Cleaner at Alston Primary School

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/APS/39529

Location

Alston Road, Bordesley Green East, Birmingham, West Midlands, B9 5UN

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Full-Time

Salary

£24,413.00 - £24,796.00 Annually (FTE)
Annually (FTE)

Hours Per Week

15 hours per week

Closing Date

9:00am, Mon 11th May, 2026

Start Date

As soon as possible

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Interview Date(s)

Monday 18th May 2026

Interview Date(s) Monday 18th May 2026

About this Role

Alston Primary School, an academy within Leigh Trust, are looking to appoint a reliable, hardworking and experienced cleaner to work 15 hours per week. The role will involve a variety of general school cleaning duties, from 3.30pm to 6.30pm daily, Monday to Thursday and 3.00pm - 6.00pm on Friday, all year round. All necessary training will be provided.

Alston is a vibrant, busy school in a changing landscape and the Governors and Leadership team are looking for staff who:

· Help maintain the fabric of the school building.

· Provide a clean and pleasant environment in order to facilitate the effective teaching of pupils and its full use by those who occupy it.

· To maintain cleanliness in order to prevent any health risk from occurring.

We can offer you a supportive working environment with an experienced team and full training will be given.

Equal Opportunities, Safeguarding & Child Protection

Alston Primary believes that its workforce should reflect the local community and that all groups within the community should have equal access to the Trust’s employment opportunities. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, sex, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Alston Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks including: Enhanced DBS; Prohibition check; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.

All applicants will be required to provide two suitable reference. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2023. This means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account."