• Permanent, 15 hours per week, Term Time Only plus 10 additional days
• 3 pm – 6 pm Monday to Friday
• Salary NJC Scale Point 3, £24,796 per annum
• Actual Salary £8,820 per annum
• Required as soon as possible

The Academy Council of this high achieving and oversubscribed Catholic Voluntary Academy is looking to appoint two self-motivated, hardworking and enthusiastic cleaners to join their supportive and positive team.

The postholders will be responsible for cleaning designated areas within the school to ensure they are maintained to a clean and hygienic standard. Protective clothing will be provided.

What are we looking for?

The post holders will:

• Have a positive and flexible approach, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrate high personal standards and expectations.
• Be responsible for maintaining a high standard of cleaning throughout the school during term time, ensuring the cleanliness of a designated area.
• Carry out cleaning duties to a consistent standard, including wiping, mopping, sweeping, vacuuming, and cleaning toilets.
• Comply with all Health and Safety requirements at all times, including the safe use and storage of cleaning materials in accordance with risk assessments.

The post includes a substantial amount of lifting, bending and stretching.

 What can we offer you?

•  A warm, caring Catholic community, where relationships, dignity and faith are at the heart of school life.
• A supportive organisation with the commitment to professional development and wellbeing.
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing, workload reduction and a healthy work–life balance.
• Employee discount scheme (offering cycle to work scheme, gym membership, money saving offers across hundreds of the UK’s favourite high-street and online retailers, home and electrical items).
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (Education Support).
• On-site parking.
• Generous pension contribution managed by the West Yorkshire Pension Fund 

St. Mary’s is a popular and highly successful school situated on the North West fringe of Leeds, close to the Yorkshire Dales.  The school is part of the Bishop Wheeler Catholic Academy Trust which consists of 2 high schools and 14 primary schools.  The June 2019 Section 48 judged St Mary’s as an outstanding school and the February 2025 Ofsted inspection judged St Mary’s to be outstanding in all areas.

Should you wish to make further enquiries about the post, please email hr@bwcat.org in the first instance.

• Closing date: Monday 20 April 2026, 12 noon
• Interview date: It is anticipated that interviews will take place shortly afterwards.

The Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy for applications or withdraw the vacancy at any time at its absolute discretion. 

St Mary’s is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of all children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. 

In line with KCSiE 2025, we will carry out an online search as part of our due diligence on shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any matters that are publicly available online, which we might want to explore with you at interview.

This role is based in the UK. Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK-either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply.

We value diversity and seek a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.