Job details:                  Cleaner

12.5 hours a week,  Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 6pm.

Term time only plus 1 week

Band 1 £24310 to £24413 full time equivalent pro-rata  (dependent on experience).

Contract :                    permanent

Start date:                   Monday 23 February 2026 (or could be sooner, subject to references, employment checks & clear Enhanced DBS) 

Closing date:               Wednesday 21 January 2026 (midday)

Interviews:                  TBC but potentially during week of Monday 26 January 2026

We are looking for a well organised, self-motivated person to join our friendly and approachable staff team.  Both experienced and new to role would be welcome to apply given relevant skills.  The cleaner will report directly to the Caretaker.

As a Cleaner, you will be responsible for ensuring we provide a clean and safe learning environment for pupils and staff.  You will be joining our site team who are all enthusiastic and friendly and follow an organised, efficient cleaning programme.  You will need to be resilient and hard working with the ability to work to your own initiative while understanding the need to work as part of a cohesive team.  You will be required to work term time plus one week in the school summer holidays to achieve the deep clean of the school and its wider areas.

There may also be the need to be flexible to meet the needs of the school and support out of school events.

Visits to our school are warmly welcomed.  Please contact Clare Winnicott by email to recruit@thesolentschools.org to arrange a tour.  If there are any specific questions about the role, please indicate these in your email and someone will contact you.

Please note, we do not accept cv’s.

The De Curci Trust and Solent Infant School are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers and other third parties to share this commitment.  Safer recruitment practice and pre-employment background checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.  This will include online searches for all shortlisted candidates as part of our due diligence checks. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring checks along with all other relevant employment checks.

Completed application forms will be passed to the recruitment panel for shortlisting and will be reviewed against the person specification detailed in the advert.  Applications will be assessed upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint prior to the closing date.  An early application is therefore strongly advised.