Cleaner

CASUAL CLEANER Grade and Salary: Grade 1: £13.28 - £13.48 per hour Working pattern: Casual

The School:

Allestree Woodlands School offers a broad curriculum at all key stages and has a thriving Sixth Form. We pride ourselves on the warm and friendly atmosphere of our school. We strive for the best achievements for our students and passionately believe that every young person deserves the chance to be successful.

The role:

Allestree Woodlands are looking to appoint a bank of casual cleaners who can be called upon from time-to-time to come and cover absences and busy periods in school. The role will be responsible for undertaking cleaning duties across the school site.

The person:

The successful candidate will have experience of working in a cleaning environment and have an understanding of COSHH and manual handling. The post holder will need to be flexible and able to come into work on short-notice when required. Why join us? There are many reasons to choose The Two Counties Trust as a great place to start or continue your career. We recognise the importance of a happy, healthy, rewarded and well-motivated workforce and as such we have developed our HR strategy to invest in our employees. We have removed appraisal and appraisal related pay progression, changing the focus from validation to professional growth and enabling all our employees to get better all the time. We are fully committed to supporting your career and professional growth through a range of routes both within schools and across the Trust and we offer extensive professional learning opportunities for all employees.

We offer:

Highly competitive pay and pay progression opportunities. An array of employee benefits and lifestyle options including discounted healthcare, gym membership, and extensive high street retail discounts. Entry to attractive career average pension schemes. Opportunities to experience and share practice in our partner schools across the Trust. A stimulating, supportive and rewarding working environment with a dedicated team of like-minded professionals and wonderful students. Excellent opportunities to develop your skills and experience and to progress your career. A range of support mechanisms and benefits to employees. The Trust has signed up to the Education Staff Wellbeing Charter, and we take the wellbeing and health of employees seriously. Applications must arrive by: Friday 13 November 2026 at 9:00am. Interviews will be held on: a date to be confirmed. It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in Regulated Activity relevant to children. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An offer of employment will be subject to the receipt of a satisfactory enhanced level DBS disclosure with a children’s barred list check, two satisfactory references and successful completion of vetting procedures. In accordance with the statutory guidance Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), an online search will be conducted as part of due diligence on shortlisted candidates and a social media check will be required as a condition of employment. We are committed to recruiting and retaining a diverse workforce and candidates with a disability who meet the essential job criteria will be given an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at interview.