Domestic Assistant

Wkrs; West Kirby; Remote; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Job summary

West Kirby School & College is seeking a dedicated Domestic Assistant to help keep classrooms, corridors and communal areas clean and safe for pupils, staff and visitors.

The role involves supporting dining and kitchen areas, maintaining hygiene standards, and working as part of a close school team to respond quickly to cleaning needs.

Hours are part-time (15 hours per week) with shifts after school hours, and a commitment to safeguarding and contributing to a positive school environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning large facilities, preferably schools.
• Knowledge of health and safety practices in workplace.
• Understanding of COSHH guidelines in a school setting.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain a safe, hygienic environment for pupils, staff and visitors.
• Serve and clear dining and kitchen areas.
• Maintain stores and equipment.
• Work as part of a team to meet school hygiene standards.

Skills

Site cleaning experience

Health & Safety awareness

COSHH knowledge

Education

Health & Safety qualifications

COSHH qualifications

Job description

West Kirby School & College is Seeking to Appoint an Enthusiastic Domestic Assistant

Closing Date for Applications: 13 th November 2026

Hours: 15 hours per week: M – Th 4:00pm – 7:00pm, F 2:00pm – 5:00pm

Role Overview:

The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring a safe clean environment for pupils, staff and visitors. As a Domestic assistant, you will be assisting in the general cleaning of the building, serving and clearing dining and kitchen areas and maintaining a high standard of hygiene throughout.

What we’re looking for:

• Significant site cleaning experience
• Knowledge of Health and Safety issues in a working environment
• Knowledge of COSHH within a working environment

Qualifications

Any further qualifications in related fields desirable

Qualifications relating to Health and Safety and/or COSHH desirable

Skills

Experience

Significant site cleaning experience essential

Knowledge of Health & Safety issues in a working environment essential

Knowledge of COSHH within a working environment essential

Maintaining stores and equipment essential

Experience of working in a school

Ideally will have considerable experience and expertise as a cleaning contractor

Knowledge of working with pupils with complex special educational needs

Personal Attributes

Physically fit and practically minded essential

Innovative and adaptable to work situations and emergencies essential

Motivation to work with children and young people essential

Ability to form and maintain appropriate professional relationships and boundaries with pupils, staff and external partners essential

Emotional resilience when working in dynamic and sometimes challenging environments essential

Positive attitude to use of authority and maintaining discipline essential

Sense of humour essential

Willingness to work as a member of a team essential

West Kirby School and College

Alice Pyatt

[e-mail]

Meols Drive
West Kirby
Wirral
Merseyside
CH48 5DH

The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to rigorous recruitment & online checks. West Kirby Educational Trust is an exempt employer as defined in the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975) and as such, we have a lawful basis for requesting an enhanced DBS disclosure certificate for all employees.