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Job description
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Job title: Cleaner
Location: Heath Farm School, Charing Heath, Ashford, Kent
Salary: £12.50 per hour
Hours: 25 hours per week; Monday to Friday Evenings
Contract: Permanent; Term time only plus 1 week
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.
About the role
We are seeking to appoint an evening cleaner.
The cleaning team consists of a supervisor and three cleaners, who between them provide a complete cleaning and janitorial service to the school, which is spread over 13 separate buildings on the site. However, there is a requirement to work 1 week additional days during the school holidays to complete deep cleans and attend whole school training days
You will work alongside the Cleaning Supervisor and the cleaning team to deliver a first-class cleaning and janitorial service at Heath Farm School. The post holder may be required to do other duties appropriate to the level of the role, as directed by the Facilities Manager, School Business Manager, or Headteacher.
Main Duties & Responsibilities:
Working as part of the Site team, carry out daily cleaning and ad-hoc duties
Clean all surfaces, fixtures and fittings, floors, walls and internal woodwork in accordance with the cleaning schedule
Clean toilets, changing rooms and other sanitary areas
Undertake special cleaning programmes during school closure or other designated periods in compliance with the specification for the premises
Collect and dispose of waste in appropriate manner
Refill and replace consumables
Maintain and arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies
Operate everyday equipment in accordance with instructions
Report faulty equipment and other maintenance requirements using the electronic reporting system
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About the School
It is an exciting time to join Heath Farm School. Under the leadership of the forward-thinking head teacher, the school and its team have recently redesigned and created a purposeful and unique ‘Heath Farm Curriculum’ that fully meets the holistic needs of our students.
We are now in the stage of fully embedding this across the school. We are an independent SEN school that offers a unique and stimulating environment where every pupil is able to make outstanding progress in their personal development and enjoy success in their education.
Our students present with a wide range of needs, including social and emotional issues, learning difficulties, mental health problems and associated conditions. However, they can enjoy extraordinary outcomes and be happy at school.
There are currently 100 students on role and a staff team of approximately the same number. The construction of the new kitchen and dining facility aligns with our vision of community, and students and staff will be encouraged to eat together at lunchtime. Also new for 2021 is a horticulture programme, which will see students planting and nurturing fruits and vegetables which will be available for the kitchen to use in the production of meals.
Acorn Education is the UK’s leading independent provider of specialist education. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care
We provide Education and Care across a number of schools and residential homes nationally. Our specialist SEN provision, coupled with our expertise within residential care means we offer thousands of vulnerable pupils and young people across the UK a holistic, wraparound care, residential and education service, empowering them with everything they need to flourish.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.
Why join Acorn Education & Care?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
