Job Description

About The Role

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About the role:

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Cleaner on a part-time permanent basis. This role will involve taking responsibility for ensuring that the academy is kept clean, tidy and sanitised in order to maintain an excellent school environment for staff and pupils. The successful candidate will ensure that their work is carried out to the highest possible standard, monitoring and reporting on the condition of each area on a daily basis.

The successful candidate will:

+ have experience of cleaning (preferably in a school)
+ be hard working and adaptable to change
+ have good interpersonal skills
+ have an enthusiasm for and an active interest in children's welfare
+ be able to use their initiative

View the full job description and person specification

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How to apply:

Please select the role you are applying for on www.arkblacklandsprimary.org/vacancies and submit your application by the deadline.



Interested in this exciting opportunity? We warmly encourage you to visit to meet the team and the children. Please contact contact Mrs Hulls on 01424 429279, or email info@arkblacklandsprimary.org to arrange a visit to the school or informal chat.

Benefits

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+ Salaries 2.5% higher than main pay scale.
+ Twice as many training days as standard.
+ Generous pension scheme.
+ Access to Ark rewards - a scheme offering savings from over 3,000 major retailers
+ Interest-free loans - up to 5,000 available for season ticket or to buy a bicycle.
+ Gym discounts - offering up to 40%.
+ Access to Employee Assistance Programme - providing free, confidential counselling, legal advice and a range of different support.

Find out more about the benefits of working for Ark at

https://arkonline.org/careers/why-work-with-us/

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About Us

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Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is Hastings' fastest-improving primary school. Located near the 109-acre Alexandra Park, we recently celebrated winning the East Sussex Healthy Schools Excellence Award.



We are a large school with a new intake each year of 3 forms, with 90 pupils in each year group, from reception through to year 6. Despite this, our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care.



As part of the Ark schools' network, we are committed to making sure that every child has access to a great education and real choices in life. We know that great schools need great staff, which is why we offer you the very best training and support at every stage of your career.

Visit

arkblacklandsprimary.org/jobs

to learn more about us and see our current vacancies.

Diversity and inclusion:

We aim to build a diverse and inclusive organisation where everyone - staff and students - can do their best work and achieve their full potential. We want to reflect and represent diverse perspectives across our organisation because we know that doing so will make us stronger and more effective. To know more about Ark's diversity and inclusion commitments, please click on this link.

Safeguarding statement:

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.



Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.


Please note we will be reviewing applications on an on-going basis and this role may close earlier than advertised depending on the level of response. We strongly encourage to submit your application at your earliest convenience.