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Number of Posts 1
Grade Foundation Living Wage.
Salary £12.6 an hour £24404 Pro-Rata
Term Part-time.
Perm / FTC Permanent.
Required (As soon as possible ) .
Hours 12 hours a week.
Closing Date 03/06/2025.
Location
Our Lady's Catholic High School, Preston, St Anthony's Drive, Fulwood, Preston, Lancashire, PR2 3SQ (908 on roll)

Tel: 01772 326900
School website: www.olchs.lancs.sch.uk
Summary
Our Lady’s Catholic High School is a highly successful oversubscribed 11–16 mixed High School of 900 pupils serving mainly the Catholic community in the north of Preston. We have an excellent reputation and are consistently ranked as a high performing school. We place an emphasis on helping each child reach their full potential and provide a safe, loving environment where our pupils can grow and develop to become One of Ours. The Governors are now seeking to appoint a permanent cleaner who under the direction and instruction of the cleaning supervisor will carry out the cleaning of designated areas within the school premises to ensure that they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition and to the agreed quality standards.

The post is paid on the Foundation Living Wage and is for 12 hours per week, term time only, plus 5 INSET days and 3 cleaning weeks. The working hours are either Monday to Thursday 6.00am to 8.30am and Friday 6.00am to 8.00am or Monday, Wednesday and Thursday 3.00pm to 5.30pm, Tuesday 2.30pm to 5.00pm and Friday 3.00pm to 5.00pm. Please note that only application forms attached or obtained from school website will be accepted.

Please ensure that all forms are completed and returned to the school.  The closing date is Noon on Tuesday 3 June 2025. 

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.
Desirable Experience
  • Experience of working as a cleaner
  • Experience of using powered equipment (e.g. floor buffer)

    • For an informal discussion please contact:
    Please call Hans Tetlow, Operations Manager, on 01772 326915
    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.

    Additional Info

    Applications and further details are available from/returnable to

    Address: Application form attached. Application forms can also be obtained from the school website. . Please ensure that all forms are completed and returned to the school. Please email your completed application form to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, at ptt@olchs.lancs.sch.uk or alternatively post your completed forms and address to Pam Stott, Headteacher’s PA, Our Lady’s Catholic High school, St Anthony’s Drive. Fulwood, Preston PR2 3SQ.
    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.

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    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.

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