desirable, but training will be provided.
• Ability to work independently and lead a team in the absence of the supervisor.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all cleaning tasks in the school are completed daily.
• Work under the direction of the cleaning supervisor as needed.
• Maintain standards of cleanliness and hygiene in the school.

Skills

Motivation

Teamwork

Ability to lead

Cleaning large premises

Job description

Cleaner (Lead)

Lift Firth Park, Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S5 0SD, United Kingdom

Salary: NJC 3-4 £13,403 - £13,613 (Actual salary) + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits

Hours: 20 per week (52 weeks per year)

Contract: Part time, permanent

Closing date: 7th January 2026

Interview date: WC 12th January 2026

Start date: January / Feb 2026

We're hiring a school Lead Cleaner!

We’re looking for a friendly and reliable lead cleaner to join our team at Firth Park Academy. As a lead cleaner you will be responsible for ensuring all cleaning tasks in the school are complete daily, during times when the cleaning supervisor is not available.

Hours for this role: 2:15pm - 6:15pm per day (Monday to Friday)

You’re someone who’ll be able to:

• You should be highly motivated, enthusiastic and hardworking.
• Although you will at times work under the direction of the cleaning supervisor, you should be able to work both in a team and independently, and be able to lead the team in absence of the cleaning supervisor.
• Experienced in cleaning large premises and familiarity with COSHH requirements is desirable, although training will be given.

About our school.

Lift Firth Park is a vibrant, mixed secondary school for students aged 11–16. Located in Shiregreen, Sheffield, we serve around 1,200 pupils and reflect a richly diverse community, with more than a third of students speaking English as an additional language.

The school is currently undergoing an exciting period of transformational change, and we are already seeing its positive impact—in the classroom, across the curriculum and throughout our culture. This is an excellent time to join our team. We are looking for individuals who share our dedication to inclusive, aspirational education and who are excited to contribute to our renewed vision and ambitious future.

We would warmly welcome visits to the school, please contact Nichola Butler – School Operations Manager – [e-mail]

Who is Lift Schools?

We’re a diverse and inclusive network of schools with one clear mission; to provide an excellent education to every child – in every classroom, every day. And we do this across each of our 57 schools. As with our students, we want our team to be empowered to do their best work, supported by the best leadership they’ve ever had.

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of everyone here in making this an incredible organisation.

We offer you:

• Comprehensive training: Access a wide range of developmental training to boost your career.
• Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered.
• Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and even electric vehicle incentives.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check.

Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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