Permanent, Part-time School Cleaner (Job Share)

OP3

Salary: £24,404 FTE, Hourly rate of £12.64 per hour

HOURS: 30 hours per month, job sharing working 3.15pm-6.15pm 3 days / 2 days alternate weeks (term time) + 4 weeks during school holidays (Annual Leave based on continuous years’ service)

Thomlinson Junior School
The Goose Market, High Street, Wigton CA7 9PG

Age Range 7-11 NOR: 239
Headteacher: Mrs D.A. Maxwell Tel: 016973 42432  
Email: head@thomlinson.cumbria.sch.uk

We are seeking to employ an enthusiastic, energetic Cleaner to join our hard working team.  We are looking for someone, preferably with cleaning experience, who can help to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout school. The start date is Tuesday, 6 May 2025 or as soon as possible.
 

The candidate needs to:

• Be reliable, trustworthy, be aware of safeguarding and confidentiality
• Be able to work as part of a team as well as on their own
• Have an awareness of COSHH regulations
• Have an awareness and understanding of health and safety procedures
• Be willing to undertake any relevant training and development as required
• Be able to communicate with other adults and pupils

Thomlinson Junior School is committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be appointed on completion of an enhanced disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and satisfactory references.

Application packs are available on the school website: www.thomlinson.cumbria.sch.uk

Completed applications are to be returned to the School Business Manager,
Mrs Karen Myers, email: sbm@thomlinson.cumbria.sch.uk, marked private and confidential by either email or paper copy.
 

Closing Date: Friday, 4 April 2025 noon
Interviews: Monday, 28 April 2025

Midday Supervisor/Play Team Member (Relief cover)

Role Profile:  PCD3

OP3

Salary: £24,404 FTE, Hourly rate of £12.64 per hour

Relief Midday Supervisor/Play Team Member required for short-notice absence cover.

Working as a member of the play team, you will ensure that all our children have meaningful lunchtime play every day. You will work as a member of the play team to create a safe and stimulating outdoor environment providing social, active and creative play experiences for all. The play team is also responsible for ensuring that all our children have a pleasant eating experience at lunch time, whilst maximising the time they can spend outside playing. You will support all our children as they visit the dining hall and are responsible for clearing and cleaning the hall to a state ready for use (eg for PE, school assemblies) in the afternoon.

Knowledge, Experience and Training

• Previous experience of play work or working with children is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and/or understanding of the Playwork Principles is desirable.
• Previous first aid experience is desirable (basic First Aid training will be provided).
• Food Hygiene Certificate (or willing to undertake online training)
• Literacy and numeracy: Ability to follow written guidance and procedures.
• Problem solving: Ability to identify and resolve straightforward problems and refer complex problems to an appropriate member of staff.
• Verbal and written skills: Play team members will be required to record incidents swiftly and add to appropriate central school records. Ability to give clear verbal instructions to children and team members. Ability to follow good protocol.

Closing Date for applications: Ongoing advert  
Please contact Mrs Karen Myers, School Business Manager, email: sbm@thomlinson.cumbria.sch.uk 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all job applicants and aim to select people for employment on the basis of their individual skills, abilities, experience, knowledge and, where appropriate, qualifications and training.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA) 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to hold or undergo a suitable enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service disclosure. However, amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020)) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are considered 'protected'. This means that they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website or see here.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to complete a criminal record and other sanctions self-disclosure form to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered or protected, prohibitions and disqualifications, to be returned to the school prior to the date of the interview. You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this criminal record self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure & Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed.

In addition to the above, as part of our due diligence checks, the school reserves the right to carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates. This will only include a search for information which is publicly available online.

Please note it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children

Recruitment of ex-offenders policy and procedures