Cleaner in Charge

Salary details: £ - £

PLEASE DO NOT APPLY USING THE DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL WEBSITE, PLEASE SEE DETAILS BELOW.

Minerva Learning Trust is a growing multi-academy trust committed to providing an outstanding education for students from a wide variety of backgrounds across Sheffield and Derbyshire. Founded in 2014, Minerva Learning Trust has expanded to a thriving family of schools, including primary, secondary, sixth form, and a unique post-16 provision. We have a strong track record of school improvement, successfully transforming schools from Ofsted ratings of RI and Inadequate to GOOD.

Our Cleaner in Charge will be part of the wider facilities team in the Derbyshire Hub under the leadership of the Regional Facilities Manager. You will work to ensure that our school site cleaned to the standards required through the Trust’s specifications. In addition, you will undertake key holder duties, ensuring the school buildings are secure and alarmed out of hours. We want our regional team to support each other therefore, a requirement to drive is essential. You may be required to provide cover on other sites. The successful candidate will have:

• A proactive approach to fulfilling the requirements of role
• Experience of cleaning premises or the ability to adapt quickly to meet the requirements of the job description.
• Knowledge and understanding of health and safety while performing the role.
• The ability to adapt to undertake other duties which may be required to cover colleagues.
• IT skills to record and keep up to date compliance records.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise with colleagues and external contractors on site.

Candidates are encouraged to visit the school or have an informal discussion about the role with Sarah Sawford, Hub Business and Operations Manager. Arrangements for this can be made by contacting Sarah at ssawford@regional-mlt.co.uk.   

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment, further information can be found in our child protection and safeguarding policy on our statutory information page on our website Statutory Information - Minerva Learning Trust. The successful candidate will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In line with KCSIE, the trust/school will be carrying out online searches on shortlisted candidates as part of their due diligence.

Please ensure that you do not fill in a Local Authority application form in respect of this vacancy, ONLY MINERVA LEARNING TRUST APPLICATION FORMS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Please provide telephone numbers and email addresses for yourself and referees.

Please return your completed application by email to sspencer@barrowhill-mlt.co.uk.

Please ensure your completed application is returned no later than 9am on the Closing Date.

Provisional Interview Date: Week commencing 29 June 2026. Candidates must be available on the interview date.

Please be aware that Derbyshire County Council is placing this advert on behalf of this organisation and you should refer directly to its website for details of the terms and conditions attached to this post. Any queries regarding this advert or the recruitment process should be made directly to the organisation.