Permanent Cleaner 16.25 hours per week

Grade 1, Point 2

Under 5 years - £10,278.81

Over 5 years - £10,511.53

Term time working - 3.15 – 6.30pm (3.15 hours per day), based at the Infants Site, Maidenwell Road, Leicester, LE5 1TG

Holiday working

Will always take place the first two weeks of summer holidays for all cleaners – these timings will be 6.5 hours daily (must be available to work the equivalent of 6.5 hours per day) and you must be available to work the second teacher day before school opens after the summer as per your normal shift. If there are any remaining hours these will be used at the discretion of the Academy, with advance arrangement.

Start Date: ASAP

Kestrel Mead Primary Academy is a split site thriving, diverse and happy school with a desire to ‘be the best we can be’.

We are looking to appoint enthusiastic and an effective cleaner to join our established cleaning team to maintain the tidiness, hygiene and cleanliness of all facilities and areas across the Academy at both sites. Typical duties include mopping/buffing floors, dusting, vacuuming, and cleaning classrooms and toilets. You will be required to use a range of tools, materials and equipment as appropriate. You must be able to work to a high standard and in an organised and efficient manner. Prior experience would be desirable.

We are looking for a positive and enthusiastic person to join our team, who wants to work in a school where:

• strong, positive relationships are a strength of the school;

• we value importance of cleanliness, hygiene and show a pride and pro-activeness in achieving this

• all students, teachers and parents share a common vision to "make a positive difference".

• The successful candidates will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.

We are proud to be part of The Mead Educational Trust; an energetic and dynamic family of 13 primary and secondary schools in and around Leicester. As a family of schools, we use our collective strength and talents in order to make a positive difference to our children, young people and communities. Every person who works for TMET has a role in helping our children succeed.

At the heart of all we do is a commitment to provide our children with access to a world-class education, our schools with excellent school-to-school support, and our staff with high quality professional development. Our people really are our greatest asset and we are always looking for ways to help them develop and grow their careers. We have a brilliant team of staff who support and encourage each other, within and across our schools and central Trust.

Closing date:17th October 2025

TMET are an equal opportunities employer, committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Successful applicants are subject to an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check and satisfactory employment references.

Safeguarding Statement

This post will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Disclosure check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.

Safeguarding Statement