Cleaning Supervisor

Ipswich School; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 11,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading independent school in Ipswich is seeking a motivated individual to manage cleaning operations and oversee a team of cleaners. The role includes monitoring supplies, ensuring safety standards, and coordinating projects during school holidays. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership capabilities, excellent organization, and communication skills. Offering a flexible working schedule during term times and holidays, along with benefits such as access to facilities and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Gym access

Wellbeing app access

Cycle to Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in team management and providing leadership.
• Good administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to plan and meet deadlines effectively.

Responsibilities

• Oversee cleaning operations and manage a team.
• Monitor supplies and ensure safety regulations are met.
• Coordinate deep-cleaning projects during school holidays.

Skills

Team management

Attention to detail

Planning

Flexibility

Communication

Positive attitude

Job description

We are seeking motivated and collaborative individuals, with exceptional cleaning standards, to take responsibility for both cleaning in a designated area and line managing a small team of cleaners. You will be responsible for the practical organisation of cleaning operations in your area, including monitoring and ordering supplies, agreeing tasks within your team, ensuring safety and security, liaising so that appropriate cover is in place for absences, and co-ordinating deep-cleaning projects during school holidays. You will mentor team members, ensure consistent performance and adherence to health and safety, COSHH, and PPE regulations. By fostering a collaborative "whole school" approach and managing cleaning resources efficiently, you will ensure a safe, hygienic, and welcoming environment for all students and staff.

Key Qualifications

• Preferably experience of managing a team effectively, providing positive leadership and building strong working relationships.
• Good administration skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to plan ahead effectively and make sure the team meet set deadlines.
• Flexibility, reliability and punctuality.
• A positive 'can do' approach to work.
• Excellent organisation and communication skills.

Working hours and terms and conditions of employment

Working hours and terms

• During Ipswich School term time (35 weeks per annum): Mondays to Sundays according to a rota, for 3 hours per day, 15 hours per week (mornings, afternoons and evenings available according to the area that you are responsible for supervising) to be agreed with the postholder.
• During Ipswich School holiday periods: 150 hours to be worked as required Monday – Sunday during the School's holiday periods. The weeks to be worked, and the timings of the shifts, will be discussed with the Estates Manager at interview, and these may be subject to some change each year to meet the School's holiday clearing requirements, and to ensure residential lettings and holiday camps (through Ipswich School Enterprises Ltd (LSE) are serviced effectively during school holiday periods. There may be some flexibility around start and finish times above, and there may be opportunities for additional hours to be worked when required. Exact working arrangements can be discussed further at the interview.
• The starting salary (for the hours outlined above) will be £10,386 per annum, which includes statutory holiday pay.
• Salaries are paid monthly in arrears by BACS on the last working day of each month throughout the year and are reviewed annually.
• Statutory holiday is to be taken in the School holiday periods and at other times which do not form part of the contracted working hours for this post.
• Staff are able to use the School's swimming pool and fitness gym (in compliance with appropriate rules and regulations) free of charge.
• You will have access to Smarthealth, the School's wellbeing app for staff which offers 24/7 GP access and mental health support. A Cycle to Work scheme is also offered.
• After 3 months' service and/or in line with workplace pension legislation, you will be entitled to join a defined contribution pension scheme with a 10% employer contribution, and will receive 3x death in service life cover.
• After 3+ years' service, support staff are eligible for staff fee remission.

The School Ipswich School is one of the top 130 schools in the country and is certainly one of the foremost independent schools in East Anglia. We were established prior to 1399, although we moved to our present site in 1852. We have circa 1000 pupils aged between 3 months and 19 years and are fully co-educational. Our trading arm, Ipswich School Enterprises Ltd (ISE), incorporates all of our revenue generating activities (including lettings, room and facility hire, private functions, sporting events and school holiday camps) which fall outside school fee income. The School operates a 5 day week during term time (35 weeks per annum), with representative sports played during the week and on Saturdays. During the school holiday periods each year, our cleaning team helps to keep our facilities clean and tidy for staff working throughout the year, and for residential and day lettings of the school site. The team also carry out 'deep cleans' during the quieter holiday periods.