Cleaning Assistant

Required: January 2025

Cleaning Assistant

A1 (SCP 2) £23,656

Actual Salary £6,393 – £12,787

Contract: Part time, all year round

2 positions available.

10 hours per week 6am to 8am Monday to Friday

20 hours per week 1.30pm to 5.30pm Monday to Friday

The Morley Academy are seeking to recruit a hard-working colleague to the role of Cleaning Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an Academy. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining a high level of cleanliness throughout the school building.

The ideal applicant will have:

·      Ability to use toxic materials in the process of general cleaning.

·      Ability to work constructively as part of a team.

·      Adequate reading skills (for Health and Safety reasons) as will be required to read labels on bottles containing chemicals.

What we offer you:

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

·      Membership to a local government pension scheme.

·      Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

·      A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

·      Discounts and online offers at major high street/online retailers.

·      £2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

At The Morley Academy we are privileged to work and learn in what is not only an Outstanding and World Class school but one which is also the founding academy of The GORSE Academies Trust. We achieve this through providing all students, but particularly those who have the most challenging and complex backgrounds, with a rigorous and academic education which challenges them, not only academically, but also in terms of their place in society. We believe that this will prepare them for life not only in Britain, but across the world.

If you would like to know more about our Academy and would like to read our recent Ofsted report that saw us graded Outstanding in all 4 areas, please visit our website at https://www.morley.leeds.sch.uk/about-us/

How to Apply:

If you’re as excited about this opportunity as we are, a Job Description and Person Specification and application form is available to download from The GORSE Academies Trust website (www.tgat.org.uk/jobs), by email to recruitment@morley.leeds.sch.uk FAO Alice Scruton or by telephone on 0113 2532952.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: 4 November 2024, 9am

Interviews will take place: Week commencing 4 November 2024

We will consider any reasonable adjustments under the terms of the Equality Act (2010), to enable an applicant with a disability (as defined under the Act) to meet the requirements of the post.

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.   

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa. If you do not have the right to work in the UK and the role does not meet eligibility for sponsorship, please consider carefully whether you meet the eligibility to apply for this position.