Cleaner with keyholder responsibilities

Cleaner with keyholding responsibilities

Required ASAP

Part time 15 hours per week

Permanent

Salary grade B point 3-4 (FTE £24,027-£24,404 per annum)

£9,740-£9,893 (actual salary per annum)

Bulwell St Mary’s Church of England Primary & Nursery School 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. You will also have key holding responsibilities ensuring that the school is opened and secured where required.

We are a happy, multi-cultural, single form entry school in the City of Nottingham. We are part of the Transform Trust, a multi-academy trust based in the East Midlands, comprising 24 schools at the time of writing.

We pride ourselves on our caring, nurturing approach and going the ‘extra-mile’ to help children and their families. We are a community school, built on our School Christian Values and our strong Take Care Ethos.

We provide an exciting and broad curriculum, full of creative arts, sports and personal/social development, alongside striving for high academic standards.

We are looking for a Cleaner who is committed to serving the families and staff of our school community.  This role is ideal for a reliable, proactive individual looking for long-term opportunities within an educational setting.

Main Responsibilities are:

·       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 be a key holder, opening the school where required and securely closing the school where required

·       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 own initiative, unsupervised whist 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 own initiative and to ask for help when required.

·       Have excellent interpersonal and communication skills, able to build on and maintain strong relationships with staff, parents and carers, children, governors and the local and wider community.

·       Be punctual and reliable

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

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed and have been arranged for Monday 15^th September at 10am. Please contact the school office to confirm your attendance.

Or Visits to our school are warmly welcomed, please contact the school office to arrange an appointment.

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 Mrs Lyons at Bulwell St Mary’s Primary & Nursery School, Ragdale Road, Bulwell, Nottingham NG6 8GQ Email: d.lyons@bsm.nottingham.sch.uk  Telephone: 0115 915 1506

Closing date for applications: Thursday 11^th September

Interviews will be held on: Friday 12^th September

Transform Trust is a Multi Academy Trust with over 9300 children in 26 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.