Join a leading facilities management company where your attention to detail helps create exceptional learning environments for students and staff.
Cleaner
Location: Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust
Employer: The Westgrove Group
Reports to: Cleaning Supervisor / Site Manager
Hours: Various shifts available (term-time and non-term-time working may be required)
Working Pattern: Term Time plus 4 weeks (Total of 44 weeks per year)
About The Westgrove Group
The Westgrove Group is a leading provider of facilities management services, delivering high-quality, people-centric solutions to partners across the UK. With a strong emphasis on service excellence, innovation, and sustainability, Westgrove continues to grow through strategic partnerships and successful tenders.
We are committed to creating safe, clean, and welcoming environments for our clients and their communities. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud to invest in our colleagues through training, development, and wellbeing support.
Role Purpose
We are seeking reliable, professional, and enthusiastic Cleaners to join our team supporting the Washwood Heath Multi Academy Trust.
You will play a key role in maintaining a clean, safe, hygienic, and welcoming educational environment for pupils, staff, and visitors. Working as part of a team, you will deliver cleaning services to the highest standards in line with the Trust's cleaning specification and Westgrove's commitment to service excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Daily Cleaning Duties
- Empty bins and remove waste from designated areas
- Replace bin liners and clean waste bins as required
- Sweep, mop, and vacuum floors according to floor type
- Spot clean spillages and ensure walkways remain safe and hazard-free
- Clean and disinfect desks, tables, chairs, worktops, and other surfaces
- Clean touchpoints including door handles, handrails, switches, and frames
- Clean classrooms, corridors, entrances, stairways, offices, and communal areas
- Restore classrooms to a ready-for-use condition, including positioning chairs and straightening furniture
- Clean and sanitise toilets, washrooms, sinks, urinals, and associated fixtures
- Replenish consumables including soap, toilet rolls, and hand towels
- Remove food debris and maintain cleanliness within dining and break areas
- Carry out biohazard cleaning safely and in accordance with site procedures where required
Weekly and Periodic Cleaning Duties
- Complete deep cleaning tasks including machine scrubbing, burnishing, and floor treatments
- Vacuum and clean carpet edges and undertake stain removal
- Dust and clean high-level surfaces using appropriate equipment
- Clean internal glass, radiators, pipework, skirting boards, and windowsills
- Carry out deep cleaning of washrooms, tiled surfaces, and partitions
- Participate in school holiday cleaning programmes, including carpet extraction, floor restoration, wall washing, blind cleaning, upholstery cleaning, and high-level cleaning activities
General Responsibilities
- Ensure all work is completed in accordance with health and safety procedures
- Report maintenance issues, hazards, damage, or safeguarding concerns promptly
- Maintain cleaning equipment in a safe and serviceable condition
- Follow safeguarding requirements when working within educational environments
- Work collaboratively with colleagues, school staff, and management
- Maintain professional standards of behaviour and appearance at all times
- Deliver excellent customer service to students, staff, and visitors
Person Specification
Essential Requirements
- Good attention to detail
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Reliable and punctual with a positive attitude
- Ability to follow instructions and safe working procedures
- Good communication skills
- Commitment to high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
- Flexibility to support additional cleaning requirements when required
Desirable
- Previous cleaning experience within schools, education, healthcare, or commercial environments
- Knowledge of COSHH and safe use of cleaning chemicals
- Understanding of safeguarding requirements within educational settings
- BICSc training or equivalent cleaning qualifications
What We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate will:
- Take pride in maintaining high standards
- Be proactive and customer-focused
- Demonstrate excellent teamwork and a positive attitude
- Understand the importance of creating a safe and hygienic learning environment
- Share Westgrove's values of integrity, professionalism, and service excellence
What You'll Get in Return
At Westgrove, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We want you to feel valued, supported, and proud to be part of our team. Alongside the essentials you'd expect, we offer a range of benefits designed to make a real difference to your wellbeing and work-life experience:
- Competitive salary
- Opportunity to develop your career within a growing and respected business
- Supportive team environment with scope for progression
- Training and development opportunities to help you grow in your role
- 24/7 FREE wellbeing support through Retail Trust, including access to retail discounts via Circular Benefits
- Discounted HSF Health Cash Plan available offering money back on dental, optical and everyday medical costs
- Perkbox access with discounted gym memberships and high street offers
- Reward & Recognition awards to celebrate your achievements
- Paid volunteering days to give back to your community
- £200 Refer a Friend scheme
- Personal accident at work cover
- Death in service benefit
- 24/7 online GP access
Equal Opportunities
The Westgrove Group is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates regardless of age, disability, gender identity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Successful applicants will be required to undergo appropriate pre-employment checks, including DBS screening where applicable.
INDMP
Pay: £13.03 per hour
Expected hours: 12.0 per week
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Referral programme
Work Location: In person
