Cleaner Required

Join a dedicated team of staff at ARK Dickens Primary Academy.

Location:         Portsmouth
Closing Date:  Ongoing

Start Date:       As soon as possible

Salary:             Ark Support Scale Point 2 £22,433 FTE, pro rata/hourly rate £11.95

Hours:              2 hours 30 minutes a day (3:30pm to 6pm), 5 days a week, 39 weeks per year plus 5 weeks to be worked in the school holidays
Contract:         Permanent contract

We currently have a vacancy, available as soon as possible, for an experienced cleaner within a friendly, hard working team. Ideally, you’ll have experience of cleaning in a school, or other business premises, be a good team player and enjoy providing a high quality cleaning service.

Working on a daily basis you will have responsibility for a designated area and work as part of a team to ensure that the academy is kept clean, tidy and sanitised in order to maintain an excellent school environment for staff and students.

The role is part-time, 2 hours 30 minutes a day (3:30pm to 6:00pm), 5 days a week, Monday to Friday, 44 weeks per year.  It is a permanent contract, and the hourly rate is £11.95.

The ideal candidate will:

        Have experience of cleaning, ideally within a school

• be a good team player
• have excellent interpersonal and organisational skills
• be committed to providing a high quality cleaning service
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The successful candidate will have the opportunity to:

• work within a friendly and hard working team 
• join a network of Ark academies and gain access to an excellent range of benefits

We offer:

·         Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.

·         Twice as many training days as standard.

·         Generous pension scheme.

·         Access to Ark rewards – a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers

·         Interest-free loans – up to £5,000 available for travel season ticket or to buy a bicycle.

·         Gym discounts – offering up to 40%.

·         Access to Employee Assistance Programme – providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Visits to the school are warmly welcomed – please contact our school office to arrange this on 02392 826514. 

 How to Apply:

Please visit  https://arkdickensprimary.org/jobs/vacancies  to submit your application.

Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this advert may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. Early application is strongly advised.

If you’d like further information, please contact Ann Dyson on 02392 826514, a.dyson@arkdickensprimary.org 

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Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.  

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or

warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark’s safer recruitment process, please click this link. 

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone – staff and students – can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark’s diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

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