Cleaner at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School

Posted on 12 January 2026
Applications close on 06 February 2026

All Locations:

Poole

Salary Details:

£24,413.00 FTE £7,008.21 Actual

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

School Support Staff

Employer:

Not Specified

Job Working Pattern:

Part time

Closing time of advert

Midday

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Cleaner at Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School

About the role

Role: Cleaner

School: Bishop Aldhelm’s CE Primary School

Hours: 11.25 hours per week, Monday to Friday between 3:30pm to 7:30pm term time plus 4 weeks during school holidays (daily hours to be agreed with Line Manager).

Salary: Grade B. £24,413.00 FTE per annum, Actual £7,008.21 per annum

Closing date: Friday 6 February 2026

Interview date: Tuesday 10 February 2026

Start date: TBC

Further Information

Bishop Aldhelm’s Primary is a school with high expectations and standards. We are seeking to recruit a highly motivated individual to join our team.

Job/person summary:

You will need to:

work well as part of a team as well as independently and be able to use your initiative
have excellent communication skills with children, staff and parents
carry out the cleaning of the interior of the school to an agreed standard under the direction of the site manager/cleaner in charge
ensure the highest standards of cleanliness and general hygiene of the school premises

We have a very focused curriculum aimed to achieve high standards. We are looking to recruit colleagues who could enhance our provision and who are committed to making the ‘school experience’ engaging, enjoyable and meaningful for primary – aged children.

About Us

HET is a large, fast-paced Trust with currently 37 academies across the South Coast. Linked to 6 community-based partnerships, there are 33 primary academies, 2 secondary and 1 hospital school.

In February 2022 OFSTED judged our school to be Good, confirming all judgements from our July 2015 inspection. In November 2023 we received a very successful SIAMS Inspection.

SIAMS

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sh2-bishopaldhelms-poole-sch-uk/media/downloads/siamsreportbishopaldhelmschurchofenglandprimaryschool144873211123.pdf

OFSTED

https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sh2-bishopaldhelms-poole-sch-uk/media/downloads/final10212152bishopaldhelmschurchofenglandprimaryschool144873finalpdf.pdf

At Bishop Aldhelm's our vision is ‘Loved By God; United in Learning.' Loved by God reflects our theological underpinning with our vision centred on Psalm 23. 'The Lord is our shepherd, we have everything we need.' is the foundation of our Bishop Aldhelm's values of love, courage, unity and inspiration.

United in Learning reflects our educational underpinning. As with 'Loved By God', 'United in Learning' applies to all members of our school community. As a staff team, we work towards 5 pillars that enhance our professional culture: effective communication, culture of challenge, everyone's a learner, collective responsibility, psychological safety. By focusing on these 5 pillars throughout our practice, we benefit the learning and experiences for all at Bishop Aldhelm's.

If you are ready for a new challenge and enjoy working with an organisation where no day will be the same, then please apply.

‘All about the Child’

At HET, we aim to put the child at the centre of everything we do. We believe that by doing this, it drives our ethos and values to do the best we can for our children.

‘What about Sam’

Sam is the name we have given to the notional Hamwic child. By asking ourselves ‘What about Sam?’ we ensure that we put our pupils at the heart of our decision making.

We can offer you:

excellent CPD opportunities and training and development programmes
in-house teaching school
an individual induction programme supported by a mentor
networking groups for Teachers, Business Managers, Site Teams and IT staff
eligibility to join the Teachers’ Pension Scheme or Local Government Pension Scheme
generous holiday entitlement for staff working 52 weeks per year which increases with length of service
free eye tests up to the value of £25 for users of VDU equipment and contribution up to the value of £60 towards the purchase of glasses specifically for the use of display screen equipment (where all conditions are met)
opportunity to become a school workplace Health and Wellbeing representative, meeting with other schools on a termly basis and feeding into the Health and Wellbeing strategy
access to the Trust Health and Wellbeing pages
access to a staff benefits portal through Vivup
free confidential telephone and face to face counselling for staff and family members

Application procedure:

Should you wish to apply for this vacancy, please view the job description and complete the application form which can be found at www.hamwic.org and return to Mrs Heidi Moxam at [email protected].

Where applicable, potential candidates may benefit from a tour of the school. Please note, any candidates requesting a tour will be asked for their current place of work which will allow the school to verify, where possible, the name and place of work given. Potential candidates will be asked to bring their current school ID and/or photographic ID as proof when they visit the school for a tour.

Successful candidates will be subject to online searches.

Safeguarding:

All schools within HET are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.

The Greenway Partnership

The Greenway Partnership is part of an umbrella Trust called the Hamwic Education Trust. At the Hamwic Education Trust we offer unique opportunities for those individuals that excel in education.

We aim to deliver an outstanding education to our pupils and to do so we must employ outstanding people.

We offer a training pathway for all employees including teachers, support staff and our middle and senior leaders.

Our staff have opportunities to work on cross phase projects and to work in other schools within the Trust in order to gain invaluable experience and enhance their skills.

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