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Job Title: Cleaner
Location: Abbey Gardens School, Bury St Edmunds, IP32 6SA
Hours: 20 hours per week | Monday to Friday | 3pm - 7pm
Salary: £13.25 per hour (not pro rata)
Contract: Permanent | Term time only
Start: October 2026
UK applicants only – no sponsorship available
About the Role
Looking for a role where your work has a real impact? We are seeking a dedicated and reliable Cleaner to join our team and help create a clean, safe and welcoming environment for children and vulnerable adults. Your work will play a vital role in supporting their wellbeing, comfort and day-to-day experience.
As part of a friendly and supportive team, you'll take pride in maintaining high standards across our setting, ensuring that learning and living spaces are clean, hygienic and ready for each day. This is a rewarding opportunity for someone who is hardworking, dependable and committed to making a positive difference behind the scenes.
Main Duties & Responsibilities
Carry out daily cleaning across classrooms, communal areas and other parts of the school.
Clean floors, surfaces, fixtures, fittings and internal areas to a high standard.
Maintain excellent levels of hygiene in toilets, changing areas and sanitary facilities.
Empty bins and dispose of waste safely and appropriately.
Replenish essential supplies including soap, paper towels and toilet tissue.
Keep cleaning equipment and materials clean, organised and stored safely.
Complete occasional deep-cleaning and additional cleaning tasks when required.
Work alongside the wider Site and Facilities Team to ensure the school remains clean, safe and welcoming.
About You
We’re looking for someone who:
Is reliable, trustworthy and takes pride in doing a job well.
Has a positive attitude and a good eye for detail.
Can work confidently on their own as well as part of a team.
Is able to follow instructions and established cleaning routines.
Is flexible and willing to help with different tasks when required.
Is committed to maintaining excellent standards of cleanliness and hygiene.
Previous cleaning experience would be helpful, but it isn’t essential. If you have the right attitude and a commitment to high standards, we’d love to hear from you.
About Us
Abbey Gardens is a brand-new specialist school, part of Acorn Education, supporting young people aged 11–16 with SEMH needs. Opened in June 2026, we provide a nurturing, inclusive environment where every student is supported to thrive.
Our personalised curriculum builds on the National Curriculum while being adapted to each student’s individual needs, strengths and aspirations. We combine academic learning with personal development, helping students build confidence, resilience, independence and essential life skills.
As the school grows, our curriculum will remain relevant, engaging and purposeful, with Key Stage 3 and 4 pathways offering recognised accreditation wherever possible. Our aim is simple: to help every young person overcome barriers, experience success and build a positive future.
At Outcomes First Schools, we provide specialist education for learners who need a deeper level of understanding, expertise and support than mainstream education can typically offer. We support students with a wide range of complex, co-occurring and neurodivergent needs, including autism, ADHD, SEMH, speech and communication needs, dyslexia and experiences of trauma or adversity.
We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.
Why Join Us?
We place students and vulnerable young adults at the heart of everything we do, so every day brings the satisfaction of making a real difference. We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase contributions
“Your Wellbeing Matters” – mental health support and physical health checks
Flexible Benefits Platform (Vista), including:
Health, wellbeing and insurance benefits
Hundreds of UK and international discounts
Cycle to Work Scheme & Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Family Growth Support, including enhanced maternity/paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.
OFG Education is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education. Whilst we aim to keep applicants informed throughout, OFG Education does not accept liability for any loss of earnings or other associated costs incurred by applicants as a result of delays or changes in the compliance process. All stages of the compliance process are subject to necessary safeguarding checks and compliance with statutory requirements, which may affect timescales.
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