About the role
Cleaner – 2 days a week plus relief
Vacancy at St Helen’s Primary School - Bluntisham
Hours of work: Thursday/Friday (15:30 to 18:00) plus relief cover when required to cover staff absence - 15:30 to 18:00 Mon – Fri during term-time and potential cover during school holidays by arrangement with the caretaker or Headteacher.
Scale: 1C Point 03
Start Date: ASAP
Closing dat for applications - 12noon on Wednesday 31st January
Interview Date TBC
Early applications are welcome. We reserve the right to close the application window early if a suitable candidate is found.
St Helen’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to share this commitment.
We are looking to appoint a Cleaner to join our happy, friendly and supportive team. As one of our cleaners, you will play a critical role in maintaining a safe and clean site, which is aesthetically pleasing and promotes the well-being of all. You will become an integral member of our team so good communication and a positive attitude are essential.
This role will be to clean Thu/Fri and to provide cover for cleaning staff absence. The working pattern will typically be 15:30 to 18:00 Thu/Fri and on the days you are asked to provide cover. An alternative working pattern could be agreed for the right candidate after initial training, as agreed with the caretaker and/or Headteacher. We are a small village school where staff and children are committed to working together.
The ideal candidate will be:
• Friendly and hard working;
• Flexible, accommodating to the needs of the school;
• Makes excellent use of their initiative.
For more information or to chat about this opportunity please contact:
Amie Lill, Finance and HR Officer for an application pack on finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk.
Find out more information about our school at:
What will you be doing?
Your role will include:
• A range of cleaning operations, dusting, polishing, washing, vacuuming, bin emptying etc..
• Working as a team to meet the expected cleaning standards as set by the school.
• To follow the cleaning frequency as laid out by the school.
• To ensure correct usage of cleaning materials.
• To have due regard for the Health and Safety and to report any issues to the Caretaker and or Headteacher.
About you
If you would like further details or would like to arrange a visit to the school, please contact Amie Lill, Finance and HR Officer for an application pack on finance@st-helens.cambs.sch.uk. Find out more information about our school at: https://www.sthelensprimary.org/
We look forward to hearing from you!
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The offer of employment is subject to satisfactory pre-employment clearances including the right to work in the UK, ISA registration, Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, medical check and two satisfactory references.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we firmly believe benefits our colleagues, the organisation and our communities. If you don’t meet every single requirement in the job role but think this could be you, please don’t be put off. We are committed to building a workplace that is compassionate and inclusive as well as diverse, so if you think you could be a good candidate for this role please consider applying and speak to the recruiting manager if you have any questions.
Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, as well as when you join us, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager, whose details can be found in the advert, to discuss any adjustment needs. Some examples of adjustments could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
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