School Cleaner

Required from 1st May 2025

Part time 10 hours per week

All year round

Permanent

Salary grade A point 2 (FTE £23,656 per annum) 

£6394.26 actual salary per annum

Parkdale Primary is seeking to appoint a conscientious and reliable cleaner to join our experienced and friendly team. The successful applicant will carry out general cleaning duties to provide a clean, hygienic and safe environment for our children.

We are a large, happy, multi-cultural school on the outskirts of the City of Nottingham, just (by a few hundred metres) into the County of Nottinghamshire. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands. 

We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, with several of the staff living in the neighbourhood and some even having attended here as pupils!

Main Responsibilities are:

● To undertake the cleaning of the school buildings using the necessary chemicals and equipment. 

● To carry out a range of Cleaning duties, including sweeping, vacuum cleaning, floor polishing, dusting, mopping, maintaining sanitary items, etc.

● To comply with legislation, school procedures and safe working practices.

● To report faults and hazards to their Supervisor, as soon as possible.

● To assist members of the school Cleaning staff with other duties, as required.

● To undertake training relevant to their job, in order to ensure that their work is carried out to the highest possible standard.

● To work on their own initiative, unsupervised whilst carrying out their duties.

● To have a helpful attitude towards customers' needs, at all times.

 You will:

● have a basic understanding of different cleaning methods and equipment.

● be able to be trained to carry out a range of cleaning duties, including using different equipment and materials safely.

● have a basic awareness of Health and Safety.

● be able to work as part of a team 

● be able to work on your own initiative and to ask for help when required.

In return we offer:

• a welcoming community and a highly motivated, professional staff team that are driven 

towards continuously raising standards.

• a happy working environment with friendly and well-behaved children,

• excellent professional development opportunities through an extensive range of network groups and other Transform Trust initiatives

• calm and purposeful environments

• excellent partnerships between pupils, staff, parents, governors and community 

• suitable training, including First Aid, where required. 

• career opportunities as part of a successful Multi Academy Trust

How to apply

Equality and diversity matters to us. If you think you’d be suited to one of our roles we’d love to hear from you regardless of age, disability status, ethnicity, gender, religion or sexuality. We are a Disability Confident Committed Employer and as such anyone who is registered disabled and meets the essential person specification criteria will be shortlisted for interview.

Please complete the online application form which you will find on the Transform Trust website http://www.transformtrust.co.uk/vacancies. Please ensure that you follow the instructions within the application form and ensure that there are no gaps in your education or employment history that are not accounted for.

Any questions or queries should be directed to Katherine Howe at Parkdale Primary School, Parkdale Road, Nottingham, NG4 1BX  

Email: office@parkdale.notts.sch.uk  

Telephone: 01159110066  

Closing date for applications: 22nd April 12noon

Interviews will be held on: TBC

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 8800 children in 25 Primary Schools covering Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Derby and Derbyshire. Joining us, you will be part of an ambitious and innovative organisation. We have a strong focus on empowering our member schools to drive their improvement journey whilst maintaining their own individual identity and community focus. 

We believe education has the power to transform lives and communities. Our purpose is to be an innovative and inclusive Trust working for all children.

We are an employer that encourages flexible working and promotes wellbeing through workload considerations.