School Cleaner (Part Time)

School Cleaner  

Location: Wilmslow, Cheshire East  

Salary: £10.04 - £10.57 per hour depending on experience

Hours: 10 hours per week, term time only. Working 3.30pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday   

The Aurora Group

We’re really pleased to be opening our Aurora Summerfields School in February 2023 in Wilmslow with a proposed capacity of 50 students.

This will be a brand new independent specialist school for young people aged 5 to 19, who face difficulties as a result of complex communication needs typically associated with Autism spectrum conditions. The school will mirror our ‘Outstanding’ rated Aurora Hanley School which you can read about here

Amongst a number of other new roles, we’re currently looking for a Cleaner to start in January 2023

The Role:

To provide a cleaning service for the school across all types of rooms, including offices, classrooms, laboratories, halls, corridors, and toilets.

 Key Duties:

 ·      Duties to include the following:

·      Vacuum cleaning floors.

·      Spot cleaning of spillages.

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

·      Emptying and cleaning bins (daily).

·      Cleaning toilets including sanitary fittings and surrounds.

·      Mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces.

·      Wiping, dusting, cobweb removal, polishing.

·      Replenishing janitorial supplies in toilets, etc (daily).

·      Undertake deep clean as and when required.

·      Checking and closing windows, switching off lights after work and ensure the building is secure on exit.

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

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required. A full job description is available on request. Please email karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com if you would like a copy. 

Skills and Qualifications:

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

·      Some knowledge of Health and Safety Regulation in regards to cleaning equipment and cleaning materials.

·      Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team.

·      Ability to work with minimum supervision.

·      Ability to prioritise work and be flexible.

·      Experience of undertaking a range of cleaning duties.

 What’s on offer? 

• Full training and continued support
• Life assurance and pension
• Health cash back plan
• Car lease scheme
• Bike to work scheme 
• Perk box – lots of discounts for many high street retailers and restaurants
• Free parking 

For more information on this position please contact karen.barnfield@the-aurora-group.com / 07920 223 415 

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children."

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer