Centre Assistant

Blackburn with Darwen Council; Lancashire; On-site; GBP 8,000 - 11,000; Part time

Job summary

Blackburn with Darwen Council in England is recruiting a Centre Assistant to support 8 Children Centres and Family Hubs. The role is 18.5 hours per week, part-time, permanent, with a rota across 5 days between 8am and 6pm.

You will perform cleaning of nursery settings, offices, meeting rooms, and cafe areas; assist with laundry; help with Community Café catering and refreshments. Health and Safety and COSHH knowledge are desirable; strong communication and ability to work both in a team and

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning environments is desirable
• Good communication skills and ability to work in a team
• Flexibility to work across a rota and varied hours

Responsibilities

• Clean and prepare nursery settings, offices, meeting rooms and community cafe areas
• Carry out laundry duties and assist with catering for children’s meals and refreshments
• Support with Health and Safety and COSHH requirements where applicable

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Terms & Conditions: 1 x 18.5 hours per week, Part Time, Permanent

Department: Education

Closing Date: 28th September 2026

Shortlisting: 29th September 2026

We are looking to recruit 1 x Centre Assistant, who is enthusiastic and self-motivated to join our team working across our network of 8 Children Centres and Family Hubs.

Working hours will be over 5 days working a rota basis with colleagues doing earlier or late shifts, therefore applicants need to be able to work flexibly between 8am and 6pm.

Applicants will need to ensure that a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene are maintained throughout our centres. We are looking for people who can demonstrate experience of working in a cleaning role.

Ensuring that all areas of the centre are prepared for relevant use, which would include, cleaning and preparing our nursery settings, cleaning and tidying office facilities, setting up meeting rooms and cleaning the community café are part of the role.

Applicants would need to complete a range of duties including; washing of walls, windows, partitions and woodwork and all hard and soft floor surfaces. It would also include the cleaning of all surfaces, fixtures and fittings, bathrooms – all by appropriate methods within the designated area of work.

The role includes undertaking some laundry duties.

This role also includes supporting with the Community Café catering facility and ensuring that catering requirements are met e.g. children’s meals and meeting refreshments.

Health and Safety and COSHH knowledge is desirable for this role.

We are looking for positive, reliable and flexible people with good communication skills, who can work as a member of a team and also independently to complete tasks.

Please note that your CV must evidence the requirements of the role profile with a supporting statement outlining how you meet the key requirements.