Application Process

The closing date for all applications is Wednesday 1^st July 2026 @ 9am

Applications are to be made via MyNewTerm  

An email will be sent to shortlisted candidates with details of the interview process. If you have not heard from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.

References and Police Checks

All offers of appointment will be subject to receipt of satisfactory references.  Specified post, which involves substantial one to one access to children, will be subject to a search of police criminal records and appointment to these posts will be conditional upon confirmation by the police of information provided to us by the applicant.

All appointments will be subject to an enhanced criminal records check.

Inclusion

As a Trust we are an inclusive employer. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds, faith, ethnicities or with any protected characteristics. We are simply looking for the very best candidate for the job and will assess your application only on the information in your written application or your performance at interview should you be successfully shortlisted.

We will ensure that the selection process is fair and without discrimination for or against any candidate based on age, ethnicity, gender, religious beliefs, marital status, sexual orientation or disability. The person specification sets out the criteria used to assess candidates through the selection process.

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT)

About BDAT 

Bradford Forster Academy is an academy within Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust. If you are successful in being appointed, the Trust will be your employer.

General Information and Background

Bradford Diocesan Academies Trust (BDAT) is a Multi- Academy Trust (MAT) supporting a number of primary and secondary academies in Bradford. BDAT is the only Church of England MAT operating in Bradford and is part of the Diocese of Leeds. BDAT is a charity, governed by a board of trustees who are responsible for, and oversee, the management of the company. The Memorandum and Articles are available on the Trust’s website at www.bdat-academies.org. 

Our mission statement 

“The Trust’s mission is to provide an education of the highest quality within the context of Christian belief and practice.”  We believe every child only has one chance at a good education. 

In practice, as a Trust, we seek to work with and alongside the academies in our Trust to provide a good quality of education to all children in our academies. The Trust does this through operating a light touch support role for academies at times of challenge and by establishing collaborative structures and processes to enable them to work together and share good practices. As our family of academies continues to grow, we are constantly looking at how we can continue to improve to establish effective and efficient ways of partnership working. We believe this means we are big enough to achieve business economies of scale whist being small enough to retain our family of schools approach where we are truly able to know, understand and support each other.

Our Christian ethos

BDAT is a proudly Christian organisation committed to providing high-quality education for all within an ethos which encourages academic, vocational, mental, physical, and spiritual opportunities and development for each member of its academies. Whilst robust Christian principles underpin the work of the academy, everyone is encouraged to explore their own spirituality and to recognise and understand that of others. It is for this reason that we choose to support and sponsor Non-Church of England academies, as well as those within the faith.

ICARE (Inclusion, Compassion, Aspiration, Resilience and Excellence)

At BDAT we have considered the importance, effectiveness, and sustainability of how we tackle issues like racism and other types of discrimination across all areas of our MAT and within each of our schools. We have led a Trust wide consultation to ensure we understand what we mean by inclusion and to look at what we can do differently centred around the Trust values: “ICARE.” To download our ICARE consultation documents please click here

BDAT People: Our Faculty of Professional and Career Development 

The BDAT Faculty of Professional and Career Development brings together into a single entity all that we currently do to recruit, develop, and retain our staff.  The faculty provides the strategic direction to ensure that our professional and career development supports school improvement and drives our vision of BDAT as an employer of choice.

By bringing all our work in this area under ‘one umbrella’ it ensures our staff know about

BDAT’s development offers and how they can be accessed. https://bdat-people.org/  

Whilst every endeavour has been made to outline all the duties and responsibilities of the post, a document such as this does not permit every item to be specified in detail. Broad headings therefore may have been used below; in which case all the usual associated routines are naturally included in the job description.

Purpose of Role:

•   To ensure that allocated areas are maintained in a clean and organised state to provide a clean environment for the Academy.

•   Clean all general and specified areas to the required standard that incorporates all quality standards laid down by the Academy.

•   To ensure that all equipment and materials required to perform all cleaning tasks are maintained in a hygienic and safe condition. All Health and Safety requirements should be met along with any regarding quality standards.

•   Ensure that cleaning cupboards are maintained in a clean and tidy way. All cupboards should be maintained to meet the standard required.

•   To follow and adhere to procedures for the replacement of broken/damaged equipment.

•   To co-operate with customers/colleagues in carrying out tasks.

•   The completion of all ‘ad hoc’ requests issued by the Premises Manager/Cleaning Supervisor/Business Manager.

•   To report any cleaning difficulties to the Premises Manager/Cleaning Supervisor.

•   To adhere to all the Academy’s policies and procedures.

•   Maintain confidentiality in relation to information, which may be encountered in the normal routine of duties which relates to staff, students, parents, data etc.

•   Participate in all appropriate training commensurate with your employment.

•   To support, uphold and contribute to the development of the Academy’s equal rights policies and practices in respect of both employment issues and the delivery of services to the community

•   To contribute to the overall ethos/work/aims of the Academy and appreciate and support the role of other professionals.

•   Attend and participate in relevant meetings as required.

•   May from time to time be required to undertake other duties commensurate with the grade and level of responsibility defined in this job description.

Other Specific Duties:

•   As the academy grows and develops it is essential for all employees to demonstrate a flexible approach to undertaking tasks and responsibilities. 

•   Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students. 

•   To participate in professional and personal development programmes as required, including training and performance review.

•   To appreciate and support the work of other professionals.

•   To undertake any other duties commensurate with the grade of the post.

NOTE  

As an equal rights employer we are committed to make any necessary reasonable adjustments to the job role and working environment that enable access to employment opportunities for disabled job applicants or continued employment for any employee who develops a disabling condition.

Post Title: Cleaner

This Personnel Specification

To ensure that the short-listing panel can make a proper assessment of your suitability for the post, please ensure that the application shows how you meet the requirements set out in the personnel specification.