Cleaner - Hargate Primary School

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and highly motivated Cleaner to join our fantastic team.

Hargate is a warm and positive place and this is because of our children, our good personal relationships and the dedication and expertise of the staff team. We are continually striving to develop our school, we believe our children are entitled to the very best.

The successful candidate will be joining a hardworking and effective team of cleaning staff who take pride in their work.

We are looking for a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to help maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for our pupils and staff.

Duties include cleaning classrooms, corridors, toilets, and communal areas, ensuring high standards of hygiene are maintained at all times.

Previous cleaning experience is desirable but not essential. A positive attitude, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently are important.

We anticipate a high volume of applications, we may therefore close the advert sooner than the published closing date.  Please therefore submit your application as soon as possible.

Completed Application forms can be sent:

By email to    admin@hargate.sandwell.sch.uk

By post to     HR, Hargate Primary School, Hargate Lane, West Bromwich,

B71 1PG

Hargate Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children.  We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this vision. Successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant safeguarding and employment checks.  Sandwell MBC is an Equal Opportunities employer.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post.  Shortlisted candidates applying for a regulated activity role will be asked to complete a self-declaration and disclosure form.  Any disclosures declared on this form will be discussed at interview.

A copy of the School’s Child Protection and Recruitment and Selection Policy and Guidance can be found at https://www.hargate.sandwell.sch.uk/policies

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement for this role.

Please ensure all application forms are signed when sending via email.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox in case any correspondence has been delivered there.  If you do not hear from us you should presume on this occasion, you have been unsuccessful.

Online Search

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates. This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

Terms

Hours: 3:15pm – 6:15pm (Monday to Friday)

Grade: Band A

Location: Hargate Primary School, Hargate Lane, West Bromwich, B71 1PG

Working Weeks: Term time, plus one training week

FTE Salary: £24,796 (full-time equivalent salary)

Pro rota salary: £10,052 (actual salary – pro-rata to hours worked)

Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2026