Cleaning Manager in Northampton

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Mobile Area Cleaning Manager to join our Northampton school’s account. This role is based on-site although you will need to hold a UK driving licence to travel to your assigned schools. The salary is dependent on experience. The standard hours of work are 37.5 hours per week – Monday – Friday (flexible start and finish times dependent on requirements).

Join our vibrant, inclusive community in Northampton Schools working on delivering critical services for schools that make a real positive impact across the UK. Amey manages facilities for 43 Northampton schools, ensuring safe, clean, and compliant learning environments for students and teachers. We deliver 24/7 services with minimal disruption, working in partnership to maintain high standards.

The Cleaning Manager is responsible for coordinating and supervising all cleaning activities across the school sites to maintain a safe, hygienic, and welcoming learning environment. The role ensures that all areas, classrooms, communal areas, toilets, sports facilities, and specialist spaces meet the contractual cleaning KPIs and compliance standards suitable for a school setting.

You will be responsible for:

• Overseeing daily cleaning operations across the school sites within your remit.
• Developing cleaning schedules around school activities and timetables.
• Minimising complaints by ensuring service delivery in line with contractual cleaning KPIs.
• Ensuring deep cleaning is completed during school holidays or when required, as per schedule agreed with the client.
• Responding promptly to urgent cleaning requests such as spillages or illness incidents.
• Supervising and supporting cleaning staff, including planning rotas and allocating duties.
• Managing staff performance in line with Amey HR policy and procedures.
• Ensuring compliance with Amey’s COSHH, safeguarding and health & safety policies.
• Maintaining cleaning materials, consumables, and equipment.
• Working collaboratively with Amey Operations Managers and Facilities Managers to ensure contractual compliance.

We want to hear from you if you have/are:

• Supervisory experience in cleaning, facilities, or site management.
• Strong knowledge of COSHH regulations and chemical safety.
• Strong organisational and communication skills.
• Ability to motivate and manage a team.
• Basic IT literacy for rotas, audits, and communication.
• Experience maintaining accurate training records and coordinating staff training programmes.
• Experience working in a school or educational environment.
• Health & safety training, such as IOSH.
• Experience managing deep cleans or term-time staffing structures.

At Amey, we work on long-term stable contracts so you can plan a long-term career with us. We have been awarded Platinum status by Investors in People which underscores our commitment to supporting our people across every part of our organisation, enabling them to shine.

Our benefits include:

• Remuneration – Enjoy a competitive annual salary with the potential for yearly reviews to ensure you’re rewarded for your contributions.
• Career Growth – Shine in your career with advancement opportunities to roles like Facilities Manager.
• Training Opportunities – Unlock your potential with comprehensive training, including fully funded leadership programmes tailored to your personal growth.
• Holidays – Enjoy at least 24 days of holiday plus bank holidays, and the opportunity to buy further days.
• Pension – Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey.
• Flexible benefits – Customise your benefits with options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Exclusive Discounts – Access our online portal filled with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more, helping you save on the things that matter.
• Give Back to community – Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities.
• Family friendly policies – for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant.
• Membership of our Affinity Networks – who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey.

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine.

As a disability confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional support that you may require at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply today. We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible.