Academy Cleaner

Job Title: Academy Cleaner

Location: Norfolk

Salary: NJC Scale B, Point 2 – 3,

£22,366 – £22,737 FTE (£7799 to £7928 pa actual)

Contract type: Permanent

Working Pattern: 15 hours per week (3pm – 6pm Mon – Fri). 

Term Time + 1 week (total 39 weeks).

About our School:

Caister Academy is one of Norfolk’s leading co-educational secondary schools, situated in the coastal village of Caister-on-sea, just 20 miles from the vibrant and historical city of Norwich. Caister Academy's 2024 Ofsted report praises the school ‘Good’ in all categories, notably capturing that “Pupils know how to behave, and they do so well”. The report also states that the “Classrooms are quiet spaces which are highly conducive to learning”.

It specialises in literature and performing arts, with aspirations to lead nationally in all areas. As part of Creative Education Trust, we work in collaboration with other local Academies, and we contribute to and receive development opportunities and support from Creative Education at a national level.

For more information on the Academy, please visit www.caisteracademy.org.uk

About You:

This is an exciting opportunity for a hard-working and thorough cleaner to join the established team of evening cleaners at Caister Academy. The successful candidate will have high standards of work completion and embody our core values of Ambition, Opportunity, Character and Community. This is a non-teaching role that will be particularly suited to staff with an interest in education and a commitment to provide the best possible learning environment for our students.

About the role:

As a cleaner at Caister Academy you will be part of a team which includes other Evening Cleaners, Facilities Assistant aswell as a Facilities Manager, who all work to maintain the high standard of cleanliness for our pupils and staff within the academy.

About Creative Education Trust:

Creative Education Trust was established in 2010 to work in England’s post-industrial and coastal towns and cities. We are now a network of 17 schools educating 14,500 children and young people.

We have chosen to work with schools in challenging circumstances. We have successfully transformed schools previously deemed to be inadequate into good ones in order that all our students can have the best start in life. We are committed to providing educational opportunity for children of all abilities and to building cultural capital through a wide range of co-curricular activities. Curricular innovation through our Knowledge Connected programmes promotes creative, integrated and pro-active thinking so that our students are equipped for the challenges of the 21st century.

CET Benefits & Continual Professional Development:

CET are committed to your learning and development, which is a continuous process that starts with your induction. The opportunities include a wide range of subjects from middle leadership and DSL training to autism awareness. We run annual conferences including Safeguarding and Learning and Teaching and have regular network meetings across the Trust.

We have a wide range of benefits that you are more than welcome to explore further in our Staff Benefits brochure attached.

Next Steps

Closing date: 1st December 2024. However, we advise you to apply early as we may hold interviews as soon as we have received enough applications from suitably qualified applicants. If a successful appointment is not made, then we will repeat the process.  

Interview Date: TBC

Please submit your application through our website using the direct online application method.

For further details, or an informal discussion about the role with the Facilities Manager, Mr Martin Rendle please contact him via martin.rendle@caisteracademy.org.uk. 

For more information on the Academy, please visit www.caisteracademy.org.uk                                                               

For more information on Creative Education Trust visit www.creativeeducationtrust.org.uk.

Essential Information:

Creative Education Trust (CET) is committed to Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people by keeping them safe, we expect all our colleagues to share in this responsibility. All shortlisted candidates are subject to online checks prior to interview. The CET Recruitment Policy follows the guidance set out by Keeping Children Safe in Education, where all offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check, References and where appropriate a Prohibition from teaching search. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974. CET is committed to developing, maintaining, and supporting an inclusive culture and environment for the benefit of its employees and the communities it serves.