Job Description

Westbourne Academy

Suffolk
Expiring soon

Salary:

23,656 FTE | Actual salary - 23.5 hours per week: 13,585 / 11.75 hours per week: 6,792

Job type:

Part Time, Permanent

Start date:

September 2025

Apply by:

1 July 2025

Job overview

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Are you looking for a fantastic new opportunity?

Westbourne Academy is looking for a Cleaning Operative who strives to share their passion for education with our students and join our dedicated team to uphold the Academy's vision and values.


The role is term time only + 2 weeks (41 weeks per year) and we are looking for one candidate for 23.5 hours per week OR two candidates for 11.75 hours each per week.

About you

We are looking for an individual to undertake the day-to-day cleaning and sanitisation of the building and facilities, ensuring Health & Safety compliance at all times. The successful candidate will join an academy which is dynamic and inspiring, creating a culture of outstanding success amongst our students. To succeed, you will have previous experience in a similar environment with basic cleaning methods and the use of equipment.


You will have a good standard of literacy and numeracy and the ability to work on your own initiative and within a team. We are keen to secure a positive Cleaning Operative who can make a telling contribution to our team. The department is part of a well-led, mutually supportive cleaning team and the appointed candidate will work collaboratively with colleagues and will be supported by a Catering Supervisor.


We welcome applications from ambitious candidates, keen to make a difference who have a genuine passion and belief in the potential of every student. If you have what it takes, you can join an experienced, innovative team with incredible potential - and look forward to a future that could take you anywhere within the Trust's Twenty-Two schools.

About us

Westbourne Academy is not just a school it is a microcosm of the world with students from all around the globe. Between them, they speak 32 languages and their differing perspectives on learning and life makes this a unique academy in which to teach.


We welcome fresh ideas from our teachers and support staff and actively value their creativity and imagination. We are passionate about innovative approaches to pastoral care and education, and we're always keen to find new ways to support our students' learning.

About Academy Transformation Trust

We are proud to be a part of the Academy Transformation Trust family of academies whose mission is to transform the learning, aspirations and opportunities for their pupils and the communities in which they live. This commitment also extends to staff who are key to their success.

What's in it for you?

Access to continuous personal development programs. A bespoke platform supporting colleague welfare and benefits, including pension scheme, employee assistance program (EAP), recognition and reward scheme, cycle to work scheme and discounts on many major high street brands.

Are you ready to make a difference and join our journey? For more information and to apply, please visit our vacancies page.

Closing date: 9.00am on Tuesday, 1st July 2025.

Westbourne Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will undertake an enhanced DBS criminal record check, and online searches will be carried out in line with KCSIE update 2024. We are committed to Diversity, Equality and Inclusion and welcome all applications. We are open to Flexible Working.

Attached documents

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Application Pack - Cleaning Operative.pdf
1.11MB

About

Westbourne Academy

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Westbourne Academy

Marlow Road, Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 5JN
United Kingdom

+44 1473 742315###

A warm welcome to Westbourne Academy!

We are on a very exciting journey as we strive to make sure that all of our students get a quality education and leave our academy with the personal skills to make them happy and successful young adults. We are a fully inclusive academy, who pride ourselves on striving to meet the needs of the individual.



We believe that strong academic progress and qualifications are important, but that they need to be accompanied with the softer skills of confidence, compassion, cooperation and effective communication. We pride ourselves on delivering a broad and balanced curriculum, where all students can discover the diversity of different subjects and experiences both within and outside of the academy. We encourage our staff to make teaching and learning engaging and challenging.



Our STAR ethos encapsulates what we are aspiring to achieve here at the academy on a daily basis.

Be Safe

Be Thoughtful

Be Accountable

Be Respectful

We strive for our students to have the knowledge and understanding to stay safe and to be able to make the right decisions in a rapidly changing world of technology, risk and social media.



We want our students to be thoughtful towards each other, our staff, our local community and our global community. Being polite, holding doors open, showing compassions for others through charity work are qualities that we hold very highly.



We need to prepare students to be accountable for their decisions and choices. That is why we put such high value on 100% attendance and punctuality. Students should take pride in their uniform, the presentation of their work and their commitment to home learning. Our duty is to create an appreciation that through accountability and hard work, students are rewarded and can reach for the stars.



Westbourne is a truly diverse and mixed community in terms of nationality and language. We strive to ensure that our students are respectful of this diversity and courteous to our staff and community.



We look forward to sharing our journey with you at this special academy.

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