Cleaner

Job Description

CLEANER

AT THE THOMAS LORD AUDLEY SCHOOL

National Living Wage - £7.83 per hour (for 25 years and over)

10 hours per week (6.15 am to 8.15 am OR 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm Monday to Friday)

43 working weeks per year (48.2 paid weeks per year)

The Thomas Lord Audley School is looking for an energetic, hardworking and reliable cleaner to join their team working either mornings OR afternoons. A flexible and adaptable attitude is essential, as well as a friendly and approachable manner. Previous cleaning experience would be advantageous but is not essential, as training will be provided.

The cleaning of our school is exceptionally important to us, showing care for our learning environment. The successful candidate will contribute to the smooth running of the School by carrying out a range of cleaning duties as outlined on the attached job description.

Application forms are available on the school website www.tla.essex.sch.uk or from the HR Team at the Sigma Trust 01255 750913. Please email the completed application form, SD2 form and recruitment monitoring form to: recruitment@sigmatrust.org.uk. Should you have any questions relating to this role, please telephone the Sigma Trust on the above number.

Information about the School

The Thomas Lord Audley School is a high performing, over-subscribed 11-16 comprehensive school with just under 800 students (capacity 840), situated to the south of Colchester. It is the "most improved school in Essex" (Essex LA September 2016). It serves a diverse catchment area including Old Heath, Monkwick, Shrub End and the villages to the south of Colchester including the community of Mersea Island.

Categorised as good and rapidly improving in its recent Ofsted inspection, it has been commended for the quality of its leadership, the standard of its teaching, and the welfare, behaviour and achievement of its pupils.

On 1 September 2016, the school joined The Sigma Trust, a partnership of schools with The Stanway School, St Helena School, Clacton County High School, Monkwick Junior School and Monkwick Infants School and Nursery. In the past, the school has benefited from the Stanway Federation’s programme of seconding high quality staff between schools and the development of wide-ranging in-service training which has led to on-going school improvement. Working in collaboration with all the schools within The Sigma Trust can only enhance this development.

Safeguarding The Sigma Trust is committed to safeguarding and protecting the children and young people that we work with. As such, all posts are subject to safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records, online checks and other vetting checks. We ensure that we have a range of policies in place which promote safeguarding and safer working practice across our schools.