Hope Valley College are looking for a reliable, enthusiastic and hardworking cleaner to join our friendly site team. We are dedicated to providing our students and staff with a clean and safe environment, and the successful candidate will want to uphold this high standard and take pride in their work. The duties include vacuuming, mopping, dusting and cleaning of surfaces.

The working hours required are 3 hours per day Monday to Friday, for 43 weeks of the year. We are able to offer some flexibility around the start and finish times between 3:30pm and 9:30pm.  

Job description

The post holder must at all times carry out their responsibilities within the spirit of the school and trust policies and within the framework of legislation relating to academies and education, with particular regard to the statutory responsibilities of the trust and the governing body of the school.

The specific duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Specific duties and responsibilities

·         To maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the areas/sites allocated by the Site Supervisor

·         To be aware of the conditions associated with the cleaning of your allocated areas related to the school/site users and to work to the appropriate Health and Safety rules and processes.

·         Cleaning duties will include cleaning, washing, sweeping, scrubbing, sanitising, shampooing, vacuum cleaning, polishing and dusting of designated areas as required by the School.

·         To use the appropriate equipment, materials, tools and machinery to ensure the job is done effectively.

·         To ensure the safe use of chemicals that are required as part of your work, following manufacturer’s instructions and with regard to Health and Safety Regulation.

·         To empty bins and remove waste to designated areas.

·         Specialist cleaning where requested by the School, i.e. carpet shampooing.

·         To report any damage/defects to the appropriate person.

·         To liaise with site staff, supervisors and line managers as required.