Cleaner - The Deaf Academy
- Multiple Locations
- Multiple Terms
- £9,040.85 Actual salary (£18,718 FTE, per annum)
Are you looking for a new challenge? For a rewarding job where you have the opportunity to make a real difference? Would you like to contribute to keeping our environment safe for our young people? If so then we would love to hear from you!
A new opportunity has arisen for a reactive Cleaner (maternity cover) to join our friendly and dedicated team of Cleaners. Our Cleaning team deliver a first class service for students and staff of the Academy.
As a Cleaner, you will play a vital role in infection control that is needed to keep our new site based in Exmouth safe. The role will start in February 2023 and is fixed term due to maternity cover 9-12 months.
Key responsibilities:
- To clean allocated areas of the Academy site following Health & Safety guidelines.
- To safely use chemicals and cleaning materials as instructed by the Cleaning Supervisor following Health and Safety guidelines and the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE).
- Vacuum cleaning hard and soft floors.
- Spot cleaning of spillages and other reactive cleaning issues that may arise in line with the day to day operation of the Academy.
- Wiping furniture, skirting’s, ledges, pipes, paintwork, doors and polishing door glass.
- Emptying and cleaning bins (including taking to the external bin area).
- Cleaning windows at a low level.
- Cleaning toilets, changing rooms and bathrooms including sanitary fittings.
- Mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces.
Key requirements:
- The ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and young people
- Ability to communicate and follow instruction.
- High standards of cleanliness.
- Ability to manage workload and prioritise work.
- Positive outlook and good sense of humour.
We will offer:
- A CPD program geared to your specific training needs.
- Group Personal Pension including 8% employer contribution.
- Access to a Life Assurance scheme.
- On-site parking.
- Cycle to work scheme.
- Staff referral scheme, earning up to £500
- Sponsorship to achieve qualifications in British Sign Language up to Level 3.
- The opportunity to join a committed team of professionals working together to secure high achievement for all our students.
Our vision is a brighter future for Deaf young people. If you feel you could be part of this story, we would like to hear from you.
The Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young adults; as such an enhanced DBS disclosure is required.
The Academy is committed to promoting diversity and inclusion for all its students and staff.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare any cautions, convictions, reprimands and final warnings that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020).
For a job application pack: Please visit the Academy’s website: Welcome to the Deaf Academy or e-mail the HR Department hr@thedeafacademy.ac.uk
Closing date for applications: Friday 3rd February at 5pm
Job Details
- OrganisationOther Organisations
- Work LocationEast DevonDevon
- Work Postcode
EX8 2AU
- Reference
AC1083
- Occupational GroupManual (Caretaking/Cleaning/Driving/Catering/
- Salary Details
£9,040.85 Actual salary (£18,718 FTE, per annum)
- Job TermFixed
- Appointment TypePart TimeTerm Time
- Hours
20 hours per week (Monday - Friday, 9 - 1pm, term time plus nine days outside term) 39.8 weeks per annum
- Closing Date
03/02/2023
- DBS Check Required
Yes