Cleaner

Woodlands; Sheerness; On-site; GBP 8,000; Part time

Job summary

A local educational trust is seeking a Cleaner for Halfway Houses Primary School in Sheerness. The role is temporary until August 2026, offering 12.5 hours of work per week, typically from 5am to 7.30am, Monday to Friday. The position pays £7,400 gross annually. Candidates should be proactive and hardworking, with experience preferred but not essential, as training will be provided. Responsibilities include cleaning allocated areas and operating equipment in line with health and safety regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience preferred but training will be provided.
• Able to follow health and safety regulations (COSHH).
• Capable of using cleaning equipment safely.

Responsibilities

• Clean allocated areas according to specified standards.
• Operate cleaning equipment and materials.
• Store equipment and materials safely.

Skills

Proactive

Hardworking

Experience in cleaning

Tools

Domestic cleaning equipment

Industrial cleaning equipment

Job description

The Island Learning Trust is looking for a Cleaner to work atHalfway Houses Primary School with an immediate start. This position is for12.5 hours per week, for 40 weeks of the year. The actual salary is £7400 pa gross. The working hours for this position are 5am to 7.30am Monday to Friday. This position is temporary until 31/08/2026.

We are looking for a capable, pro-active and hard working Cleaner, preferably with experience but training will be given. Your duties will include:

• Undertake cleaning of allocated areas in line with specified standards and as directed
• Operate / use domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials, following appropriate training
• Store allocated equipment and materials safely and securely
• Perform duties in line with health and safety regulations (COSHH) and take action where hazards are identified / report serious hazards to line manager immediately

If this sound like the job for you, please take a look at our school and Trust websites to find out more about The Island Learning Trust and why we encourage everyone:

'to be the best we can be'

The Island Learning Trust reserves the right to withdraw this advert if a suitable candidate is appointed prior to the closing date

The Island Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding. The Trust iscommitted to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair, robust and consistent recruitment process across the Trust which is in line 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.