Cleaner - Green Ridge Primary Academy

Buckinghamshire Council

  • Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
  • Permanent
  • Part-time
  • 13 days ago
OverviewAt Green Ridge Primary Academy, we are looking for a School Cleaner who will work as part as a team, undertaking various cleaning duties throughout the school to ensure our children's learning environment is always clean.Term time onlySalary Type: Bucks paySalary details: Bucks Pay Scale Range 1B, SCP 6-10 (Full-time equivalent of £23,297-24,223). Actual salary £13,361-£13,892Contract type: PermanentHours: 4.00-9.00pm - Part-time, 25 hours per week, term-time only + INSET daysClosing date: 13/05/2024 12:00Interviews to be held: Tuesday, 21st May 2024About usGreen Ridge Academy is a new primary school built on Berryfields. From September 2024, the academy will be three-form entry from Nursery through to Year Two, taking children from aged 2-11, and two-form entry in Key Stage 2 as we continue our preparations to become fully three-form. Whilst the school currently has the capacity for over 500 children, this is an exciting time at Green Ridge, as we continue to grow our site is being expanded with the additional capacity so that by September 2024, our building will be able to accommodate over near 700. Exciting!The academy is now looking to appoint a new Cleaner to join us from September 2024 as we continue to expand and to be part of the unique opportunity to build and grow the school from its infancy. There is no doubt about it, setting up the academy from scratch takes vision, dedication and hard work, but being part of that exciting and rare journey will be very rewarding to see the academy take shape over the next few years. To see more information about the school, including design plans of the school, please visit our website .About the roleWe are seeking a hard-working and dedicated a School Cleaner to work in our friendly school. You will work as part as a team, undertaking various cleaning duties throughout the school to ensure our children's learning environment is always clean. For a successful candidates we offer permanent contract working on a part-time basis starting in September 2024 (or sooner by mutual agreement).About youIn particular, successful applicants should have:
  • Experience of similar work
  • Ability to work constructively as part of a team
  • Ability to relate well to children and to adults
  • Good organising and prioritising skills
  • Ability to keep accurate cleaning records
  • Evidence of a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people
  • Ability to work flexibly to suit school needs
You should:
  • Have good communication skills
  • Have the ability to use initiative
  • Be willing to undertake direction and guidance
  • Be ready to work as part of a team
  • Use time effectively to ensure all spaces are ready for learning
In return we can offer:
  • A commitment to you and your professional development
  • Friendly, supportive, enthusiastic and hardworking colleagues, staff and Governors
  • A growing learning community
  • Encouragement to develop new ideas and the opportunity to make a real difference
Other informationWe hope you will take the time to find out more about our new academy and experience our warm welcome. For further information about the role, or to arrange an informal discussion, please contact Lauren Curtis-Cross, Office Co-Ordinator at or telephone 01296 326320 option 2. Completed applications should be sent via e-mail to by 12 noon on Monday, 13th May 2024. We regret that any applications received after this time and date may not be included in the short-listing process. Short-listed candidates will be invited for interviews. Please note that the academy reserves the right to interview before the closing date if suitable candidates apply, and so we encourage all applicants to apply well-before the closing date.Weekly Working Hours
  • Cleaner - working 25 hours per week (ideally 4.00-9.00pm daily, 5 x 5 hours across the week)
  • Term time only plus INSET Days
Please note that the school is flexible regarding the working hours for the right candidate. For example 6.00-9.00pm (or anytime between 4.00-9.00pm) and a 7.00-9.00am as a split shift, as cleaning can continue before the school re-opens in the morning. However, we would need the five hours to be worked between 4.00-9.00pm (when the school closes) and between 7.00am (when we open) and 9.00am (when school starts).At REAch2 we recognise that those who work in an academy are in a unique position in their care of children. The responsibility for all staff to safeguard pupils and promote their welfare, as stated in Section 175 of the Education Act (2002) is one that is central to our ethos, our policies and our actions. All children are deserving of the highest levels of care and safeguarding, regardless of their individual characteristics or circumstances, and we are committed to applying our policies to ensure effective levels of safeguarding and care are afforded to all our pupils.We will seek to recruit the best applicant for the job based on the abilities, qualifications, experience as measured against the job description and person specification. The recruitment and selection of staff will be conducted in a professional, timely and responsive manner and in compliance with current employment legislation, and relevant safeguarding legislation and statutory guidance.All information is stored securely and any information supplied by unsuccessful candidates will be destroyed through a confidential waste system six months after the decision has been communicated, in accordance with our information and records retention policy.The Trust ensures all applicant data is stored and processed appropriately. For further details on how your information will be managed during the recruitment process please refer to our Privacy Notice for Job Applications.

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