Cleaning Assistant

Haileybury; Hertford; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff pension

Dining hall lunch

Facilities access

Job summary

Haileybury is seeking reliable cleaning staff to maintain high standards across school facilities. You will ensure all areas are cleaned to a top standard and work collaboratively with the team to support school objectives.

Applicants should be detail-oriented, enjoy teamwork, and be committed to delivering excellent service. Full training will be provided for this role in Hertfordshire.

Qualifications

• Experience in a cleaning role is advantageous.
• Previous experience in a school environment is preferred.
• Full training provided.

Responsibilities

• Clean allocated areas to a high standard at all times.
• Work with colleagues to support the department’s objectives.
• Cover a 35-hour week across Monday to Saturday, 6:00–13:00 on a rotating basis.

Skills

Attention to detail

Team player

Flexible

Job description

Role

The successful candidates will be responsible for providing an efficient, effective and high-quality cleaning service across allocated areas of the school. Duties will include ensuring all areas are cleaned to an excellent standard at all times while working collaboratively with colleagues to support the department’s overall objectives.

Applicants should have a strong attention to detail, enjoy working as part of a team and be committed to delivering an excellent service. Previous experience in a cleaning role, particularly within a school or similar environment, would be advantageous, although full training will be provided.

This vacancy is 35 hours per week, worked over 5 days between Monday to Saturday from 6:00 am to 1:00 pm on a rotational basis. Exact working pattern to be agreed with the Line Manager. The position is required to work all year-round and flexibility to work across the rota is required.

Please see the attached candidate brief for further information.

About Haileybury

Haileybury is an outstanding independent co-educational boarding and day school of around 900 pupils aged 11 to 18. Established in 1862, the School is situated on a beautiful 500-acre estate in Hertfordshire.

Haileybury has an outstanding reputation in the UK and internationally, and is pleased to share an excellent outcome from its most recent Independent Schools Inspectorate visit in October 2025, highlighting a broad and balanced curriculum, enthusiastic teaching and an extensive range of sport, outdoor education, drama, and music. We are also thrilled that Haileybury has been awarded the prestigious title of Boarding School of the Year 2024 by Tes.

• membership of the Operations staff pension scheme
• lunch in the School’s magnificent Dining Hall (subject to hours of work)
• use of the School’s facilities including gyms, a swimming pool, tennis club, and our Health and Wellbeing Centre.

The School has a diverse pupil body and is committed to its strategy of equal opportunity, diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from candidates with a wide range of backgrounds to enrich our collective knowledge and experience. Appointments will be made on merit.

Haileybury is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment. Applicants for the above post must be willing to undergo child protection vetting, including reference checks with previous employers, prohibition checks and a criminal record check via the Disclosure and Barring Service.