Domestic Assistant (Cleaning)

Hampshire County Council; Fareham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Hampshire County Council invites applications for a Domestic Assistant (Cleaning) at Stubbington Study Centre, Fareham. The role is 18 hours per week, term-time, and permanent.

Duties include cleaning dormitories, offices, and bathrooms, making beds, and preparing accommodation for children and staff. We are seeking a hardworking, reliable candidate who can perform physically demanding tasks and work as part of a small four‑person team.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning domestic areas.
• Ability to perform physically demanding tasks.
• Team‑oriented and reliable worker.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness of domestic areas within timescales (dormitories, offices, bathrooms).
• Make beds and prepare accommodation for residential guests (children aged 7–11).
• Clean other buildings and facilities on site (classrooms, meeting rooms).
• Follow Hampshire County Council policies and procedures; participate in training.
• Work as part of a four‑person Domestic Assistant team.

Skills

Cleaning

Hardworking

Reliability

Job description

Domestic Assistant (Cleaning)

Job Reference: HCC625294
Salary Range: £25,025 - £25,221 pro-rata, per annum
Work Location: Stubbington Study Centre, Fareham
Hours per week: 18
Contract Type: Permanent (Term-Time)
Closing Date: 5 November 2026
Interview Date: 13 November 2026

The Role:

Stubbington Study Centre is a very popular facility that delivers residential, learning outside the classroom experiences to primary aged children.

Accommodating over 100 children per week during term-time, the Centre provides children, who are often on their first trip away from home, with wonderful experiences that stay with them for a lifetime, building confidence and bringing classroom learning to life.

We are looking for a hardworking and reliable Domestic Assistant who can undertake physically demanding tasks to help maintain the children's accommodation and thus ensure that their stay with us is positive.

What you’ll do:

• Maintain cleanliness of domestic areas within timescales. Amongst other things, this might include dusting, washing hard surfaces, sweeping floors, vacuuming, emptying bins, cleaning sinks, showers and toilets.
• Making beds and preparing accommodation for the arrival of residential customers (usually children aged 7 to 11 years and accompanying school staff).
• Undertake cleaning of other buildings and facilities on site, including office, meeting rooms, classrooms, etc.
• Maintain an awareness of HCC and Centre’s policies and procedures and applying them in day-to-day job requirements.
• Undertake training as directed by managers.
• Be part of a team of four Domestic Assistants.

What we’re looking for:

We are looking for a hardworking and reliable Domestic Assistant who can undertake physically demanding tasks to help maintain the children's accommodation and ensure that their stay with us is a positive experience. Duties include cleaning dormitories and other buildings around our site (e.g. office, meeting rooms, etc.), this will include cleaning children’s bedrooms, washrooms & toilets, making beds and assisting with housekeeping as necessary.

Please note that this post is for 18 hours per week.

The usual working hours are:

• Monday: 09:00 to 12:30
• Tuesday: 09:00 to 12:30
• Wednesday: 09:00 to 12:00
• Thursday: 09:00 to 12:30
• Friday: 12:00 to 16:30

Hampshire County Council is recognised nationally asone of the highest performing local authorities in the UK. A modern, forward-looking local authority, it offers a pleasant, supportive, and collaborative working environment.

Hampshire County Council is also a flexible employer interested in making the most of your skills and offers a great work life balance. We invest in you through ourinternal development programmes and trainingand offer a competitive salary and benefits package .

This post is subject to a Criminal Records Check.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion:

James Scarborough (Head of Centre) on 01329 662244

Hampshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect this commitment.

In order to combat discrimination, no unnecessary conditions or requirements will be applied which could have a disproportionately adverse effect on any one group. All sections of the population will have equal access to jobs. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies.

We are a Disability Confident Employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible.