Cleaner

Cascade Multi Academy Trust is seeking to appoint a Cleaner to join the Trust.

Our vision at Cascade MAT is to transform the life chances of our children; ensure safe and secure learning environments; create inspirational places for our staff to work and to be an influential part of the local community.

Across the Trust we inspire our children to aim high and succeed, equipping them with the necessary skills and knowledge for the future. We promote understanding, respect and tolerance for each other. This is an exciting time to join Cascade Multi Academy Trust with each of its six schools judged as good by Ofsted.

Whiteways Primary School is a collaborative, multicultural and vibrant place to work. We pride ourselves on working together as a staff team to ensure we give our children the best starting points in life. Our curriculum is what excites the children for learning, and we strive to be innovative in our teaching approaches. We continually celebrate our uniqueness and diversity through our curriculum and community cohesion; making learning purposeful, immersive and challenging.

At Whiteways, we strongly believe in the importance of positive and respectful relationships amongst all members of the school community. Our families play an unprecedented role in ensuring children are happy and safe at school, so we create strong links between home and school learning, no matter when children start their journey at Whiteways Primary. Our curriculum is purposeful and fun; we provide unique learning opportunities, fostering the children’s interests, and challenging them to become the best that they can be.

The role

This position will suit an organised individual with exceptional cleaning standards. The main purpose of the role is to ensure sanitising duties are carried out regularly throughout the site and that their allocated area is cleaned to the required specification whilst adhering to defined procedures and health and safety regulations. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure DBS check.

The successful candidate will:

• Maintain a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in the area/sites allocated
• Be aware of the conditions associated with the cleaning of your allocated areas related to the school/site users and to work to the appropriate Health and Safety rules and processes.
• Use the appropriate equipment, materials, tools and machinery to ensure the job is done effectively
• Be responsible for a wide range of duties, including: cleaning, washing, sweeping, sanitising, vacuum cleaning, polishing and dusting of designated areas within school
• Support with specialist cleaning where appropriate
• Report any damage/defects to the appropriate person
• Ensure all checklists are signed off as required
• Liaise with site staff, supervisors and line managers as required.

Closing Date: 5th November 2026 @ Midnight

Interview Date: 16th November 2026