Cleaner (Meadowhead School)

Kier Group plc; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 20,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading facilities management company is looking for a Cleaner to join their Sheffield Schools contract. The position involves maintaining a clean and safe environment at Meadowhead School. Previous cleaning experience is ideal, along with an understanding of health and safety legislation like COSHH. The role offers 15 hours per week with afternoon shifts. This is a fantastic opportunity to join a company dedicated to diversity and inclusion, welcoming transferrable skills.

Benefits

Wide variety of tailored benefits

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Previous experience in a school, office, or commercial building.
• Understanding of COSHH and safe use of cleaning machinery.
• Ability to coordinate tasks effectively and prioritise high-risk areas.
• Adherence to cleaning schedules and compliance requirements.
• Comfortable with PPE and following colour-coding rules.

Responsibilities

• Maintaining a clean and hygienic school environment.
• Carrying out cleaning duties across various surfaces.
• Replenishing consumables and reporting pest issues.

Skills

Previous cleaning experience

Understanding of health and safety legislation

Ability to follow cleaning schedules

Comfortable wearing PPE

Job description

We're looking for a Cleaner to join our Sheffield Schools contract team based at Meadowhead School.

Location: Meadowhead School, Sheffield – remote working not applicable for this role

Hours: 15 hours per week 3pm-6pm afternoon shifts

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Cleaner, you'll be working within the Sheffield Schools contract team, supporting them in maintaining a clean, safe, and hygienic school environment.

Your day to day will include:

• Carrying out cleaning duties across surfaces, floors, bathrooms, and waste disposal areas
• Following COSHH regulations and maintaining high personal hygiene standards
• Reporting any pest issues immediately to a supervisor
• Replenishing consumables such as hand wash, toilet rolls, and towels
• Ensuring cleaning equipment is properly cleaned and stored securely

What are we looking for?

This role of Cleaner is great for you if:

• You have previous cleaning experience, ideally in a school, office, or commercial building
• You understand health and safety legislation, including COSHH and safe use of cleaning machinery
• You can prioritise high-risk areas and coordinate tasks effectively
• You are able to follow cleaning schedules and compliance requirements
• You are comfortable wearing PPE and adhering to colour-coding rules to prevent cross-contamination

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier