Hygiene Assistant

Edgar Sewter Community Primary School · Halesworth, East of England

Hygiene Assistant at Edgar Sewter Community Primary School, based in Halesworth, East of England. This is a permanent role.

Salary
Competitive
Location
Halesworth, East of England
Contract
Permanent
Posted
1 week ago
Closes
1 Sep 2026
Sector
Site Manager

Reference d08165f04f0db9007c1dfd8f9498c4510a003324

About the role

Hours: 2.5 hours per day Monday to Friday 12.5 hours per week. Hours will be 3.30pm to 6.00pm in school term time (out of school term times hours TBC)

Weeks: 44 weeks per year.

Are you looking for your next cleaning position or are you looking for a change in career? Then this is the job for you. We are currently seeking to appoint a cleaner to join our established team at Edgar Sewter Primary School. Edgar Sewter Primary School is based in Halesworth, Suffolk and we are part of a thriving multi-academy trust, ASSET Education. We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic and well-motivated cleaner to our team. We are looking for someone that has an eye for detail and meticulous standards, has a willingness to learn and is a superb team player.

Duties will be:

To be responsible for cleaning certain parts of the school site as allocated by the site manager (this may vary from time to time).

To use cleaning materials as instructed by the site manager.

To vacuum all carpeted areas and to wash or mop wet/tiled areas of the classrooms and toilets in designated areas.

To sweep all the uncarpeted floors thoroughly.

To empty and clean bins and remove waste to designated areas.

To complete spot cleaning of spillages.

To dust and wash carefully with clean dusters or cloths, desks, seats, ledges, skirting boards and other places where dust lodges.

To clean toilets, toilet areas and the replenishment of toiletries etc.

To cleanse hand basins in all toilets and sinks in other rooms.

To wash off dirty marks on walls, tiling and mirrors.

For an application form, further details or to arrange an initial discussion with the Business Manager, please contact:

Christine McCallion at Edgar Sewter Primary School

Telephone Number: [phone removed] or email: [email removed] for more details.

Person Specification

Cleaner


Essential

Desirable

Educational achievements, qualifications and training

  • Able to communicate clearly and follow instructions.


Job related knowledge, aptitude and skills

  • Ability to prioritise work

  • Ability to manage time effectively.


Equal Opportunities

  • An understanding of and commitment to equality of opportunity.


Personal Qualities

  • Ability to communicate with a wide range of people.

  • Initiative and the ability to work without supervision.

  • Work as part of a team.

  • Be flexible to changing demands of the post.

  • Take pride in a job well done.

  • Positive outlook

  • Good sense of humour.


  • Must have high standards of cleanliness


Physical

  • Must be able to meet the physical demands of the role.



ASSET Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.

The successful candidate will have to meet the requirements of the job description and will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and children's barred list check, health check, online search and satisfactory references. Copies of our safeguarding and safer recruitment policies are available on request.

Reference: d08165f04f0db9007c1dfd8f9498c4510a003324 · Posted 1 week ago · Closes 1 Sep 2026 · Listed via Edgar Sewter Community Primary School

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