Housekeeper

Eteach; Horsham; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job description

Housekeeper

Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, term time only

Hours: 40 hours per week

Salary: £22,710.22 - £23,621.48 depending on experience

Start Date: As soon as possible

Aurora Vincent House School

As part of our growth strategy, Aurora is really pleased to be opening a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for young neurodivergent people aged 11-16. Most of our students are coming to us from mainstream education to have access to an adapted National Curriculum delivered in small classes with a focus on meeting their sensory needs and support for their emotional wellbeing.

The Role:

Reporting to the School Business Manager, you will be expected to work collaboratively, professionally and effectively as part of our team. Along with staff, you may liaise with our young people, parents and carers and visitors, so it is essential to have excellent communication skills and display empathy, patience and kindness.

Key Accountabilities

• Prioritising safeguarding in all work.
• To be responsible for cleaning and to use cleaning materials as directed by the product details and to operate cleaning machinery in cleaning soft and hard surfaces, e.g. vacuum cleaners.
• To respond to incidents during the school day, to ensure cleanliness is maintained throughout.
• To use and abide by a daily, weekly and monthly check lists to ensure a thorough cleaning is carried out.
• All members of staff are part of a team. We expect everyone to work collaboratively and positively in the interests of our young people.
• As an employee of Vincent House School your absolute priority is to safeguard the young people in our care. You must work professionally, effectively, and sensitively to ensure that all young people are safe and feel safe with any concerns listened to and acted upon appropriately.
• We expect all employees to accurately, factually, and professionally report any incidents involving our young people, including safeguarding and prevent, to the appropriate person (Team Leader/Designated Safeguarding Officer/Safeguarding Team). We expect all reporting incidents to take place within 24 hours of the incident.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Vincent House School when required.

Candidates must:

• Proven experience as a Cleaner or Housekeeper
• Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance
• Customer-oriented and friendly
• Prioritisation and time management skills
• Working quickly without compromising quality
• Experience in supporting in the care or education industry
• An understanding of working with people with a disability (desirable)

What’s on offer?

Training and Development - Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support. We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career.

Save money on your bills!! - With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further.

Competitive Pay and Reward - Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations. We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.

UK Health Cash Plan - This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills. You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

Employee Assistance Programme - Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7.

How to Apply:

Please complete an online application form in full, remembering to include all employment and education details.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be paused or taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled or we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.