Cleaner - Part-time

We are looking for a cleaner to join our team at our Loose site for 20 hours per week. The hours are 3.30pm-7.30pm, Monday to Friday. The position is for a full year (with 26 days annual leave each year).
Duties:
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o To provide a comprehensive cleaning service to ensure a high standard of cleanliness
o Maintain cleanliness and hygiene at all times across the whole site including toilets and specialist areas
o Replenish toilet roles and other items as required
o Undertake deep cleaning, as directed by the site team/SLT
o Empty bins round site every day
o Hoover floor areas every day
o Clean and mop hard floor areas every day/as needed
o Clean tables every day
o Clean whole kitchen areas every day
o Clean internal glass vision panels as needed
o Wash walls and hard surfaces as needed
o Clean the whole toilets arears every day
o Dusting round whole site low level to high level e.g. skirting's to ceilings as needed
o Top up toilet rolls/hand wash/washing up liquid/ blue roll holders etc.
o Report any issues to site team or SLT
o Ensure the maintenance of a clean, orderly and safe working environment.
o Keep abreast of whole school communication, check own emails.
o Contribute to the overall work/aims of the school and appreciate and support the role of colleagues and other professionals to enable the school to fulfil its development plans.
o Undertake training and attend relevant meetings (within contracted hours) as required to ensure own professional development. Attend training outside of contracted hours with advanced notice and negotiation.
o Arrive at school in time to be appropriately prepared for the start of working hours.
o Be aware of their responsibilities for Health and Safety of themselves and others.
o Be aware of and comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, security and confidentiality reporting all concerns to an appropriate person to ensure the pupils well-being.
o Promote positive behaviour effectively and constantly to raise self-esteem.
Please see attached job description for a full list of duties and expectations.

Five Acre Wood is a successful outward looking and expanding Special School based over 4 sites in and around Maidstone, Kent. We are one of the largest special schools in the country with over 800 pupils on roll aged 2-19 years with profound, severe and complex needs.
Our 'Outstanding' school will continue to expand and we are looking for people with a positive approach to join us who share our vision of 'Only the best will do' for all our students and staff. We are a Teaching School and part of a collaborative alliance with other special schools. We really value our people and want to work with them to fulfil their career ambitions.
In addition to your salary, FAW allowance and pension benefits, we have excellent additional staff benefits including:
Confidential staff counselling service A range of staff social and well-being events Annual flu vaccinations
Sometimes words cannot explain how something really is, we would encourage you to view the links below:
We hold an annual music festival for our pupils, it gives them the opportunity experience something they may not ordinarily be able to access. You can see it here.
Woodstock 2023 - Woodstock 2023 Festival at Five Acre Wood School - YouTube
Woodstock 2022 - Woodstock 2022 Festival at Five Acre Wood Schools - YouTube
Woodstock 2019 - Five Acre Wood School's "Woodstock 2019" - Amazing Festival in a Day! (Longer Film) - YouTube
We produced our own songs and music videos, you can watch them here: -
Beautiful - Five Acre Wood School featuring Taryn Charles - Youtube
Five Acre Wood School Featuring Jack Rose - Hall Of Fame - YouTube
Don't Give Up - Nathan Grisdale and Five Acre Wood School - YouTube
We look forward to hearing from you.
Five Acre Wood is committed to the safeguarding of all its pupils, you will therefore be subject to an enhanced disclosure process. As part of our responsibility for safeguarding, in addition to the Kent policy of one employment and one personal reference, the school will request additional employment references. The school will also, as outlined in Keeping children Safe in Education 2022, complete an online search for shortlisted candidates.