School Cleaning Operatives

The Role

School Cleaners (Domestic Operatives) play an essential role in upholding the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene within our Boarding Houses, classrooms, and offices, and for providing a full laundry service. This domestic service provision covers both Term time and up to 42 days of school holiday time when the school’s facilities are let to outside organisations for teaching and training purposes.

In addition to a friendly working environment and excellent opportunities for career progression and personal growth, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Pension Plan
• Life Assurance Scheme
• BUPA Wellbeing Expenses Plan
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Employee Assistant Programme
• Access to discounted tickets to the Stahl Theatre and Music Productions
• Discounted Sports Centre and swimming pool membership

We currently have weekend opportunities available, with candidates able to work either Saturday or Sunday.

5 hours per week
7:30am- 12:30 pm Saturday or Sunday, 41.4 working weeks per year, (47.21 paid weeks).
Salary £3,000 per annum.

(When completing your application, please indicate if you would like to work a Saturday or Sunday)

In addition we offer a range of shift patterns to hep suit your lifestyle, family and other needs, including:

17.5 hours per week
9am- 12:30pm am Monday
- Saturday,
36.4 working weeks per year, (41.51 paid weeks).
Salary £9,232 per annum.

25 hours per week
9:00am-12:30pm, 13:00 - 14:30 am Monday
- Friday,
36.4 working weeks per year, (41.51 paid weeks).
Salary £13,189 per annum.

35 hours per week
6:30am - 12:30pm Monday to Friday, 7:30am - 12:30pm on a Saturday,
41.4 working weeks per annum (47.21 paid weeks).
Salary £21,001 per annum.

40 hours per week
6:30am – 8:30am, 09:00am - 12:30pm, 13:00 - 14:30 Monday to Friday, and 7:30am – 12:30pm, Saturday,
41.4 working weeks per annum (47.21 paid weeks).
Salary £24,001 per annum.

Applicants will be shortlisted based on the criteria in the person specification, so please ensure that you tell us on the application form what makes you a good fit for this role.

The closing date for applications is Thursday 27 August 2026, 9am

Interviews will take place week commencing 31 August 2026

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are provided with the same opportunities during the recruitment process, and we endeavour to comply with the duties placed upon us to make reasonable adjustments as prescribed by the Equality Act 2010. Should you need to request a particular adjustment to enable you to participate fully in the recruitment process, please ensure that this is made known, to the HR Department.