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Cleaner

Job Summary
Contract Type:
Permanent
Working Pattern:
Part time
Advert Start Date:
12/10/2026
Advert End Date:
30/10/2026 09:00
Salary:
£25,614 per annum pro-rata – actual £6,923 + living wage supplement
Hours per week:
10
Job Category:
Schools - Support
Vacancy ID:
303398
Employment Location:
Grange First School, Norham Road, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 2NP
Post Number:
SNT5007(e)
Number of posts:
1
Closing date:
30 Oct
Further Information
Grange First School
Norham Road
Gosforth 
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 2NP

*This post attracts a Living Wage supplement. In addition to the hourly rate, this post will receive the Living Wage supplement to bring the hourly rate up to a minimum of £13.45 per hour*

We are proud to be a school that follows Newcastle City Council Real Living Wage Policy paying all of our employees a minimum of £13.45 per hour

The Governors of Grange First School wish to recruit a Cleaner to join our new friendly facility team and wonderful school community.

The cleaner will be required to:
  • Vacuum, dust, mop, wipe and scrub surfaces.
  • Ensure rubbish bins are maintained and emptied.
  • Clean set areas including toilets and carrying out deep clean in the school holidays.
  • Restock consumables as and when required.
  • Able to work as part of a team.

The following skills are essential:
  • Excellent organisational skills.
  • Good time keeping.
  • The desire to do a good job.

Grange First School is strongly committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people.

The successful applicant will be required to obtain an Enhanced Certificate of Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and a range of other recruitment checks.

As this post involves working with children, vulnerable adults or dealing with sensitive information, written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.

As part of the shortlisting process, we may be carrying out an online search as part of our due diligence on the shortlisted candidates. This may help identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and are publicly available online, which we may want to explore with the applicant at interview.

An application pack can be downloaded from the school website www.grangefirst.co.uk and returned by email to the school business manager joanne.walker@grangefirst.co.uk.

The closing date for applications will be: Friday 30th October 2026
Interview date to be confirmed.
 
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