Cleaning Assistant

Overview

Redcar and Cleveland College is a vibrant, forward-facing college recently awarded Outstanding by Ofsted. We deliver the highest standards of education, offering a full range of vocational courses, higher education, apprenticeships and commercial training for young people, adults, and local employers. We are part of Education Training Collective (Etc.), a group of colleges and training providers in the Tees Valley. Our staff are skilled, high performing and committed to our learners and to the Group’s vision, ‘ONE Etc.

– Fuelling ambition and driving success in a resurgent Teesside and beyond’. We are looking for individuals who are ready to inspire, achieve and share our commitment to delivering outstanding education.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Site Cleaning Assistant to join our Estates team, reporting to our Sites Cleaning Supervisor. As a Site Cleaning Assistant, you will be responsible for completing daily tasks, schedules and standards to ensure services are delivered efficiently and to the highest quality. You will ensure compliance is maintained with all statutory, health & safety, and infection control requirements.

• Complete daily cleaning tasks and adhere to schedules and quality standards.
• Work within the Estates team to ensure services are delivered efficiently and to a high standard.
• Maintain compliance with statutory, health & safety, and infection control requirements.
• Communicate effectively with team members and adapt to changing priorities as needed.
• Contribute to a safe and spotless environment across College spaces.

• Reliable, hands-on and detail-focused with experience in maintaining high cleaning standards.
• Organised, safety-conscious and motivated with good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Flexibility and a commitment to excellence in all tasks.

• Generous annual leave entitlement (34-43 days per annum, depending on role and length of service)
• Up to 5 days additional leave at Christmas
• Free on-site parking
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with 15.7% Employer Contribution
• Enhanced Occupational Sick Pay Scheme
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Scheme
• Career development opportunities for progression
• Comprehensive Health and Wellbeing programme
• Employee Assistance Programme (free counselling support for staff, available 24/7 365 days per year)
• Free gym memberships/discounted memberships (dependent on site)
• Staff Discounts Package – Save on your weekly shop with discounts at retailers
• Better Health at Work Scheme – Etc. has achieved the Continuing Excellence Better Health at Work award
• Wellbeing Days (in addition to annual leave)
• Discounted Hair and Beauty treatments available
• Bike2
  
  Work Scheme

10 hours a week, Monday-Friday. Flexible lunch breaks.

If you believe you have the necessary skills, commitment and determination to succeed and would relish the opportunity to work with us, we would LOVE to hear from you.

The closing date for receipt of completed applications is midnight 27th February 2026.

Shortlisted candidates will be required to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Successful applicants will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure by the DBS. If you are unsure whether you need to disclose criminal information, you should seek legal advice or contact Nacro or Unlock for impartial advice.

There is more information on filtering and protected offences on the Ministry of Justice website. Nacro –  or email  or phone ;
Unlock –  or phone

We are committed to being an inclusive and welcoming place to work, promoting equality of opportunity and access for all, irrespective of age, background, race, gender, religion, ability, disability or sexuality. We encourage applications from diverse candidates and make recruitment decisions based on skill and experience. We are a disability-confident committed employer.

Safeguarding is also a priority for the group and we have key policies and systems which help to make the group a safe place for learners and staff. The purpose of these policies is to provide clear guidance regarding Safeguarding responsibilities throughout the group, including the Prevent Duty. To read more, please visit

* note we do not accept CVs or late applications, no agencies please

All applications must be completed via our website