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Cleaner in Charge

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
21/02/2025
Advert End Date:
10/03/2025 23:59
Salary:
Grade 3 £24,027 - £24,404 per annum (Actual Salary £8,117 - £8,245 per annum with Living Wage Supplement to £12.60)
Hours per week:
12.5
Job Category:
Catering / Cleaning
Vacancy ID:
276733
Employment Location:
Whitehouse Lane, North Shields, NE29 8PE
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
10 Mar
Further Information
Whitehouse Primary 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, 12.5 hours per week Monday - Friday, working 3:15pm-5:45pm. The post is permanent and full year.

We are looking for a colleague who has: 
  • NVQ Level 1 qualification in English and Maths
  • Working knowledge of health and safety relevant to the role.
  • Experience in a relevant discipline or similar job role.
  • Experience in managing a team, with the ability to prioritise workload for other.
  • Experience of premises is security is desirable, but training will be given as you'll be required to lock up the site each day.
Our school is one of eight 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.

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 Pensions 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 Irelands 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 Monday 10th March 2025.

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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