Cleaner

Contract type: Permanent
Hours of work: Monday - Friday, 3.00 pm - 5.30 pm 
Salary information: Scale 1, Point 2, £9,105 per annum
Responsible to: School Business Manager / Site Supervisor
Work pattern: 12.5 hours per week, Term time + 5 INSET days + 3 weeks (42 weeks)

Start date: ASAP

“This is a happy and welcoming school.”
“There are clear routines that children follow in lessons. These help to create a calm and mostly purposeful learning environment in classrooms.”

(Ofsted, 2023)                          

Minet Infant and Nursery School would like to appoint an enthusiastic and conscientious person to join our cleaning team and help to provide a clean and welcoming environment for our pupils, staff and visitors.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of our highly professional, friendly team. We are looking to appoint a member of staff who has a “can do” attitude and is flexible, practical, pro-active, energetic and diligent to support our existing teams in delivering excellent service.

You will need:

• To be reliable and be able to work alone or as part of a team.
• To enjoy working with children, parents and staff.
• Effective communication and organisational skills.
• To be calm, approachable, flexible and demonstrate initiative.
• Experience of working in a school or similar setting.
• To be highly skilled and practical.

What we can offer as a school:

• A caring and friendly school environment.
• Happy, well-behaved and motivated children who enjoy learning.
• Excellent support from a dedicated group of staff.
• Senior leaders who are supportive and committed to promoting staff wellbeing.
• An employee assistance programme (EAP).
• Excellent school facilities in a recently refurbished school building.

Please visit our school website to find out more: https://www.minetinfants.org.uk/. 

Would you like to join our team? We welcome your application.

Application instructions: When writing your ‘Personal Statement,’ please address all the requirements set out in the Personal Specification in the same order as presented. Please note CVs cannot be accepted. 

Closing date: Friday 30th January 2026 at Noon
Interview date: Wednesday 4th February 

Minet Infant and Nursery School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references and other pre-employment checks. References will be requested before interview if you are shortlisted.