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Ref 178609F
Number of Posts 1
Grade Foundation Living Wage.
Salary £12 an hour Pro Rata Term time only
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (ASAP ) .
Hours 15 hours a week.
Closing Date 31/01/2025.
Location
Sherwood Primary School, Sherwood Way, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 9GA (421 on roll)

Tel: 01772 719093
School website: www.sherwood.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic cleaner to join our team of Site staff. The post is a cleaner paid at FLW (pro-rata). The position is term time only, Monday to Friday 15 hours per week (3.30pm - 6.30pm) with two additional weeks of cleaning during the School holidays. We can offer you an experienced and extremely supportive team who work as part of a highly committed and hardworking staff at Sherwood. If you have any questions about the post, please contact the school office and I look forward to receiving your application. Sherwood takes its responsibility to safeguard and protect the interests and welfare of its children and any successful applicant will be subject to rigorous safeguarding checks, please see attached information.

This position is part time, please note the salary quoted is full time equivalent. If successful the salary received will be paid on a pro-rata basis.

Please note CVs are not accepted, to apply for this vacancy you need to complete the application form attached.

Please note that in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024, an online search will be carried out as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates.

Essential Experience
  • Ability to work as part of a team
  • Flexible attitude to work
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Cleaning experience

  • Desirable Experience
  • Awareness of Health & Safety issues and CoSHH
  • Experience of using powered equipment (eg floor buffer)

  • For an informal discussion please contact:
    Please contact the School to speak to the Headteacher.
    Equal Opportunities statement
    An Equal Opportunities Employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community
    Rehabilitation
    Rehabilitation The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Information provided by you or the Disclosure and Barring Service will be dealt with in a confidential manner in accordance with the DBS's Code of Practice. You may view the Code of Practice on the DBS website at www.gov.uk/dbs or alternatively a copy is available on request. Lancashire County Council has a Handling of DBS Certificate Information Policy and a Policy Statement on the Recruitment of Ex-offenders this is available from the recruiting manager to applicants who are asked to complete a DBS application.

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Paper application forms can be requested from the School office. Please email application forms to the Headteacher at the school: recruitment@sherwood.lancs.sch.uk with Cleaner Application in the title of the email.
    Positive about Disabled People 

    The County Council is committed to equality of opportunity for all people in terms of recruitment, selection and employment, and is a Disability Confident employer, which means that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria in the person specification will be interviewed. However, commitment to this standard is on an individual school basis and, therefore, if you are applying for a position within a school, you will need to check with the school whether they have made the decision to comply with this standard.

    Disability Confident employer Lancashire County Council

    Please note that we can only consider applications from candidates who are legally entitled to work in the UK.

    We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.