We have an excellent opportunity for a Cleaner to join our team, covering a period of maternity leave, who can assist with the cleaning and maintenance of our beautiful school.
The role involves all aspects of cleaning and maintenance and the successful candidate will ensure that all designated areas are cleaned and maintained to the Schools standards.
This is an excellent opportunity for a hardworking and reliable individual to join a school which prides itself on the high calibre of staff who make up our warm, friendly and diverse community.
We aspire to deliver exceptional every day, whilst creating a welcoming and supportive environment where individuals can thrive, find their exceptional, and be celebrated. Our 3 cornerstone values are Humility, Engagement and Kindness. If this sounds like a cultural fit for you, and you meet the job requirements, we would love to hear from you.
More information
This role is part time and 1 year maternity cover (or until the return of the postholder).
Hours 12 hours per week (shifts 17:30-21:30) working any three evenings Monday-Saturday on a 2-week rota basis. Alternate Saturdays are mandatory.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
· Adhere to all current Health & Safety regulations;
· Cleaning designated areas to a high standard;
· Report and Health and Safety concerns to the appropriate staff member;
· Support the management team by carrying out other reasonable duties as required;
· To be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness of your designated area;
· Take imitative and perform tasks that aren’t always part of the day to day;
· To work as part of a team and support other members to meet objectives;
Equal Opportunities
Taunton School is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from appropriately qualified persons regardless of gender, marital status, sexual orientation, race, ethnic origin, nationality, religion, disability or age. Candidates will be assessed against relevant criteria only (i.e. skills, qualifications, abilities, experience) in selection and recruitment.
If you have a disability and require any assistance with the application process, please contact [email protected]
Safeguarding
Taunton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. If you are shortlisted for interview the HR team may carry out an online search via Google to check presence and activity, as part of the School’s due diligence.
Any formal offer of employment will be subject to a number of pre-employment checks as part of the School’s due diligence, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. These include ID and Right to Work in the UK, satisfactory references, a successful enhanced DBS check, and a satisfactory online 3rd party online & social media search.
Taunton School is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subsequent amendments. You are not entitled to withhold information about convictions which would otherwise be considered as ‘spent’. All applicants must therefore declare all previous convictions and cautions, including those that would normally be considered "spent", except those that are classed as protected offences.
It is a condition of employment that the employee should not have been convicted of a criminal offence against children, nor have been dismissed from or resigned from a previous employer for misconduct of a similar nature.
If you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date please assume that your application has unfortunately been unsuccessful. Due to numbers of applications received for our roles, we do not provide feedback at this stage.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £12.30 per hour
Benefits:
- Bereavement leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site gym
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
Experience:
- cleaning: 1 year (preferred)
Work Location: In person
