Cleaning Assistant (16 hours)

Start date to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Cleaning Assistant (16 hours)

A1 (SCP 2) £24,483

Actual Salary: £10,587

Hours: 16 Hours Per Week, All Year Round

Monday 6:00am - 10:00am, Tuesday to Friday 6:00am – 09:00am.

The Farnley Academy is seeking to recruit an inspirational colleague to the role of Cleaning Assistant. This role is of great importance to our work as an academy. The successful candidate will be expected to maintain a high level of cleanliness throughout the school building.

Potential applicants should have:

· The ability to use toxic materials in the process of general cleaning.

· The ability to work constructively as part of a team.

· Evidence of commitment to continuing professional development.

What we offer you :

As a trust, we want to ensure that professionals at every stage in their career have the opportunity to enjoy expert support and training. We are pleased to offer a generous benefits package to our team – as we work together to create a rewarding future for all including:

· Membership of a teacher or local government pension scheme, depending on the role.

· A commitment to continued investment in our professionals, supporting every member of staff throughout their career in the trust.

· Access to an Employee Assistance Programme which provides confidential professional advice and support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

·£2k Cycle to work scheme.

About us:

The Farnley Academy is a high performing Ofsted Outstanding (2023) school located in the West of Leeds. At TFA we are wholeheartedly dedicated to ensuring that all students in our care receive a first-class education and achieve their goals in life, whatever they might be. Our staff value each of our students as individuals and work tirelessly to ensure that students achieve excellent GCSE examination outcomes and also develop into positive members of society. It is through our valuing of the individual and our consistently high expectations that we will achieve our vision of providing ‘An Exceptional Student Experience for all’.

If you would like to know more about our academy, please visit our website.

How to Apply:

If you are as excited about this role as we are, you can download the , Person Specification, and Application Form from the GORSE Academies Trust website, request them by email at [email protected] , or call us on 0113 2630741.

Please note if you submit an electronic application, we will not require a hard copy. CVs are not accepted.

Closing date for applications: 20 April 2026, 9am

Interviews will take place: TBC

We are committed to safeguarding the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to full employment checks, including an enhanced DBS disclosure and barring service check. We promote diversity and aim to establish a workforce that reflects the population of Leeds.

Employment is conditional on confirmation of the right to work in the UK – either as a UK or Irish citizen, under the EU Settlement scheme or having secured any other relevant work visa.

Please note that, as a sponsor licence holder, we only provide sponsorship for teacher vacancies.