Vacancy Reference
JOB003062
Job Title
Cleaner
Job Start Date
24 February 2025
Salary Range
£23,656 to £24,027 pro rata Subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Hours Per Week
12.5
Working Pattern
Term time only
School Address
William Murdoch Primary School
Antrobus Road
Handsworth Wood
Birmingham
B21 9NT
Contact Email
c.mason@williammurdoch.bham.sch.uk
Contract Type
Fixed Term
Period of Fixed Term Contract
12 months
Closing Date
12 February 2025, midday
Job Information

To work as part of a team to provide accommodation cleaning services across a range of facilities. During these uncertain times please be assured that all our site has full cleaning procedures in place and that full health and safety and site inductions are provided upon starting.

We pride ourselves in maintaining a safe environment. Working in some school holidays is required so that deep cleaning of the school can be carried out.

Main duties and responsibilities:

  • to ensure that a high level of cleanliness is maintained throughout on a daily basis
  • to ensure standards and procedures are adhered to
  • to use cleaning materials appropriately, as instructed and economically; to inform the manager when stocks are low
  • a "can-do" attitude. A flexible approach to work and the ability to work unsupervised
  • carry out cleaning tasks to ensure the agreed standards are maintained for all areas covered by the cleaning schedule

Skills required:

  • ability to clean any areas needed on site
  • has excellent organisation and time-management skills
  • is able to use their own initiative and as work as part of a team
  • able to communicate/report any issues to the relevant people effectively
  • is hard-working, and reliable

Previous experience in a cleaning role is an advantage but not essential as training is provided alongside all cleaning equipment and PPE.

There may be an opportunity for overtime working. There will be a probationary period of three months.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016). Therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

For further details, or an application pack, please telephone or email the school at the above email address or alternatively visit our school website

Please note CV's will not be accepted.

 

Safeguarding
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including:
enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.
References
All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references.
Short-listed candidates
An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.
Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.
Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.