School Cleaner (15 hours per week)

The working hours for this role are expected to be 15 hours per week, 41 weeks per year, 15:00 - 18:00, Monday to Friday. The start date for this role is 16 October 2026.

This is an excellent opportunity for a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to join Lavington School, helping to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. The role involves carrying out a range of cleaning duties, including cleaning classrooms, offices, corridors, and toilet facilities, as well as replenishing supplies and ensuring all areas are maintained to a high standard. Working as part of the site and cleaning team, you will safely operate cleaning equipment, use cleaning products in line with health and safety procedures, and support the effective running of the school. You will also be responsible for monitoring cleaning stock levels, maintaining tidy storage areas, and reporting any issues to the Cleaning Supervisor. The successful candidate will have a good understanding of cleaning practices, take pride in their work, and be able to work both independently and as part of a team. Strong reliability, organisation, and a flexible approach are essential, along with a commitment to maintaining high standards and supporting colleagues when required. A commitment to safeguarding, confidentiality, equality, and the wider ethos of the school is fundamental to this role. As a member of staff within our Trust, you will contribute to a collaborative working environment and play a key role in supporting the learning and development of all pupils.

For a complete Job Description, Person Specification, and Candidate Briefing Pack, please view the attached documents. We recommend viewing these documents as they will guide you in preparing a strong application and help you understand what we’re looking for in an ideal candidate.

About EQUA Mead Learning Trust

EQUA Mead Learning Trust is a leading educational institution based in Wiltshire. Dedicated to providing high-quality education to students from diverse backgrounds. Members of staff across EQUA Mead will be committed to improving the life chances of the pupils we educate and ensure we give Every Child, Every Chance. As a growing Trust, currently educating almost 6000 pupils across 22 different schools (pre-school, primary, secondary, and sixth form) we are immensely proud of our staff and endeavour to be an employer of choice. This is an exciting time as we continue to grow the number of schools and children we support.

Important Application Information

When completing your application, please ensure that you add at least 2 references, with the first being your most recent employer. Please ensure that you read the attached referencing guidelines to familiarise yourself with our process. 

As part of our safer recruitment procedures, it is important that references are requested and, wherever possible, obtained before the interview. Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance states that references should be sought before interview wherever possible and should be scrutinised as part of the recruitment process to help ensure that only suitable individuals are appointed to work with children.

Early applications are encouraged, as we reserve the right to interview before the closing date. Your application must include a full employment history, accounting for any periods of time where you were not in active employment. If this is not included it may not be possible to consider your application. To comply with safer recruitment regulations, we cannot accept applications using a CV. An incomplete application will not be considered. 

This role will involve contact with children, and the post holder will be engaged in regulated activity relevant to children and will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check before appointment is confirmed. 

We will only submit a DBS application to the relevant disclosure service when a position is accepted.