Cleaner

Start date - 05 September 2022

Permanent, part time 27.5 hours per week, all year round

Working Hours: Monday to Friday 

06:15am - 08:30am & 15:15pm – 18:30pm (split shift) 

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

Pedmore High school requires a reliable cleaner to join our friendly team, to provide an efficient and effective service to our school. Cleaning experience and knowledge of COSHH regulation would be desirable but is not essential, as full training will be given.

Cleaners are responsible for a wide range of cleaning duties and responsibilities, which include ensuring that the school is cleaned every day to the required standard/specification. Be a good communicator and able to organise their workload along with the ability to use their initiative, be proactive and conscientious in addition to being a team player.

Working safely using correct warning signs, protective clothing and safety equipment and being mindful of hazards to other staff and students. Compliance with the Health and Safety practices of the Trust/School.

You will need to be;

• To be physically fit

• To be reliable, punctual and have excellent attendance

• Possess a flexible and adaptable approach to working patterns and job tasks

• Observe safe working practices in carrying out the required duties.

• Team player, personable, emotionally intelligent with a sense of humour

• Previous experience of working in a school or education setting would be desirable but not essential.

Contact Lisa Atkinson for further information or informal chat on 01384 686757 or email latkinson@invictus.education 

Closing date: Friday 15 July at 5:00pm

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Interviews due to take place week commencing 25 July 2022.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2021-  KCSIE 2021 

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020).  This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.  Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website:

Rehabilitation of Offenders 1974 (2020) 

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website. 

DBS Filtering Guidance 

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010.