Cleaner, Special Needs ​/ Learning Disabilities

Post: Cleaner

Location:

ACE Bret onside, Martinsgate, Bret onside, Plymouth, PL4 0AT

FTE Salary Range: NJC Grade B Pt 3-4, £24,796 - £25,185

Actual Salary Range: £7,936 - £8,061

Contract Type:
Permanent, part time, term time only + 2 weeks (41 weeks per year)

Contract

Hours:

12.5 Hrs per week,

For this role we are open to discussing the possibility of reduced hours, job share, compressed hours, or staggered hours. Please wait until the job offer stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what’s possible for the role.

To undertake general duties necessary to provide a clean, hygienic and safe environment for teaching and other school activities.

• To carry out cleaning tasks set out in the school’s cleaning schedule.
• To use all cleaning materials and equipment in a safe and proper manner in accordance with any instructions and specifications provided.
• To report the breakdown of any cleaning equipment or any perceived hazards in the workplace to the Site Assistant (or other nominated supervisor).
• To observe health and safety and security requirements.
• To complete any appropriate records or documentation required by the Head Teacher.
• To maintain good working relationships with other school staff and to cooperate with reasonable changes to daily work routines to assist the smooth operation of the school.
• To ensure that work undertaken complies with stated requirements and undertake appropriate training, as required.
• To undertake other duties as directed and commensurate with the grading of the role.
• To follow agreed policies for communications in the school. There will be regular contact with the supervisors and other cleaning staff regarding cleaning duties. There will also be general contact with other school staff.
• To share the school’s commitment to safeguarding and prioritising the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and demonstrating it in your day-to-day work.
• To perform your role, as part of a highly committed team and delivering your service in a way that helps the school achieve its strategic objectives and annual development and improvement plans – taking account of available resources.
• To contribute to the evaluation and development of services across the school as part of the school’s ongoing self-assessment cycle.
• The job involves working within recognised procedures. The post holder will have access to a supervisor or manager for advice and guidance.
• The job holder has no regular supervisory responsibility for staff but may assist in work familiarisation of peers and new recruits.

Welcome to ACE schools. At ACE we are proud to provide education to young people aged from 4-16 who are not currently accessing mainstream or special school provision.

Our school supports young people from all over the region with provisions in Cornwall, Plymouth and Exeter. Our school prides itself on providing a trauma informed approach to all of our young people ensuring that everyone’s learning is tailored to them as individuals.

Our provisions are tailored to the specific needs of our young people with highly trained staff delivering group teaching, one to one support, and outreach into the community ensuring that we have an adaptability that makes us specialists in our field.

We are a family of schools working in partnership for the benefit of all our pupils and students. We believe our charitable aim, to advance education, is best achieved through collaboration, both within the Trust and beyond.

We operate 21 academies across Devon, Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire and Wiltshire, serving learners aged 3 to 19. Alongside our primary, all-through and technical provision, we are proud to include a strong and integral network of seven special schools and one alternative provision setting.

These settings are a vital part of our community, providing inclusive, high-quality education for pupils with a wide range of needs, including complex learning profiles, autism, and social, emotional and mental health needs, as well as those who benefit from a more personalised approach. Together, we are committed to helping every young…