SCHOOL CLEANERS
Required to start as soon as possible
Job Ref: XS1.6
Grade 1 SCP 2 £12.65 per hour
Contracts available for 2-3 hours per day to be worked between
2.30pm and 5.30pm, Monday to Friday
Term time only plus 5 staff training days plus 2 weeks in the Summer Holidays
Permanent Position
We are looking for School Cleaners to join our FUS team. Previous experience in basic cleaning methods and the use of associated materials is desirable. Full training will be given.
What Ferndown Can Offer You:
* Eligibility to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
* Access to health and wellbeing support.
* Private Healthcare Cashback Plan including 24/7 access to a GP by phone, gym discounts, cashback for optical, dental and other appointment expenses for employees and their children.
* Access to staff benefits and discounts portal through Dorset Council including Bike to Work Scheme.
For more details, please contact
To apply, please click on 'Apply Now' on the Dorset Jobs website or an application is available on our website
Closing date: Midnight Sunday 5th October 2025
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to have an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check (formerly CRB) in line with the Governments safer recruitment guidelines.
Ferndown Upper School values the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from all sections of the community.
This role is UK based and your Right to Work will need to be established as part of the appointment process.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (ROA The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are 'protected', so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ's guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Ferndown Upper School will conduct online searches of shortlisted candidates. This check will be part of a safeguarding check, and the search will purely be based on whether an individual is suitable to work with children. As care must be taken to avoid unconscious bias and any risk of discrimination, a person who will not be on the appointment panel will conduct the searches and will only share information if and when findings are relevant and of concern.