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Ref 195498
Number of Posts 1
Grade FLW.
Salary £12 an hour £23152 Pro-Rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (1st June 2025 ) .
Hours 15 hours a week.
Closing Date 25/04/2025.
Location
Great Wood Primary School, Beaufort Road, Morecambe, LA4 6UB (413 on roll)

Tel: 01524 416971
School website: www.greatwood.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
The Headteacher is looking to appoint and enthusiastic, hardworking and pro- active cleaner to join our team of Site Support Staff on a permanent basis.  The successful candidate will be tenacious, adaptable and a strong team player taking pride in our school.  In return they will have the experience of working within a positive team culture with full training provided, to ensure continuous high standards throughout.  Our cleaning roles are extremely valued to us all and appointing the right person is essential to the smooth running of the school.

The hours of work are 3pm - 6pm Monday to Friday term time only with an additional 1 week of cleaning during the Summer School holiday. 

We can offer you an experienced and extremely supportive team who are highly committed and hardworking.  If you have any questions about the post, please contact the School Office.  We look forward to receiving your application.

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.

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


Desirable Qualifications

NVQ Level 2 in Cleaning or equivalent 

Essential Experience

Ability to work as part of Team

Flexible attitude to work

Good Interpersonal and communication skills

Cleaning experience, preferably within a school or of a similar large establishment

Positive "can- do" attitude


Desirable Experience

Awareness of Heath & Safety and COSHH

Experience of using powered equipment e.g. floor buffer, rotowasher etc

For an informal discussion please contact:
Please contact the Office Manager, Shelley Harvey
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 Forms to be returned to office@greatwood.lancs.sch.uk
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.