Aurora Charnwood School is opening its doors in late 2026 (tbc) and will be a nurturing, inclusive and ambitious hub for children and young people aged 5–19 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs and Communication and Interaction. With a capacity of 120 students across 3 sites, our vision is to create a safe, enriching and aspirational environment where every learner can thrive.

We are currently looking to recruit a School Cleaner provide a cleaning service for the school across all types of rooms, including offices, classrooms, corridors, and toilets.

Key Duties: 

• Vacuuming/cleaning floors.
• Spot cleaning of spillages.
• Wiping furniture, ledges, pipes, paintwork, doors and polishing door glass.
• Emptying and cleaning bins (daily).
• Cleaning toilets including sanitary fittings and surrounds.
• Mopping and spray cleaning hard floor surfaces.
• Wiping, dusting, cobweb removal, polishing.
• Replenishing janitorial supplies in toilets, etc (daily).
• Undertake deep clean as and when required.
• Checking and closing windows, switching off lights after work and ensure the building is secure on exit.
• Such other duties as may be allocated from time to time.

Like many SEN environments; your duties are likely to vary and therefore candidates will need to be flexible and be able to lend a hand whenever required.  

Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required. Please see the attachments for our full job description.

Skills and Qualifications:

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Knowledge of Health and Safety Regulation in regard to cleaning equipment and cleaning materials.
• Ability to work effectively and supportively as a member of the school team.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Ability to prioritise work and be flexible.
• Experience of undertaking a range of cleaning duties

Additional Information

How to Apply: 

You can apply online by completing our online application form.  For more information on this position please contact Kirsty in the recruitment team –   

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.