Cleaning Supervisor

Cleaning Supervisor

Grade 3 Pts 5-6: £26,427 to £26,847 per annum

37 hours per week, 52 weeks per year

Monday to Friday – 10.15am to 6.15pm

Maternity cover contract up to 12 months

Required ASAP

King Edward VII School is seeking to appoint a Cleaning Supervisor to lead our small team of cleaners, helping to maintain a clean and healthy learning environment for the users of our School. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading and managing a team to ensure that a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene in classrooms, science rooms, design and technology rooms, toilets and other areas around School are maintained. This post is based at the Upper School Building on Glossop Road.

The successful candidate will be able to:

supervise the cleaning team effectively communicate effectively with other employees and the School community be reliable and punctual be able to use their initiative be aware of Health and Safety Policies take responsibility for the cleaning standards across the School work to a high standard in a safe manner understand the needs of the School in prioritising work load maintain staff rotas and ensure all areas are covered undertake any training provided for the role The Successful

Candidate will be able to:

Communicate effectively with other employees, students, and the wider school community. Be reliable, punctual, and presentable. Work effectively as part of a team and use their own initiative when required. Demonstrate an awareness of Health and Safety and Food Hygiene policies. Understand the needs of the School in prioritising workload during busy service times. Show a willingness to undertake any relevant training provided. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expect all staff to show this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to complete Disclosure and Barring Service declarations in line with Section 115 of the Police Act 1997. All applicants are required to read the Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy incorporating Self-Harm and Online Safety, this can be found here. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to apply for an enhanced DBS certificate. As the post will involve regulated activity with children, it is a criminal offence to apply for this post if you are included on the children’s barred list held by the DBS. Amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected”. These are not subject to the disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account. Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on the ministry of justice website or see here. Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of all unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered, 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 self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment in confirmed. We will perform online searches as part of due diligence for all shortlisted candidates. Please note: Only applications on the standard Sheffield LA application form will be accepted.

CVs will not be considered For further details please contact Mr T Hall – HR & Cover Manager at recruitment@kes.sheffield.sch.uk or visit www.kes.sheffield.sch.uk/recruitment Closing date: Monday 9 November 2026 – 9.00am