Cleaner (Ark Blacklands Primary Academy)

2 days ago


Hastings, East Sussex, United Kingdom East Sussex County Council Full time £8,502 per year

Salary: Grade 1 Point 2 £23,723 pro rata, (Actual Salary £8,502)

Contract type: Permanent

Working pattern: Part-time, term-time only

Closing date: 02 December 2025 at midnight

Interview date: 08 December 2025

How to apply: Please select the role you are applying for on Explore our vacancies | Ark Blacklands and submit your application by the deadline.

Who to contact if you have a query: Interested in this exciting opportunity? We warmly encourage you to visit to meet the team and the children. Please contact contact Mrs Hulls on , or email to arrange a visit to the school or informal chat.

Ark Blacklands Primary Academy

Cleaner

Location: Hastings

Hours: 15 hours per week 2:15pm-5:15pm, term-time with some additional hours during the school holidays

Start date: December 2025/January 2026

About the role:

We are seeking to appoint a highly motivated Cleaner on a part-time permanent basis. This role will involve taking responsibility for ensuring that the academy is kept clean, tidy and sanitised in order to maintain an excellent school environment for staff and pupils. The successful candidate will ensure that their work is carried out to the highest possible standard, monitoring and reporting on the condition of each area on a daily basis.

The successful candidate will:

  • have experience of cleaning (preferably in a school)
  • be hard working and adaptable to change
  • have good interpersonal skills
  • have an enthusiasm for and an active interest in children's welfare
  • be able to use their initiative

View the full job description and person specification here - Cleaner JDPS .

About our school:

Together, we achieve

There are 630 very good reasons to join our school

Ark Blacklands Primary Academy is a large, 3-form entry primary school with a new intake each year of 3 forms, with 90 pupils in each year group, from reception through to year 6. Our staff make a tremendous effort to get to know each pupil and provide them with the very best care.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a friendly, caring team of professionals, who are committed to providing the very best for every child in our school, and we will offer you plenty of opportunities for professional development with the very best training and support at every stage of your career.

Find out more by visiting .

We offer:

  • Comprehensive CPD – we offer twice as many training days as standard.
  • Access to health packages, discounts at major retailers, travel loans and other benefits, through the Ark Rewards scheme.
  • Opportunity to apply for international exchanges and other scholarship prospects

Find out more about the benefits by visiting .

Ark is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people in its academies. In order to meet this responsibility, its academies follow a rigorous selection process to discourage and screen out unsuitable applicants.

Ark requires all employees to undertake an enhanced DBS check. You are required, before appointment, to disclose any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. Non-disclosure may lead to termination of employment. However, disclosure of a criminal background will not necessarily debar you from employment - this will depend upon the nature of the offence(s) and when they occurred. To read more about Ark's safer recruitment process, please click this link.

Additional Information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is part-time or term-time only.



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