Household Assistant (Cleaner)

Worksop College and Ranby House; Worksop; On-site; GBP 16,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Fee concessions for children

Workplace pension scheme

Free meals when on duty

Free onsite parking

Job summary

Worksop College and Ranby House is seeking a Household Assistant for part-time, permanent work. You will ensure cleanliness in classrooms, offices, and shared spaces, contributing to a welcoming environment.

Responsibilities include regular cleaning duties, restocking supplies, and following health and safety guidelines. Applicants should have previous cleaning experience and be reliable, punctual, and friendly. Fee concessions for children, pension scheme, and access to facilities are offered.

Qualifications

• Experience of cleaning, domestic or facilities work (paid or voluntary).
• Ability to clean to a high standard and follow set procedures.
• Awareness of health, safety and hygiene in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Clean classrooms, offices, corridors, toilets, and shared spaces.
• Restock cleaning materials and remove rubbish.
• Use powered cleaning equipment safely.

Skills

Cleaning experience

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Reliability

Tools

Powered cleaning equipment

Job description

Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Working pattern: Part‑time, permanent

Start date: As soon as possible

Closing date: Friday 30 October 2026

About The Role

Worksop College and Ranby House is a single school community spread across two sites, educating children aged two to eighteen. The school has excellent facilities in a beautiful setting, and it values every pupil's individual strengths, whether academic, sporting, musical or creative.

As a Household Assistant, you will keep the school's classrooms, offices, boarding accommodation and shared spaces clean, hygienic and safe. You will be part of a friendly household team that keeps the school welcoming for pupils, staff and visitors every day.

What you'll be doing

• Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing and spray cleaning to the required standard
• Cleaning classrooms, offices, corridors, stairwells, toilets, washrooms and shower areas
• Restocking toilet paper, hand towels and cleaning materials
• Removing rubbish and recycling in line with waste procedures
• Floor care, including scrubbing, polishing and resealing
• Laundry duties as directed
• Using powered cleaning equipment safely, following training and procedures
• Following health, safety and hygiene rules
• Reporting defects, damage or safety concerns to the Household Manager
• Dealing with emergency cleaning, such as spillages or flooding
• Supporting deeper cleaning of buildings and accommodation during school holidays

What you'll bring

Essential:

• Experience of cleaning, domestic or facilities work (paid or voluntary)
• The ability to clean to a high standard and follow set procedures
• Safe, effective use of cleaning equipment (training provided if needed)
• Awareness of health, safety and hygiene in the workplace
• Reliability, punctuality and trustworthiness
• The ability to work on your own and as part of a team
• A friendly, approachable and professional manner
• The physical ability to lift, bend and stand for periods
• A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children

Desirable:

• Experience in a school, boarding or similar setting
• Experience of using powered cleaning machinery
• A basic understanding of COSHH regulations
• Experience of laundry duties

You also need to be flexible about extra cleaning during school holidays or special events, and willing to complete training relevant to the role.

What's on offer

• Fee concessions for your children
• Workplace pension scheme
• Access to the gym, sports hall and swimming pool
• Free meals when on duty
• Free onsite parking

Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.

The school is committed to safeguarding children. All offers of employment depend on satisfactory child protection screening. This includes references, online searches, prohibition checks and an enhanced DBS check with a Barred List check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must declare all convictions and cautions, including those that are spent, unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules.

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer. It appoints, trains and promotes people on merit and ability, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race, sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.

You may have experience of the following: School Cleaner, Cleaning Assistant, Domestic Assistant, Housekeeping Assistant, Boarding House Cleaner, Cleaning Operative, Domestic Cleaner, Housekeeper, Facilities Assistant, Laundry and Cleaning Assistant