Cleaner

15 hours per week, term time plus 11 days throughout school holidays

4pm – 7pm, Monday to Friday

September 2015 marked the start of an exciting time for Ryde Academy when Joy Ballard joined as the new Principal. She was awarded the prestigious title of 'Head of the Year 2015' at the Pearson Teaching Awards.

In 2016 54% of students achieved A*-C EM, compared to 38% the previous year. The academy is on an exciting journey towards excellence.

If you share Joy’s genuine enthusiasm for improving opportunities for students and want to be part of our warm, dedicated team, we would love to hear from you.

Ryde Academy, based on the Isle of Wight, is an 11 to 18 years Secondary Academy and is sponsored by the Academies Enterprise Trust (AET). There are approximately 1,000 students on roll and this is expected to rise to 1,500 by 2017. The school is set in spacious grounds in the town of Ryde which is a short walk from the local esplanade; providing excellent transport links to Portsmouth and Southsea.

In 2017, Ryde Academy will have a new multi-million pound school building on the existing site, with a student capacity of 1,500.

The role:

We are looking for a cleaner who is able to work on their own initiative but also part of a team.

You will be expected to carry out cleaning duties to a high standard in any area allocated by the Cleaning Supervisor, whilst working with minimal supervision and ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed at all times. The core working hours for this role are 4.00pm until 7.00pm during term time, plus an additional 11 days to be worked over the school holiday periods on days required by the cleaning supervisor.

The Island

Known as the “Garden Isle” because of its beautiful landscape, unspoilt beaches, rugged coastline and beautiful county side; the Isle of Wight is a perfect place to raise a family. Ryde Academy is easily commutable from the south coast with excellent transport links in Ryde to Portsmouth and Southsea.

AET

As the sponsor, AET believes that all young people deserve to become world-class learners – to learn, enjoy, succeed and thrive in a first rate educational environment with the best facilities, the best teaching and the most up-to-date resources available to them. In each of our academies, you will benefit from visionary, inspirational and dynamic leadership and be empowered to develop your own skills with access to world-class CPD and Talent Management programmes. You will also be entitled to the following benefits: a health cash plan, vehicle affinity scheme, Cycle2work, childcare vouchers and Westfield

Closing date for applications: Sunday 30 October 2016

All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application.

For further information on this position and to make an application please visit: https://www.hirewire.co.uk/SG/1058184/MS_JobDetails.aspx?JobID=73816

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Prevent Duty.

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AET is recruiting for School Direct placements. Please visit our website http://www.academiesenterprisetrust.org/our-teaching-school/our-school-direct-teacher-training-vacancies for further details.