Cleaner

George Heriots; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 10,000 - GBP 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Edinburgh is seeking a Cleaner to work part-time from Monday to Friday, 3.15pm to 7.15pm. The ideal candidate should have proven experience in cleaning and excellent communication skills for safety compliance. Responsibilities include waste management, dusting, and floor cleaning. The position offers a welcoming environment, opportunities for development, and family-friendly policies.

Benefits

Family friendly policies

Annual review and professional development opportunities

Travel to work schemes

School Fee Remission

Involvement in wider school community

Qualifications

• Candidates must have prior experience in a cleaning role.
• Ability to effectively communicate for Health and Safety compliance.
• Capacity to follow verbal and written instructions.

Responsibilities

• Empty waste bins and transport waste.
• Dust, wipe, and clean various surfaces.
• Sweep, vacuum, and mop floor areas.
• Clean toilets and wash basins.

Skills

Proven work experience as a cleaner

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job description

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Cleaner (Monday to Friday 3.15pm-7.15pm)

Job Reference schooltalent/TP/606/2355

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Part Time Permanent

Location:

Edinburgh

Closing Date:

20/02/2026

Department:

Operational/Professional Services

Region / Division:

George Heriot's School

Job Role:

Operational/Professional Services

Package Description

When you join the team at Heriot’s, you become part of our community, where the contribution of every individual is important and valued. The Heriot’s motto, to “distribute chearfullie”, is at the heart of our school, so distributing of kindness, of support and of generosity remains as live today as it was in 1628 when George Heriot founded our school.

Our staff survey in 2019 revealed that 97% of employees at Heriot’s feel motivated and happy to work here and we aim to provide a friendly, welcoming and supportive environment for all of our people. This aim is reflected in the package we offer, which, for Support Staff, in addition to basic salary, includes:

• Family friendly policies
• Annual review and opportunities for training and continued professional development
• Travel to work schemes
• School Fee Remission (non-contractual benefit)
• Opportunities for involvement in the wider school community

We aim to attract and retain a diverse group of talented people, which is committed to upholding the ethos of our school and, as an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

The Role

Cleaners (2-3 positions) required to join friendly and committed school in-house services team.

Hours of work are 3.15 – 7.15pm

Monday to Friday 20 hours per week

Main Responsibilities

Duties will include:

• Emptying waste bins, transporting waste to designated collection points.
• Dusting, damp wiping
• Sweeping, vacuuming, and mopping floor areas
• Cleaning toilets, urinals, and hand basins

The Ideal Candidate

Proven work experience as a cleaner

Must have excellent written and verbal skills for the purpose of Health and Safety and ability to follow instructions.

Additional Information

Heriot’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and youngpeople and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment. This post is considered Regulated Work with Vulnerable Children and/or Protected Adults, under the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 and the successful candidates will be required to obtain membership of the PVG scheme.

Please note that parking is not available on our campus

George Heriot’s Trust is an Equal Opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

George Heriot’s School is governed by George Heriot’s Trust, Scottish Charity number SC011463

About the school/organisation

George Heriot’s School

George Heriot’s School is Edinburgh’s leading independent school. Academically proven and recognised as sector-leading by Education Scotland in June 2024, the school’s best practice expertise in wellbeing, equality and inclusion, and in raising attainment and achievement, is acknowledged. The school has 1,670 pupils aged from 4-18, with a distinct family feel shaped by its 400-year motto: I distribute chearfullie. Working hard, being kind, and being yourself are the values which bind staff and pupils into a cohesive whole. Put simply, Heriot’s cares about its staff and pupils.

As Edinburgh’s oldest school, Heriot’s was founded through the generosity of George Heriot, jeweller and goldsmith to the court of King James VI/I and his wife Queen Anne. Goldsmiths at that time were the principal money lenders and Heriot was able to amass a small fortune which he left to found a school for the ‘poor bairns of Edinburgh’. Since it opened, the Foundation at Heriot’s has developed an unrivalled understanding of providing bereavement support and over the years has educated in excess of 5,700 Foundation pupils, each of whom received a fully funded education in keeping with the Founder’s wishes.

Separately, the school has continued to apply the transformative powers of education, opening 21 Out Schools in the 1800s which educated over 100,000 boys and girls in Edinburgh before the advent of the Children’s Act, and more recently supporting Serbian, Syrian and Ukrainian refugees to build a better life in Scotland. Each year the school spends approximately £1.3 million to support the education of bursary and Foundation pupils.

Today the school is an award-winning beacon: the only school in Scotland to receive the Gold Award from SAPERE for its teaching of philosophy in Junior School; awarded a third consecutive gold award for being a UNICEF Rights Respecting School and being voted the Sunday Times School of the Decade by readers in their Parent Power survey.