Cleaner – Part Time 16 hours

Cleaner. Start date January 2025.

St Francis Xavier’s College, founded in 1842, is a Catholic Converter Academy with a co-educational Sixth Form with a strong academic tradition and 1000 pupils across KS3/4. The Sixth Form has strong collaborative links with partner schools across the city.

As we look to the future and continue our improvement journey, we have recently joined St Joseph Catholic Multi Academy Trust. We are excited about joining St Joseph’s as they become the CMAT for our part of the Archdiocese. Through the Trust, we can offer you a firm commitment to your own professional development, which is at the core of their offer for all staff. You can find more information here www.sjcmat.co.uk

We are seeking to appoint a permanent part time cleaner to start January 2025

ROLE DETAILS

We are seeking to appoint a new member to our Cleaning Team.  We are looking for someone who is hardworking and reliable who will be responsible for the cleaning of designated areas as allocated by the Cleaning Manager ensuring that the standards of cleaning meet the expectations of the school.

The position is part time Monday to Friday 16 hours per week, 

Monday 3.00pm – 6.00pm, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, working hours 2.30pm – 6.00pm and on Friday 2.30pm – 5.00pm. 

Please note that this position is not term time.

Duties include:

• To maintain a clean internal environment of the school premises to support the professional delivery of the curriculum.
• Undertake individually or as part of a team, the cleaning of designated areas to ensure they are kept in a clean and hygienic condition in compliance with Health & Safety & COSHH.
• Cleaning duties will include – wiping furniture, ledges, pipes, paintwork, walls, doors and polishing door glass. Cleaning toilets including sanitary fittings and surrounds. Mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces. Wiping, polishing and straightening furniture. Checking and closing windows and doors.
• Be willing to participate in staff training and development – CPD.

PERSONAL QUALITIES

If you believe that you have the energy, passion, resilience and drive to be part of our positive journey we would love to have you on our team. The post holder is expected to demonstrate alignment to, and willingness to support the school’s purpose, aims and commitment to its values and behaviour.

Early applications are strongly encouraged and visits to the School are welcomed.

Applications may not be considered if they are incomplete. We cannot accept CV’s. Applications will be reviewed once submitted and suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date. The School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made, therefore applicants are encouraged to apply early if interested.

Please visit our website for details and application form at

www.sfx1842.org

For further information and school visits please contact

dhollyoak@sfx.sjcmat.co.uk

Forward completed applications to: vhill@sfx.sjcmat.co.uk

Closing date for applications: Friday 6th December 2024 at 12pm

Shortlisting: Friday 6th December 2024

Interviews will be held on: Wednesday 11th December 2024

Only applicants who are shortlisted will be contacted following the closing date. 

Please note that guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2023 requires us to carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This enables us to identify any incidents or issues which have happened and are publicly available online which we might want to explore at an interview. Once shortlisting has taken place, this search will be carried out for all candidates who will attend an interview. 

Safeguarding of our pupils is a priority. All posts are subject to enhanced DBS disclosures

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020) and will be subject to an enhanced DBS certificate with a children’s barred list check. You will also be required to complete a criminal self-disclosure form if you are short-listed for the post.’