Domestic Assistant

Hillingdon Manor School; Chorley; On-site; GBP 6,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading school in Chorley seeks part-time Domestic Assistants to ensure hygiene and cleanliness. This role offers a unique work-life balance, supporting a 4-Day Working Week trial. Join a supportive team dedicated to enhancing the environment for students and staff.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension scheme with options to increase contributions

Mental health support services

Flexible Benefits Platform with a range of options

Qualifications

• Ability to clean to a high standard.
• Understanding of health and safety regulations.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning designated areas ensuring hygiene.
• Performing deep cleans and maintaining cleanliness levels.
• Reporting any defects affecting safety.

Job description

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Domestic Assistant

Waterloo Lodge School

• Chorley
• Permanent

Salary: £5,825.00 per annum

Hours: 10 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday

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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent).

4DWW will be rolled out within our school, when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us #teamOFG!

Job Title:Domestic Assistant

Location: Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire, PR6 7AX

Hours: 10 hours per week;Monday - Thursday 15:30-17:30 & Friday 14:30-16:30

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are looking for two part-time Domestic Assistants to join our team at Waterloo Lodge School in Chorley, Lancashire

About the role

The post holder to undertake, as part of the team, the cleaning of designated areas to ensure that a high level of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained throughout the school on a daily basis, ensuring ensure that all works carried out are completed with due observation to appropriate Health & Safety requirements.

Some of the duties to be performed will be cleaning, sweeping and vacuum cleaning, washing, dusting and polishing surfaces, including floors, walls, tables and doors, empty and clean bins and remove waste to designated area, including the separation of waste, i.e. recycling ensuring standards and procedures are adhered to.

To undertake a Deep Clean which includes, all of the above, plus for example skirting boards, walls and to clean internal glass and internal and external door glass, each cleaner will be responsible for an area and will be expected to clean to the frequency and standards set out.

Report to Line Manager any defects seen which are likely to affect security or health & safety, for example broken/cracked window etc

• 2 weeks Deep clean over the Holidays

About us

Waterloo Lodge is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life.

We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

*You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit

Wherever you work – whether in a city location or one of our more rural settings – you’ll be part of one dynamic family, aiming high and dreaming big, and helping the people we work with achieve their own personal goals

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Hours: 37.5 Hours per Week, Monday to Friday

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

With amazing teams working across our family of brands – Acorn Education, Options Autism, Momenta Connect and Blenheim Schools– we offer a huge range of exciting career opportunities.Take a closer look and discover how fulfilling your career could be.

Meeting the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps.

Supporting autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way.

At Momenta Connect we support young people to overcome barriers and engage with education.

We are committed to enabling outstanding futures for all children through a portfolio of inclusive, high-quality independent and international schools.