Cleaning Team Leader

Cleaning Team Leader

Salary: Competitive
Location: Malvern
Hours: Part time
Contract: Permanent

As part of the Domestic Operations team, you will join a small team of Cleaning Team Leaders, playing a key role in maintaining high cleaning standards across our client's sites.

Key responsibilities include:

Providing guidance and ensuring tasks are completed to the required standards and within agreed timeframes.

Responding to operational priorities.

Carrying out quality checks and monitoring cleaning performance, addressing any issues promptly.

Reporting defects, maintenance issues or health and safety concerns, ensuring appropriate follow-up action is taken.

Ensuring compliance with health and safety procedures, safe working practices and COSHH requirements.

Maintaining stock control and ensuring equipment and cleaning materials are used correctly and safely.

You will also be required to undertake cleaning duties on a daily basis, including but not limited to, classrooms, offices, boarding houses and bedrooms.

This is a multi-site role, primarily working at our client's main site in Malvern. You may be required to work at a second site nearby, on occasions.

The hours of work will be:

30 hours per week, 52 weeks a year

As this is 5 days over 7, flexibility is required and will include occasional weekend working.

Where weekend work is required, time off in lieu will be provided during the week or paid at the flat rate.

You'll have:

Previous experience in a cleaning environment would be desirable.

A proactive, "can-do" attitude and the ability to work independently as well as part of a team.

Good understanding of health and safety practices within a cleaning environment.

Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise workload effectively.

A professional, polite and approachable manner.

Good time management skills and flexibility in working hours.

You'll get:

Our client offers an exciting range of benefits and opportunities for growth. Their two schools are regarded as among the most stunning in the UK and they believe the opportunities are just as enticing as the landscape.

Their Operational colleagues work alongside their Academic team in order to provide the best educational experience they can for their pupils. This is an exciting opportunity to join a team who live, breathe and role model their organisational values.

To apply:

Applications should be submitted no later than 28 August 2026. Our client reserves the right to close this vacancy early and therefore applicants are encouraged to apply sooner.

This post involves minimal contact with children and the post holder will not be responsible for children. The post holder will be considered to be in regulated activity.

Our client exists to provide a quality all round education for pupils up to 18 years and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Candidates must be prepared to undergo child protection screening and an Enhanced DBS check.

You will be required to provide proof of your identity, right to work in the UK and qualifications during the selection process. Our client will seek references on short-listed candidates that will include questions about past disciplinary actions or allegations in relation to behaviour with children and may approach previous employers for information to verify particular experience or qualifications before interview. An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.

You may have experience in the following: Cleaning Team Leader, Cleaning Supervisor, Housekeeping Team Leader, Housekeeping Supervisor, Domestic Team Leader, Domestic Supervisor, Cleaning Operative, Domestic Assistant, Facilities Assistant, Caretaker, Site Assistant, Cleaning Manager, etc.