Cleaning Assistant

Morley Newlands Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Cleaning Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. Flexibility may be required if the academy is open outside normal hours.

Potential applicants should have:

·       The ability to work constructively as part of a team.

·       The ability to maintain a safe, calm and happy approach.

·       Adequate reading skills (for Health and Safety reasons) as will be required to read labels on bottles containing chemicals.

·       High level cleaning experience.

What we can offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

·       Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.

·       A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

·       Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

·       Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.

·       £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

Morley Newlands Academy is a large primary school, with over 650 children from Nursery age right up to Year 6. Situated close to the centre of Morley in south Leeds, our academy serves families from across the local community.

Working as part of The GORSE Academies Trust, we will ensure that our children receive an outstanding education that focuses on aspiration, high expectations and personalisation.

We are immensely proud that, in January 2018 we were judged by Ofsted to be Outstanding in all areas, which reflects our hard work and dedication to the wonderful children that come to our academy. More recently, we were awarded the World Class Schools Quality Mark in December 2019, which is valuable recognition for the special nature of Morley Newlands.   

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website at  www.morleynewlands.leeds.sch.uk

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the Job Description, Person Specification, and Application Form from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), request them by email at nicola.bardsley@morleynewlands.leeds.sch.uk

or call us on 0113 323 1890. 

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy.  CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: Apply Now                        

Interviews will take place: TBC                    

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.