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Cleaner in Charge

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
19/12/2024
Advert End Date:
05/01/2025 23:59
Salary:
N4 £25,584 - £26,409 per annum (£12,000 - £12,490 per annum pro rata) - £13.26 per hour
Hours per week:
17.5
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Vacancy ID:
274213
Employment Location:
Sutton Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 4SD
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
5 Jan
Further Information
Walkergate Community School is seeking to appoint a Cleaner in Charge to maintain the cleanliness of the school premises and surrounding grounds whilst providing supervision to cleaning staff. This is an exciting opportunity for someone to ensure the building is fit for purpose and the delivery of the service is in accordance with school standards, policies and procedures. 

This post is part time working Monday to Friday 3:00pm-6:30pm 

We are looking for a colleague who has: 
  • NVQ/BICS qualification relevant to the role or
    committed to work towards
  • Working knowledge of health and safety
    relevant to the role
  • Experience in delivering to a high standard 
  • Experience in managing a team
  • Excellent attention to detail

Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

Our school motto is ‘Together we make a difference’. At Walkergate Community School we are lucky enough to have a passionate workforce who all care for and respect the fantastic children of our school. As a research school, we are dedicated to school improvement and we all aim to provide a happy, safe and engaging school environment for the children and our staff too. 

In return we offer:
  • Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
  • A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued. 
  • The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
  • Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
  • Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
  • Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Ireland’s leading wellbeing provider.
  • Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying job description and person specification, and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Sunday 5th January 2024. 

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
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