Part Time Cleaner - Part-time

St Laurence in Thanet CE Junior Academy, Ramsgate

• Ref:KCC886-2014-103S
• Posted:02/06/2026
• Pay:£24735 FTE (Actual Annual Salary £5666)
• Start Date:1st September 2026
• App Close Date:30/06/2026 at 12:00
• Interviews:6th July 2026

Advert

St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy are looking to appoint a reliable and hardworking School Cleaner to join our friendly site team.

The successful candidate will help maintain a clean, safe and hygienic environment for pupils, staff and visitors, and be able to adapt to the changing needs of a busy school environment.

Key Information:

This post is for 10 hours per week, Monday to Friday 3:30pm-5:30pm term time only (38 weeks).

Duties will include:

• Cleaning classrooms, offices and communal areas
• Hoovering, sweeping and mopping floors
• Cleaning toilets and wash areas
• Emptying bins and disposing of waste correctly
• Using cleaning equipment and products safely
• Adapting cleaning tasks as required to meet the needs of the school

The ideal candidate will:

• Be hardworking, dependable and trustworthy
• Have good attention to detail
• Be flexible and able to adapt to changing priorities
• Be able to work independently and as part of a team
• Previous cleaning experience is desirable but not essential

We warmly encourage visits to the school. To arrange a tour or an informal conversation, please contact the school office.

St Laurence In Thanet Church of England Junior Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All staff are expected to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to follow the relevant safeguarding procedures, including Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE) guidance, and will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and satisfactory references.

We encourage early applications and reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.

Interested applicants should apply via My New Term by clicking the link below, where you can upload a CV to auto‑populate your application form.

https://mynewterm.com/jobs/138592/EDV-2026-SLTCEJA-37862

Information about the school

St Laurence CE Junior Academy has 125 pupils and is a one/two form entry junior school with a distinctive Christian character. Our school’s vision:

Our school offers a supportive, inclusive, nurturing and inspiring learning environment, where each member is known, loved and empowered to reach their full potential. Children are encouraged through an aspirational and engaging curriculum to develop their knowledge, skills and character so that they can truly flourish, both now and into the future. We are part of the Aquila MAT and work closely with 16 other schools. New opportunities and a network of support are just part of what we can offer you.

We promote a values-led, nurture based education which means that we provide a high level of pastoral care to ensure that all our children achieve well. Our children come from all sorts of different backgrounds. Our parents, friends, Governors and local church provide support and we collaborate with local schools very successfully. Pupils are encouraged to be aspirational, to develop a lifelong love of learning, and to become well-rounded, happy children. The school offers a wide variety of extra-curricular clubs which provides our children with additional experiences. St Laurence provides a network of support for families that need it and it is praised in the community for being a caring school.

St Laurence CE Junior Academy is committed to safeguarding children and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all trustees, staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an Enhanced Criminal Record Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service along with other relevant employment checks, online recruitment checks and overseas criminal background checks, where applicable. All new trustees, employees and volunteers will be required to undertake safeguarding training on induction which will be regularly updated in line with statutory guidance.

Job Contact Information

• Name:Melissa Saffrey
• Address:Newington Road, Ramsgate, Kent, CT11 0QX
• Telephone: (01843) 592257
• Email: office@stlaurencejuniors.co.uk

Fax: 01843 589273

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

• Job Description and Person Specification