Cleaner

Grade 2, Point 2, £5,061 - £16,197 pro-rata (£24,413 FTE)

Contract: Term time only plus two INSET days

Term: Permanent, 40 weeks a year (term time plus an additional two weeks during  the holidays)

Hours: 10-32 hours available per week (Over 5 days, within the hours of 5.30am -7.30 am and 2pm-9.00pm) Split shifts available

Starting date: October 2026, or by negotiation

Reporting to: Cleaning Supervisor

Required from October 2026 where possible, a Cleaner to work as part of our busy school Site Team.  The post involves cleaning allocated areas in the school.

Experience is not essential as full training will be provided. 

Main Responsibilities and Tasks:

The normal duties of the postholder will usually include the following:

1. To be responsible for cleaning certain parts of the school site as allocated by the Assistant Facilities Manager (this will vary from time to time).

2. To use cleaning materials as instructed by the Assistant Facilities Manager.

3. To operate cleaning machinery in cleaning soft and hard surfaces, e.g. vacuum cleaners and polishers.

4. Duties to include the following:

5. Vacuum cleaning hard and soft floors

6. Spot cleaning of spillages

7. Wiping furniture, ledges, pipes, paintwork, doors and polishing door glass

8. Emptying and cleaning bins

9. Cleaning toilets including sanitary fittings and surrounds

10. Mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces

11. Wiping and polishing and straightening furniture

12. Replenishing janitorial supplies in toilets, etc.

13. Checking and closing windows, switching off lights after work

14. Such other duties as may be allocated from time to time

15. All defects/hazards must be immediately reported to the Site Manager

Additional Duties:

To continue personal development as agreed

Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to Child Protection, Health and Safety and security, confidentiality and data protection

To perform all of the above duties in accordance with school policies, procedures and regulations on Health & Safety, Equal Opportunities, Quality Assurance and financial matters.

Why work with us

Burford is an oversubscribed school situated in an area of outstanding natural beauty.  This is an excellent school, with a superb environment for learning and a priority given to teacher development.  Our aim is to recruit colleagues who will be stimulated by the prospect of working hard to share in our success.

Additional Staff Benefits

• Supportive continuous professional development and growth opportunities

• Health and wellbeing support including access to an Employee Assistance Programme, free flu vaccinations and a subsidised Healthcare Plan

• Local Government Pension scheme membership

• The school is located within a short walk of a picturesque Cotswold town

As we are a heavily oversubscribed school, children of staff have priority for admission to Burford School.⃰

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed so you can see for yourself what makes Burford School such a special place to work – please contact Cloudia Hill, HR Manager, to arrange this.

For more information or an informal discussion regarding the post, please contact Mrs Ritchings, Cleaning Supervisor.

The successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered the post and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.

TO APPLY:

Only applications made via the Burford School application form will be accepted.

• Contact Mrs C.Hill, HR Manager, at the following email address: c.hill@burford.oxon.sch.uk or telephone the number above. 

Burford School is committed to safeguarding children and young people.  All post holders in regulated activity are subject to appropriate vetting procedures and a satisfactory Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced check.

As part of the vetting procedures, shortlisted candidates will be subject to an online search. This isn’t part of the shortlisting process, and there will be a chance to address any issues of concern at interview.

Closing date: Wednesday 30th September 2026 (12:00pm)

We reserve the right to interview prior to the closing date, therefore early application is advised.

⃰ Please see relevant Admissions Policy on the school website.