School cleaning runs on the school day and the school year. Shifts sit straight after classes, typically 3.30pm to 6pm, with deep cleans scheduled in the holidays. Term-time-only contracts are common and are the reason these roles are prized by parents: the hours mirror the school run, and holiday patterns match your children's.
Employers are either the local authority, the academy trust directly, or a contract cleaner holding the schools contract. Because the work is on school premises around children, expect an enhanced DBS check arranged and paid by the employer as part of onboarding. Competition for school roles is steady all year but vacancies cluster in late summer, when contracts staff up before September.
Cleaning Operative Brunstane Primary School Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional) Hours: 15 per week, 38 weeks sessional Monday to Friday: 4pm - 7pm As a cleaner with the…
£20,001 - £30,000Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Description Cleaning Operative Stockbridge Primary School Hours: 12.5 per week, 40 weeks sessional Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro-rata for part time and sessional) Mon - Fri - 3.30 - 6pm This post…
£33,082Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Description Cleaning Operative Boroughmuir High School Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro rata for part time and sessional) Hours: 20 per week, 40 weeks sessional 4pm – 8pm Monday- Friday As a cleaner…
£31,277Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Description Cleaning Operative Maybury Primary School Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional) Hours 15 per week, 52 weeks. Working pattern for position is 5pm-8 pm-Mon-Fri…
£26,221Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Catering Assistant based at How Wood Primary and Nursery School 10hpw At HCL SAFEGUARDING IS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. The safety of children and young people is at the heart of everything we do.…
£12.71Posted yesterday · via Reed
School Cleaner Annual Salary: To be discussed Location: Radcliffe Job Type: Part-time (12.5 hours per week) We are seeking a dedicated School Cleaner for our secondary school in Radcliffe. This role…
Posted yesterday · via Reed
School Cleaner Annual Salary: To be discussed Location: Radcliffe Job Type: Part-time (12.5 hours per week) We are seeking a dedicated School Cleaner for our secondary school in Radcliffe. This role…
£24,893Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
School Cleaner Are you an experienced Cleaner looking to transition into the Education sectorI am currently looking to recruit a number of Cleaners to work on an ongoing TEMPORARY basis, supporting…
£22,880 - £24,960Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Bank School Cleaners We are currently recruiting reliable and hardworking School Cleaners to join our bank team, providing cover across a range of Secondary schools in South Birmingham. This…
£13,156 - £26,312Posted yesterday · via Adzuna
Description Cleaning Operative Prestonfield Primary School Salary: £26,205 - £26,525 (pro-rata for part-time and sessional) Hours: 10 per week, 40 weeks sessional Working pattern for position 5pm -…
£27,034Posted 2 days ago · via Adzuna
Working Site Supervisor School Cleaner Durrington Infant & Junior School £13.50 per hour (pro rata) | Monday to Friday, 5:00pm 8:00pm (term time) deep cleans during all half-term breaks About Us: We…
£28,080Posted 2 days ago · via Adzuna
Role: School Cleaner Hours: Monday-Friday (Part-Time. Hours vary dependant on the school) Location: Preston & surrounding areas Salary: £17 per hour via umbrella company We are seeking dedicated and…
£35,360Posted 2 days ago · via Adzuna
Listings refreshed 17 July 2026. Adverts link to the original posting on the source job board.
Looking for a different kind of cleaning work?
All cleaning jobsYes. Cleaning in a school during or around the school day is regulated activity territory, so employers obtain an enhanced DBS check (£49.50, paid by the employer, not you) before you start. A school never asks the cleaner to pay for their own enhanced check; treat any advert that does as a red flag.
Many are, usually with pay averaged over the year so wages arrive in the holidays too. Some contracts add holiday deep-clean weeks as paid extra hours, which cleaners often take as a bonus block of work in August.