Job Introduction
Mary Rose Academy Cleaner
Band 1, Point 2 £24,407
Actual Salary £6,165 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 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, The Compass - Mary Rose Academy main site, and Sixth Form at Craneswater School, Southsea.
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 relationship 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
- 17.9% 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 website http://solent-trust.net
Please complete a Solent Academies Trust application form.
If you have any questions at all or wish to submit an application, please email recruitment@solentacademiestrust.info.
Please note we will only accept applications completed on our Solent Academies Trust form.
Closing date for applications is Monday 2nd February 2026, 9am
Interviews will be held Tuesday 10th February 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.
