Cleaner
Chatham Grammar
Medway
- Expired
- Salary:
- £6,968.92 per annum equivalent to £17,190 for a full-time role
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Start date:
- ASAP
- Apply by:
- 16 December 2021
Job overview
The University of Kent Academies Trust are seeking to appoint a resilient and proactive Cleaner to join their enthusiastic and motivated facilities team who work to maintain our buildings. This is a permanent role for 15 hours per week, all year round.
Initially the hours are 6am – 9am each morning, but these are subject to change and are reviewed each academic year. Initially based at Chatham Grammar, the postholder will be deployed as seen fit by the Estates Manager, and this may include occasionally working at Brompton Academy to cover staff absence.
The role will operate as part of a team undertaking general cleaning duties, including vacuuming, dusting, emptying bins, cleaning washroom facilities, etc. The successful candidate must be able to use their own initiative and work well as part of a team.
Experience is desirable, although full training will be provided if required. If you think you have the necessary skills and experience and would like to work in a friendly and supportive team, we would like to hear from you.
The successful applicant will be coming to a multi-academy trust-wide supportive learning environment characterised by open management and in the knowledge that they will enjoy the full support and care of the pragmatic (and down-to-earth) leadership team. We have a dynamic, innovative team of professional staff who want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. We would encourage applicants to visit the UKAT website to view the many employee benefits on offer: https://www.universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk/careers-with-ukat
Chatham Grammar offers its students a wide variety of educational opportunities with a commitment to ensuring that its students achieve good educational outcomes, develop healthy minds and aspire to be happy confident young women ready to embark on a variety of aspirational careers. It benefits from being part of the University of Kent Academies Trust and has a current Ofsted rating of Good.
In order to follow social distancing guidance, visits to the Academy are not possible at this time, but we would be happy to arrange a discussion or video call with a member of our Senior Leadership Team to share our vision for this role with you. To arrange such a discussion, or for any other queries about the role, please email recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk
For further information, to download our application form or to send us your CV, please visit our website: http://www.chathamgrammar.org.uk/
To apply via the TES, please click on the apply link and send us your application form.
Your application should be made after reading the job description and person specification and you will use the application to tell us how your current skills and experience fit the requirements and why you think you would be suited to this role.
We are keen to attract top talent to our inclusive Trust and, therefore, we welcome applications from all people across the community spectrum regardless of their race, religion, ethnicity, sexuality, sexual orientation, disability, gender reassignment or age.
Applications will be considered upon receipt.
The University of Kent Academies Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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About Chatham Grammar
Chatham Grammar, part of the University of Kent Academies Trust (UKAT), is a selective 11-19 girls academy. The academy benefits from being part of UKAT and opportunities are plentiful through key interventions from the University of Kent which include: a shared sixth form provision, wider curriculum opportunities, excellent shared facilities, bespoke graduate and post graduate Student Ambassadors Mentoring Scheme and the unique UKAT Teacher Training programme.
What we offer
Working for the University of Kent Academies Trust comes with a wide range of benefits, underpinned by our commitment to professional development and looking after the health and wellbeing of our staff team.
We offer a range of excellent benefits and incentives:
· Apple iPad*
· Established professional development programme
· Assistance with accommodation or relocation package available (£500max)
· Links to the University of Kent to enhance your own career development
*Subject to terms of employment
Our commitment to keeping our staff well includes benefits such as:
· Free Benenden Health Cover (employee cover only)
· Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Programme (MBSR)
· Cycle to Work Scheme
· UKAT Booster Programme – Healthy Minds and Bodies
Values and vision
At Chatham Grammar we offer our students a wide variety of stimulating and motivating opportunities to achieve outstanding academic outcomes, and develop high quality thinking, learning and communication skills and in so doing build a secure foundation for a positive and successful life.
We recognise the enormous social and emotional pressures that are put on young women today, and our priority and commitment is to ensure that our students develop healthy inquisitive minds, and that academic success is achieved within a nurturing environment. Essentially Chatham Grammar is a supportive, friendly place, which fosters excellent and secure relationships between students and staff – our young people are happy, confident and resilient.
Our goal is to ensure that our students go out into the world with the ability to deal confidently with all the experiences that come their way. Chatham Grammar students enter university and the professional work place full of passion, and with aspiration, self-belief and high self esteem of what they can achieve. In Year 7 we begin the journey to success by discovering the individual talents of our students through our Year 7 curriculum, enabling a smooth transition from primary to secondary education. Students are supported from early beginnings to successfully engage with all the changes and opportunities that life in Chatham Grammar will offer.
Where is Chatham Grammar
Set within the Garden of England, Chatham Grammar is located in the heart of Medway in a rural part of Chatham adjacent to the Darland Banks. The location of the School provides excellent transport links by rail to London (with the option of a high-speed service) and its main airports and is less than an hour from the main channel ports giving easy access to mainland Europe. Gillingham railway station is just a 15-20 minute walk away. The School also has excellent transport links by road from the M2/A2 (and has free car parking!).
Within close proximity of the School, there are a wide range of leisure and cultural activities. Just five minutes from the academy you will find the Chatham Ski Centre (the only one of its kind in Kent) and the neighbouring Capstone Country Park offering nice walks, fishing, café and children’s play area and some fifteen minutes by car brings you to Historic Dockyard Chatham, one of Britain’s leading maritime heritage destinations where you can explore galleries and museums and enjoy a multitude of festivals and events throughout the year. The nearby Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre offers a wide range of retail outlets if you are in need of some retail therapy alongside a range of and restaurants and cafes. Slightly further afield (about fifteen minutes by car) the Dockside Outlet centre sports over 40 great retailers, restaurants, bars, coffee shops, gyms, hotels and a newly built Odeon Cinema.
The local area boasts great sporting facilities and the nearby Medway Park (10 minute drive) is an established sports centre with three indoor swimming pools, gym, fitness centre, sports hall and squash courts. Our Lead Sponsor, the University of Kent also offers a professional Sports Therapy Clinic at Medway Park and offers discounted rates to any UKAT staff.
For those that might be interested in discovering a bit more about the local area we are very fortunate to have some beautiful landmarks close by and would encourage you to visit the historical town of Rochester, home of Charles Dickens where you will find museums, stunning historic buildings including the 800+ year old Rochester Castle and Rochester Cathedral together with a wide range of hotels and restaurants, bars, tea shops and a buzzing night life. Or you might want to visit the more rural and quiet tranquil river village of Upnor where you will find Upnor Castle located on the west bank of the River Medway in Kent.
The location of the academy also provides a wide range of housing options, so whether you are an NQT or an experienced teacher, looking for your first property, moving up the property ladder or relocating to the area, there is a varied selection of properties to suit your needs. We would be happy to assist you in providing useful information and contacts if you are looking to relocate to the area.
With all of this so close to the academy, there really is a lot on offer for working at the University of Kent Academies Trust.
See for yourself and come and visit us if you are interested in joining us!
Opportunities at Chatham Grammar
We are always on the lookout for new staff who have vision and professionalism and want to make a difference to the lives, aspirations and opportunities of our young people. You may be an NQT, an experienced teacher, someone considering returning to teaching or someone looking to qualify and train as a teacher - we would love to hear from you.If you are interested in joining us, please send your CV to recruitment@universityofkentacademiestrust.org.uk
The University of Kent Academies Trust and Chatham Grammar are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Any offer of appointment will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check.
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