Job Description:

Location: Uppingham, Oakham, Rutland, LE15 9QE
Salary: £13,469.79 – £16,032.38 per annum (actual)
Hours: 23.35 – 28.35 hours per week, 9.15am – 2.25pm, 36 weeks per year
Contract: Permanent, Part Time
Closing Date: 9.00am, Friday 9th October 2026
Job Reference: EDV/2026/US/12673


About This Role


Uppingham Boarding and Day School is looking for Cleaners who want to be part of a warm, friendly team dedicated to making our school feel welcoming, well-kept, and homely. Your work will have a genuine impact on the daily life of our pupils and staff — helping to create calm, comfortable spaces where our community can thrive.


Your working day runs from 9.15am to 2.25pm, offering a predictable daytime routine that fits seamlessly around family life, studies, or other commitments – ideal for those seeking meaningful work within family friendly hours. A daily hot lunch is also provided throughout term time. Extensive added benefits include free Westfield Healthcare, discounts, and free membership of our Sports Centre.


You'll play an important and valued role in keeping our pupil homes looking their very best. Whether you're brightening communal spaces with dusting, sweeping and vacuuming, refreshing carpets and shared areas with deeper cleaning, or supporting daily routines through meal service and laundry, everything you do contributes to a caring, well-maintained environment that feels like home for our pupils.


Hours Available


We currently have several positions available, offering the chance to join a supportive team where your contribution is valued, with the following working hours:

• 5 days per week, 36 weeks per year plus an additional 105 annual clean down hours. The hours of work are expected to be 9.15am – 2.25pm
• 6 days per week, 36 weeks per year plus an additional 105 annual clean down hours. The hours of work are expected to be 9.15am – 2.25pm

Additionally, we have morning central cleaning positions across our teaching and office buildings available from 6am. Many of our staff combine various House and Central Cleaning roles.


What We're Looking For

• Knowledge of cleaning procedures
• Reasonable numeracy and literacy
• Ability to work with minimum supervision, and with others
• Good communication skills, and the ability to deal with colleagues, pupils and parents in a pleasant and helpful manner
• Ability to organise workload and balance priorities to meet deadlines
• Excellent attention to detail and high standards of work
• Good timekeeping
• Knowledge of health & safety requirements (desirable)
• An understanding of COSHH (desirable)
• Previous experience of using industrial cleaning equipment (desirable)

What We Offer


When you join us, you become part of a community that appreciates and supports its team members. You will enjoy a range of benefits that reflects our appreciation:

• Free Westfield Healthcare
• Free membership of dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
• Free staff lunches in term-time
• School fee discount for children of Uppingham staff (pro-rated for part-time staff)
• Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health Services
• Free annual flu jabs
• Recognised as a "Disability Confident" employer
• Recognised as a "Mindful" employer
• Favourable rates and terms with local nursery
• Complimentary staff ticket to selected School performances
• Discount at local coffee shop for Uppingham staff

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early once we have received an adequate number of applications, therefore we encourage early submissions.


Uppingham School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Successful candidates must be willing to undergo full screening in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSiE), including an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. Issues relating to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils will be explored at interview.


You may have experience in the following: Cleaner, Domestic Cleaner, Domestic Assistant, Housekeeper, Housekeeping Assistant, School Cleaner, Cleaning Operative, Domestic Services Assistant, Boarding House Assistant, Catering and Cleaning Assistant, Janitor, Caretaker, etc.