Housekeeper

Aspris; Shrivenham; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspris is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper for the new Ridgeway School, set to open in September 2025. This role involves maintaining a clean and safe environment for students with autism, ensuring compliance with operational standards, and working collaboratively with the team. The position offers opportunities for career progression and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme

Blue Light discount card

Comprehensive induction

Commitment to ongoing training and career progression

Pension scheme

Paid for enhanced DBS

Wellbeing support

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards.
• Experience in a similar role preferred.
• Willingness to undergo safeguarding checks.

Responsibilities

• Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the school.
• Identifies and reports damage and faults.
• Ensures compliance with operational standards.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Time management

Job description

Here at Aspris, we are proud to be a leading provider of specialist education services with over 30 schools nationwide. We are recruiting for a Housekeeper to join us in opening a new school for autistic children and young people (opening September 2025).

At Aspris Ridgeway School, we will empower pupils to reach their full potential in a nurturing and inclusive environment. We strive to inspire confidence, independence, and a lifelong love of learning, ensuring each student thrives both academically and personally.

The purpose of our school is to help prepare young people to make a successful transition into adulthood with resilience and the necessary skills to live as independently as possible and participate in their local community. We seek to increase achievement and independence to give our students the best possible opportunities to gain employment or access further education and enable them to live the life they choose.

What will Aspris Ridgeway look like?

• Aspris Ridgeway School will be a centre of autism expertise and excellence, educating up to 60 pupils aged 7-19 with identified autism needs and in receipt of an EHCP.
• A welcoming school environment with clearly defined specialist therapy and teaching areas, staffed and resourced to meet individual complex needs.
• A school with strong leadership and governance.
• A provider of opportunities that engage young people in appropriate learning, so they achieve outstanding progress relative to their starting points.
• A provider of a highly individualised, therapeutic based curriculum which prepares pupils with skills for lifelong learning.

We aim to open initially with Y5 and Y6 pupils.

Our Benefits Include

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Blue Light discount card
• Comprehensive induction
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Pension scheme
• Paid for enhanced DBS
• Wellbeing support

Main Duties

• Delivers and maintains a clean and tidy environment throughout the school, in line with operational standards and ensures that work processes comply with statutory regulations.
• Ensures that Aspris minimum standards are delivered in all areas in a timely and efficient manner, as part of a team.
• Identifies and reports damage, faults and other related issues to the maintenance manager to ensure that environmental conditions continue to meet quality standards and statutory regulations.
• Adopt new services that are already introduced within the group.
• Use equipment efficiently, in order to gain a greater value for money.

If you would like an informal chat about this exciting role, please give Robyn a call on 07720891703 or email [e-mail]

Please note - interviews are planned to take place on the 16th and 17th of June.

If you want to progress your career, Aspris Children’s Services will help you get there.

Aspris is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All applicants must be willing to undergo safeguarding screening appropriate to the post, including checks with Disclosure & Barring Service/Disclosure Scotland and at least 2 references covering the last 3 years; for all our services, we will request references from previous employers where you've worked with children or vulnerable adults. References may be requested prior to interview for roles within our schools.