Lab Cleaner

Lab Cleaner Location: Cambridge Salary: £13.16 per hour Vacancy Type: Permanent, Term Time Only, 3.30pm and 5pm (7.5 hours a week) The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18. We are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. We want our staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.

The Role

The Perse School currently has a vacancy for a reliable and hardworking cleaner to work part time in the afternoon for 1.5 hours between 3.30pm and 5pm (7.5 hours a week), working specifically in the Science laboratory prep rooms at our Upper site on Hills Road. Daily tasks will be as follows:

• Filling up/emptying the dishwashers in the prep room
• Washing by hand glassware that can’t be put in the dishwasher
• Supporting in restocking labs, including returning clean glassware and refilling consumables such as pens and paper towels
• Supporting in moving non-lab equipment, such as water baths, back to the prep room and into labs for morning practicals To Apply If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for The Perse School, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application. Closing date: Friday 20th November at midday but applications will be considered as they are received; The Perse School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date. The School actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society. Safer Recruitment The Perse School recognises that an important element in safeguarding our pupils is a robust recruitment process that incorporates measures to deter, reject or identify people who might abuse children, or who are otherwise unsuited to work with them. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including: references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level, as well as eligibility to work in the UK (in compliance with UK immigration regulations). All work carried out at the School on a regular basis amounts to regulated activity. This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. The School is committed to acting in the best interests of the child so as to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. The School requires everyone who comes into contact with children and their families to share this commitment. Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates’ suitability to work with children