Cleaner – Grade 1, Permanent, Part time
£24,796 pro rata, 15 hours per week (£12.85 ph)
Working Hours: 15:00 – 18:00 Monday – Friday
Required as soon as possible
We are seeking to appoint a hardworking and reliable Cleaner to join our team. The successful candidate will:
• Have basic cleaning experience
• Have high standards of hygiene and cleanliness
• The ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Good communication skills
• Good organisational and time management skills
• Have the ability to present oneself as a role model to pupils in speech, dress behaviour and attitude.
• Be flexible to change to meet the needs of the school
The working hours are Monday – Friday 15:00 – 18:00. The post is whole time which will require deep cleaning during school holidays and you will receive an annual leave allocation which must be taken during school holidays.
Application forms can be downloaded from this webpage and are available from the school.
Completed applications must be returned to the school or emailed to p2000.admin@durhamlearning.net by 12 noon on 25th February 2026.
Interviews will take place on Tuesday 3rd March 2026.
Durham County Council is committed to safer recruitment practice and pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. The post you are applying for is exempt from the rehabilitation of offender’s act 1974. We will also carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to help identify any incidents or issues that are publicly available online.
As part of our due diligence and to comply with our obligations in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education, an online search of publicly available information will be undertaken for all shortlisted candidates. The successful applicant will be subject to provide an enhanced DBS disclosure.
Durham County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure will be sought along with other relevant pre-employment checks. In line with the guidance in Keeping Children Safe in Education, schools may carry out an online search as part of their due diligence on shortlisted candidates.
As a disability confident employer, we are committed to employing disabled people and people with health conditions making reasonable adjustments to support disabled applicants when required.
This post is not open to job share.
Ropery Walk Primary School
Ropery Walk
Seaham
SR77JZ
Tel: 0191 5813959
Email: P2000.admin@durhamlearning.net
Website: https://www.roperywalk.org.uk/