School Cleaner

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Job title:  School Cleaner

Location: Hambrook School, Burgess Hill, West Sussex
Salary:     £14.24 per hour
Hours:     10 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 15:00-17:00
Contract: Permanent | Term Time plus 6 days
Start:       February 2026
UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

Hambrook School in Burgess Hill is looking for an enthusiastic School Cleaner to join our growing team. This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a vibrant, inclusive educational setting that values creativity, wellbeing, and development—both for our pupils and our staff.

About the Role

The successful candidate will work as part of the Facilities Team whose role focuses on ensuring a safe, well maintained, and clean environment is sustained throughout the whole site. You must be dependable and trustworthy, comfortable working independently as well as being part of a larger team. Whilst prior cleaning experience is not essential it would be desirable.

Main Duties & Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively as part of the Site Team to complete daily cleaning tasks and ad-hoc duties as required.
• Clean all surfaces, fixtures, fittings, floors, walls, and internal woodwork in line with the established cleaning schedule.
• Maintain high standards of hygiene in toilets, changing rooms, and other sanitary areas.
• Carry out deep-cleaning and special cleaning programmes during school closures or other designated periods, in accordance with site specifications.
• Collect, segregate, and dispose of waste safely and appropriately.
• Refill, replace, and maintain consumable supplies (e.g. soap, paper towels, toilet tissue).
• Ensure cleaning materials and equipment are stored securely and maintained in a clean and orderly condition.

Essential Qualities

• Able to communicate clearly and follow instructions
• Work as part of a team.
• Be flexible to changing demands of the post
• Take pride in a job well done

About Us

Hambrook School is in Burgess Hill, West Sussex. We opened in September 2023 and secured an Ofsted ‘Good’ rating in just 7 short months!

We help pupils excel by providing a structured, nurturing approach, alongside a broad, balanced, engaging and extraordinarily rich curriculum.

All our pupils have a diagnosis of Autism and an EHCP. We have been inundated with requests of places from Sussex and Surrey Local Authorities and therefore need additional staff to impact the lives of more pupils. We are therefore looking for the perfect person to join us for this next stage of our journey.

We offer bespoke personalised care that allows each pupil's needs to be addressed, and their capabilities fully realised. We offer our pupils a flexible, safe and nurturing environment for them to develop and grow.

For over 19 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

We place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, Outcomes First Group does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.

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