School Cleaner

job overview

responsible for carrying out cleaning and other related duties within educational settings.

non-branded black t-shirt, dark colour trousers and non-slip safety shoes.

ensure you bring a black warm jumper in case it is cold on site. Tabard will be provided on site.

you must have a dbs with children's barred list check. All staff must have their dbs when they attend a shift. You may be asked to show your dbs certificate.

• cleaning to be carried out in line with the area cleaning schedule.
• to maintain the standards set out in the service specification.
• to work on your own initiative with the support and guidance of the cleaning supervisor.
• you will take part in maintaining the cleaning of a designated area of the school.
• be responsible for cleaning certain parts of the school site as allocated by the cleaning supervisor (this will vary from time to time).
• use cleaning materials as instructed by the supervisor.
• operate cleaning machinery in cleaning soft and hard surfaces e.g. Vacuum cleaners and polishers.
• vacuum cleaning hard and soft floors; spot cleaning of spillages; wiping furniture, ledges, pipes, paintwork, doors and polishing door glass; emptying and cleaning bins; cleaning toilets including sanitary fittings and surrounds; mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces; wiping and polishing and straightening furniture; replenishing janitorial supplies in toilets etc.; checking and closing windows, switching off lights after work.
• completing an annual deep clean of classrooms, staff rooms, kitchen, dining areas, food tech areas and other frequently used spaces on school premises.
• complete termly upkeep cleaning of classrooms, staff rooms, kitchen, dining areas, food tech areas and other frequently used spaces on school premises including high and low level dusting.
• take responsibility of the maintenance of cleaning tools and products, including arranging replacements and ensuring good stock levels.
• report all defects/hazards must be immediately to the supervisor / site manager.
• such other duties as may be allocated from time to time.