Cleaner - Maternity Leaver Cover (9months) at Forest Way School

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  Job Reference #
EDV/2026/FWS/31832
  Location
Warren Hills Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LE67 4UU
  Contract Type
Maternity Cover
  Contract Term
Part-Time
  Salary
£24,804.00 Annually (FTE)
Actual salary £10,096.58, This is a 41 weeks per year contract (41 weeks per year equates to term time plus 15 shifts at agreed times during the school holidays)
  Hours Per Week
17
  Weeks Per Year
41
  Closing Date
Midnight, Thu 30th Jul, 2026
  Start Date
ASAP
  Positions Available
1
   Positions Available        1
  Driving licence required
  Interview Date(s)
W/C 3rd August
   Interview Date(s)           W/C 3rd August
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About this Role

FWS - Cleaner Grade 2 Maternity Leave Fixed Term 9 Months

We are seeking hard-working, dedicated school cleaners with a ‘can do attitude’, to work in our special school.  You will work as a part of the team undertaking various cleaning duties throughout the school to ensure our children’s learning environment is always clean.

Start Date August 2026 (Potential for sooner depending on availability)

Salary: Grade 2 £24,804.00 FTE.

Actual salary £10,096.58

This is a 41 weeks per year contract (41 weeks per year equates to term time plus 15 shifts at agreed times during the school holidays)

You will be working 17 hours per week during term time, working 6:00am - 9:30am Monday to Friday, plus a minimum of 34 hours to be worked during school closures.

 We would like you to have:

      Experience in cleaning duties and knowledge of best practices in cleaning.

      Ability to work under own initiative without supervision to ensure work is completed and of the highest standard.

      Awareness of the importance of providing a quality service to meet the cleaning requirements of the school.

      Reliable

      An understanding of Keeping Children Safe in Education and your responsibilities for Safeguarding

      An understanding of Health and Safety regulations relating to the operation of cleaning machinery and materials.

      Awareness of the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Closing date: 30/07/2026

Interview date: w/c 03/08/2026


The Open Thinking Partnership is committed to the safeguarding of children and young people. An enhanced disclosure from the DBS will be required for this post. 

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to a check being carried out at an Enhanced level by the Disclosure and Barring Service regarding any previous criminal record.


Safeguarding Statement

Forest Way School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Forest Way School ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.


Forest Way School would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

  1. Please state any relevant experience you have that you consider to be useful for this role

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