The Role

At Co-op Academy Brierley, we are dedicated to creating a positive and healthy learning environment for all students and colleagues. Clean and well-maintained facilities are essential to achieving this goal, and we are looking for a reliable and hardworking Cleaning Assistant to join our team. If you take pride in your workand want to be part of a welcoming school community, we encourage you to apply!

As a Cleaning Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining the cleanliness and hygiene of our academy facilities, ensuring that students and colleagues enjoy a safe and pleasant environment every day.

We are looking for a dependable and detail-orientated Cleaning Assistant who understands the importance of cleanliness in a school, environment and is committed to maintaining high standards.

To undertake any duties and responsibilities relating to the effective and efficient running of the Cleaning Team.

Key Accountabilities 

To undertake cleaning duties to maintain a high standard of cleanliness within the Academy, as directed as well as:

• Undertake cleaning of allocated areas in line with specified standards as directed. 
• Operate/use domestic and industrial cleaning equipment and materials, following appropriate training.
• Store allocated equipment and materials safely and securely. 
• Perform duties in line with health and safety regulations (COSHH) and take action where hazards are identified, report serious hazards to the line manager immediately. 
• Collect and dispose of waste. 
• Refill and replace soap, towels and other materials. 
• Undertake specialised cleaning programmes during school closures or other designated periods. 
• Any other duties appropriate to the post. 
• To ensure promotion and support of Equal Opportunities and Health & Safety.
• To undertake any other duties that are commensurate with the post.

Working with Staff

The post holder will promote positive and professional working relationships between all staff within the Department and academy. They will also be expected to:

• Support the implementation of the academy’s Performance Management policy.
• Follow the academy’s quality assurance processes.
• Promote an inclusive environment and support the development of strategies to improve attendance

Why us?

All our values are based upon the values of the Co-op Group, which will inform our behaviours.

Self-help: We do not expect to be spoon fed – we will try to do things for ourselves in the right way and at the right time.

Self-responsibility: Everyone should act in a responsible way around the academy site and in the local community. We take responsibility for our own learning; we want to become independent learners.

Equality: We are proud to be part of a very multicultural academy, with students from all over the world; it is important that we treat each other with respect and accept that others may be different from ourselves. We should all of us have equal chances to succeed.

Equity: We want to look for the best in each other. Rewarding others fairly to encourage all types of achievement.

Democracy: We will contribute our ideas to make the academy a success.

Solidarity: We can achieve more by working together, rather than as individuals.

Our Values

Being part of the Co-operative Group, we are both guided and driven by the Co-op values which are embedded in everything that we do within our Academy - We strive to demonstrate the following ethical values in everything we do - they are our ‘Ways of Being’:

Succeed together

Do what matters most

Be yourself, always

Show you care

So, if you believe in our values, we would love to hear from you! 

We offer a wide range of benefits and rewards to recognise the part you play in our success:

Benefits include:

Our employee benefits package includes:

• You’ll get being a Co-op member, you’ll get a Co-op colleague discount card. This gives you a 10% discount in our Co-op Food stores.
• Co-operative flexible benefits (discounted line rental and broadband package, family care advice and cycle to work scheme)
• Discounted gym membership and leisure activities which includes discounts on Merlin Entertainments (Sea Life, Legoland etc), Virgin Experience Days, SuperBreak and many more!
• Co-operative Credit Union: save directly from your salary and receive a competitive dividend. Borrowers can benefit from very competitive interest rates & terms (in comparison with other high street lenders)
• Co-op Funeralcare benefit
• Season ticket and rental deposit loans

And More! 

For more information about the Co-op Academies Trust, please visit: www.coopacademies.co.uk

The Trust is also committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage or civil partnerships.

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