The Basildon Academies are looking to appoint a hard-working and highly motivated Cleaning Supervisor to join our Upper Academy.

Working weeks: 41 weeks, including 2 weeks during school closure period
Working Hours: 25 hours per week. Hours are flexible between 06:00am and 19:00pm. (Additional hours as a cleaner can be offered)

Salary: Band 4, actual starting salary is £18,290

Purpose:

• To supervise cleaning teams across morning, day and evening shifts
• To carry out audit of standards
• To take pride in the appearance of our Academies and going that extra mile to maintain our schools to high levels of cleanliness
• To ensure Health & Safety regulations are adhered to

Principal Accountabilities and Key Tasks:

• To line manage the site cleaners (including sickness absence)
• To be responsible for the monitoring and ordering of cleaning supplies
• To be responsible for the delegation of cleaning duties to cleaning staff
• To support cleaners in their needs and requirements
• Involvement in interviewing cleaning staff
• Ensuring areas are covered if short-staffed by arranging cover and additional hours when necessary
• Identify training needs
• Address any cleaning issues raised by teaching or support staff
• To identify any areas that need a deep clean and organise this effectively (including deep cleaning during the school closure period)
• To be an Academy First-Aider
• To attend Academy CPD and external
• To undertake any other reasonable duties as directed by the Academies. 

To apply for this post please download and complete our application form and return it to our Recruitment & Cover Coordinator Olivia Faustino - recruitment@basildonacademies.org.uk 

Closing Date: Tuesday 4th February 2025
Position Available: Immediate start/negotiable

The Basildon Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to DBS and health checks.

We reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications or are able to fill the position faster than originally anticipated.