School Cleaner

A compelling and distinctive opportunity to join of the founding team at Brook Mead Academy: help shape the future of Leicester’s newest secondary school.
School Cleaner - LG Band 1, Point 2 (Actual salary £22,548 FTE)
Hours: Post 1: 34 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 41 weeks per year
Post 2: 16 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 41 weeks per year
The Mead Educational Trust (TMET) is a family of primary and secondary schools all based in Leicester and Leicestershire. Together, we seek to Make A Positive Difference to the lives of the children attending our schools. Brook Mead Academy will be the newest school in TMET, following on from the successful opening of Castle Mead Academy in September 2019. Brook Mead will build on the outstanding provision enjoyed at our flagship secondary school, Rushey Mead Academy, which far exceeds national averages for progress and attainment, placing it year after year in the top 5% of schools nationally.
We know that education has the power to transform lives. At Brook Mead, we will be Building Better Futures Together! Staff and pupils will unite in a mission to excel and secure the best possible future for each pupil by laying the foundations for high academic achievement and all-round personal development.
We believe that knowledge is power and access to powerful knowledge is the right of every child. We want to ensure our pupils leave with a treasure trove of knowledge and skills which will be theirs forever to use for the betterment of themselves and the world. We are looking for a team of Cleaners who will join us and help to ensure that our site is clean, safe and suitable for learning at all times.
• This is a unique opportunity to join a founding team to shape a brand-new school. You will join a small and select cadre of staff who will lay the foundations for a truly special and distinctive school.
• Staff wellbeing will be a priority with constant vigilance around workloads.
• As part of The Mead Educational Trust, you will be able to work with esteemed colleagues at Castle Mead, Rushey Mead, Orchard Mead and Kibworth Mead, as well as colleagues in our primary schools.
Join us to be build better futures!
Closing Date: Monday 12th February 2024.
Interviews: Week commencing 19th February 2024.
Position Start Date: As soon as possible.
Salary: LG Band 1, Point 2 (£22,548 FTE)
Hours of work: Post 1: 34 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 41 weeks per year
Post 2: 16 hours per week, Mon to Fri, 41 weeks per year
Supporting documents: Application Pack including job description and person specification.
The successful candidate will be required to undertake an Enhanced DBS Disclosure check.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
Brook Mead Academy 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 will involve contact with vulnerable groups (children, young people and/or adults) and is therefore, exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and subject to an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. This exemption means that shortlisted applicants for this post will be required to declare all criminal convictions, cautions, reprimands, and bind- overs both spent and unspent in their application, before interview and regardless of the passage of time.