Cleaner 10 hours per week 3.30pm - 5.30pm daily Term Time plus 10 days

Rowley Hall Primary School, part of the Elliot Foundation Academy, is looking for a cleaner to join our cleaning team. We joined the Elliot Foundation Academies Trust in February 2025, a multi‑academy trust specialising in the primary sector.

The Elliot Foundation’s recent Ofsted report praised us as a “wholeheartedly inclusive”, “deliberately non‑hierarchical”, reflective and open‑minded academy trust. Rowley Hall is a three‑form entry school that thrives on the Trust’s mission, vision and values: Put children first, Be safe, Be kind and respect all, Be open, Forgive, Make a difference.

We are a friendly, caring school where the staff work as a team to ensure the children are nurtured and developed into lifelong learners. Parents and the community play an essential part in the life of our school, and we value their partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a good standard of cleanliness and hygiene around the school.
• Perform hoovering, bending, mopping and other cleaning duties in all areas of the school, rotating between different areas.
• Complete manual handling tasks as required.
• Adhere to health and safety requirements and complete COSH training where necessary.

Qualifications & Experience

• Previous experience in an employed cleaning role is beneficial and advantageous.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Good communication skills when engaging with staff of all levels.
• Fluent spoken and written English (essential).

Application Process

• Application forms are attached and should be returned to Marie Fisher at Rowley Hall Primary School, Windsor Road, Rowley Regis, West Midlands, B65 0HU.
• Send the completed forms via email to marie.fisher@rhps.org.uk.
• All correspondence will be communicated via email.
• If shortlisted, you will be contacted via email within 7 working days of the closing date.
• An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates; this does not form part of the shortlisting process.
• Shortlisted applicants will be invited for an interview. Interview dates are Friday, 6 February or Monday, 9 February 2026 (subject to change).
• There may be a task as part of the interview process.

Legal and Safeguarding

• All applicants will undergo a rigorous, enhanced DBS check, overseas check and reference checks.
• This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children’s Barring List check.
• Applicants barred from working with children will be disqualified.
• This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016); speaking fluent and spoken English is an essential requirement.
• The school is an Equal Opportunities employer.

Closing date: Thursday 29th January 2026.

SCHOOL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO CLOSE THIS VACANCY IF SUFFICIENT SUITABLE APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED.