Cleaning Assistant

Role: Cleaning Assistant

Location: Thorp Primary School, Westerdale Dr, Royton, Oldham OL2 5TY

Hours: 15 hours per week

Salary: Grade 1 (SCP 2 4) £24,413 - £25,185 (FTE) £8,631- £8,904 (Actual Salary)

Employment type: Permanent

Start Date: As soon as possible

We are looking for a hardworking individual to work as part of our highly effective premises team Thorp Primary School. The successful candidate will undertake a range of cleaning duties.

As well as offering you a competitive salary, we also provide free on-site parking, the cycle to work scheme and a range of wellbeing support, including access to employee counselling. Located to the east of Manchester, we are easily accessible through local and regional transport links.

Have you got the desire to join our Team? If so, we would be delighted to hear from you. Informal enquiries can be directed to info@thorpschool.uk or please 0161 823 0520. Please submit your application through our vacancies portal, Vacancies - SAMpeople Recruit or alternatively collect a paper application form and email or return this to Thorp Primary School. Please note that due to safer recruitment requirements, we cannot accept CVs.

Closing date: noon Friday 17^th March 2026

Thorp Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service Disclosure and pre-employment checks.

The school will carry out an online search as part of their due diligence for all shortlisted candidates in line with ‘Keeping Children Safe in Education 2024’ (para 221).