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Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner

Swalcliffe Park School

Banbury, Cherwell District

On-site

GBP 12,000 - 25,000

8 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to join their team. This part-time role involves maintaining cleanliness in various school facilities, including boarding houses and educational blocks. The ideal candidate will be reliable, adaptable, and detail-oriented, ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for students. With a commitment to safeguarding and promoting welfare, this position offers a supportive atmosphere where your contributions matter. Enjoy benefits such as holiday entitlement, uniform provision, and a pension scheme while making a positive impact in a vibrant school community.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

Uniform provided

Free meal on shift

NEST Pension Scheme

Sick Pay: 2 Weeks Full Pay, 2 Weeks Half Pay

Qualifications

  • Reliable, flexible, and adaptable with thorough attention to detail.
  • Ability to work to designated timescales and follow policies.

Responsibilities

  • Provide general cleaning duties in boarding houses and communal areas.
  • Support school events and maintain cleanliness standards.

Skills

Reliability

Flexibility

Attention to detail

Team player

Ability to follow instructions

Health & Safety compliance

Job description

Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner who is reliable, flexible and adaptable in approach to their duties with thorough attention to detail is required to join our team at Swalcliffe Park School.

SALARY: £24,404 per annum pro rata / £12.51 per hour

BENEFITS: 25 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays pro rata, Uniform provided, Free meal on shift, NEST Pension Scheme, Sick Pay 2 Weeks Full Pay 2 Weeks Half Pay (on completion of probation period)

LOCATION: Swalcliffe, Nr Banbury, Oxfordshire

JOB TYPE: Part-Time, Permanent

WORKING HOURS: Up to 30 hours per week (0.8 FTE), Monday to Friday, days and times negotiable but must include Mondays

JOB OVERVIEW

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner who is reliable, flexible and adaptable in approach to their duties with thorough attention to detail.

Working as a Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner you will provide general cleaning duties in Students’ Boarding Houses, Education Block, Offices and communal areas.

As a Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner your duties will include making beds, washing up, cleaning bedrooms, toilets and showers, general tidying of rooms, spring cleaning, mopping and polishing floors as well as occasional laundry duties and other occasional duties as required.

Occasional duties will also include supporting school events e.g. Christmas Show and Family/Open Days as needed.

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS

As a Housekeeper / Domestic Assistant / Cleaning Operative / School Cleaner you will have the following attributes:

  • Reliable, flexible and adaptable in approach to duties
  • Thorough, attention to detail
  • Work to designated timescales
  • Team player
  • Able to follow instructions and keep to policies and guidelines
  • Be compliant with Health & Safety and Safeguarding requirements
  • Be able to undertake the physical nature of the role with assistance of appropriate equipment and aids
  • Have access to a car for work purposes; school is in a rural setting

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be expected to undertake an enhanced disclosure and barring service check. We are an equal opportunities employer.

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