School Cleaner

Employer: London Borough Of Waltham Forest
Salary: Scale 1 Pt 2-3 . £25,854.00 Annually (FTE)
Location: Sybourn Primary School ,Sybourn Street, Walthamstow, London
Contract: Permanent
Working Pattern: Part Time
Hours: 4 Hours per day.
DBS Check: Enhanced
Closing Date: 24/06/2026 at 23:55
Reference: SCH/26/339691

About this Role 

Job Purpose 

To clean the interior of designated buildings within the Lion Academy Trust to the required standards. 

Hours- From 6am - 8am and then 4pm - 6pm. This will be for 20 hours weekly. EYFS Perth Road  
 
Major Tasks, Duties and Responsibilities 

To understand and comply with the Lion Academy Trust’s Equal Opportunities Statement. 

To uphold and comply within the statutory provisions of the Health & Safety at Work Act 1974 and any other relevant legislation or Lion Academy Trust Policies and Procedures relating to Health & Safety at 
work. 

To carry out cleaning duties as directed. 

Occasional duties of a similar nature, up to and including those in the same grade. In the event of dispute about any such duty, the normal trade union/management negotiations will take place and status quo will apply until the matter is resolved. 
 
 
Cleaning duties  
You will be required to carry out all or some of these tasks for the area(s) in which you have been directed to work. 
● To sweep/dust control sweep/spot mop/thorough mop all hard floor surfaces as directed. 
● To spot vacuum/thorough vacuum all carpeted floors, upholstered furniture and other areas as 
designated. 
● To dust/dust control dust/damp dust/wash all furniture, fixtures, fittings, surfaces pipes and 
skirting boards up to hand height as directed.  
● High level dusting to be carried out as required using high dust control extending frame. 

● To polish furniture as required. 

● To clean telephones, including the mouthpiece. 
● To empty, replace and clean waste paper bins. 
● To remove rubbish to designated collection points, to include all paper waste to be collected in 
rubbish bags and craft waste to be removed in the receptacle provided. 
● To clean sanitary areas as designated to include all toilets, urinals, sinks, basins, showers, baths 
and associated fixtures and fittings. 
● Replace hand towels, toilet rolls and hand soap as required. 
● To carry out all floor maintenance duties as directed, using the procedure as laid down, 
machinery equipment and materials provided for this purpose. 

 

These duties will include the following: 
Spray cleaning, machine buffing, stripping floors of water based polishes, repolishing floor using water 
based polishes, machine scrubbing, hand stripping/scrubbing, maintaining unsealed wooden floors with wax polishes where required, the application of oleo resinous seals to wood floors as required, and carpet cleaning. 
● To regularly remove all finger and scuff marks, splashes etc, from internal glass doors, kickplates, 
walls and paintwork, and to thoroughly clean these items as required. 
● To wash walls, tiles and ceilings above hand height as required using equipment supplied. This 
work to be done by operative from floor level. 
● To remove graffiti, chewing gum etc, using laid down procedures. 
● To thoroughly clean roller blinds as required using methods and equipment as directed. This 
work to; be done by operative from floor level. 
● To understand and comply with the Lion Academy Trust’s Health & Safety Policy. 
● To maintain the high standard of cleanliness and good condition of all machinery and equipment 
used by you, and to report any faults to the SSO.

Other Duties 
To be aware of fire prevention and drill procedures. 
To lock doors and return keys to designated place as required.

To maintain confidentiality and security of information and buildings, closing and locking windows as 
required. 

Equal Opportunities

Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy

How to apply

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