Cleaner - Mary Rose Academy

Empowering our community, within and beyond Mary Rose

to achieve great things; experience awe and wonder and to have our voices heard, now and for the future.

Mary Rose Academy Cleaners 

Band 1, Point 2 £25,213

Actual Salary £6,368 for 10 hours a week, term time only + 3 weeks

Solent Academies Trust are looking to appoint a hardworking and committed individual to join the Site Team at The Compass – Gisors Road, Southsea, PO4 8GT and The Lantern - Penhale Road, Fratton, PO1 5EF

The role will include working in a team providing cleanliness to the highest standard, helping to keep the schools safe for our pupils, meeting with Health and Safety regulations and security needs. 

The ideal candidate will be motivated, enthusiastic, reliable and able to foster good working relationships within the establishment. 

You will need to be a flexible individual, as there will be a requirement, on occasion, to cover our other sites including; Sixth Form at Craneswater School, Southsea.  

A full UK Driving Licence will be required for these roles.

At Solent Academies Trust, we are proud to be a community built on connection, respect, and belonging. 

    Our Relational Culture Charter guides us to work together and support each other through: 

• Valuing Difference 


• Effective Communication 


• High Challenge & High Support to Empower 


• Respect for All 


• Solution-Focused Approaches 

We believe that when relationships thrive, people thrive – and so do the children and young people we serve.

Training will be given to the successful candidate.

By joining Mary Rose Academy, we offer you:

• Excellent staff induction with a commitment to high quality professional development aligned in relational leadership and HR excellence


• A culture rooted in relational practice, belonging, and wellbeing


• A workplace where your values, voice, and contribution truly matter


• Local Government Pension Scheme with the option of a 50/50 contribution to build over time


• Competitive employer pension contribution


• Increase in paid weeks after 5 years of service from 48.6 weeks to 49.4 weeks


• Confidential Counselling & Wellbeing Support Service


• Life Insurance - 3 times annual salary (for members of the pension scheme)


• Wellbeing Inset Day to support the wellbeing of our staff


• Free onsite parking at most of our academies


• CPD opportunities to support Career development


• Employee Referral Scheme


• Employee Benefits Platform

The hours for this role are Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 5.30pm. 

You will work for 42 weeks of the year; however, you will be paid for 48.6 weeks. 3 of these weeks will be worked over the school holidays.  Your salary will be paid over 12 months of the year.

For more details, please visit our jobs board Mary Rose Academy | SAMpeople Recruit

If you have any questions, please email [email protected].

Closing date for applications is Tuesday 1^st September 2026, 9am

Interviews will be held on Tuesday 8^th September 2026.

Solent Academies Trust welcome applications regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, or religion. Only applications submitted on the academy’s application form will be accepted Solent Academies are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment. All successful candidates will be subject to an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service checks along with other relevant employment checks.