Housekeeper

East Kent College; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 9,000 - 12,000; Part time

Job summary

A prestigious educational institution located in Folkestone is seeking a Housekeeper to maintain cleanliness across its buildings and grounds. This part-time role includes working hours from 05:30 to 08:30. Candidates with prior cleaning experience, particularly in a commercial setting, are encouraged to apply. The role offers competitive pay and a supportive environment focused on personal and professional development.

Benefits

Generous Annual Leave

Learning and Development Opportunities

Exclusive Discounts & Perks

Flexible Personal Leave

Wellbeing and Health Support

Competitive Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Previous experience of cleaning in a commercial environment preferred.
• Ability to learn quickly and maintain high standards of cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Clean the college’s buildings and grounds.
• Maintain a safe environment for students, staff, and visitors.

Skills

Experience in cleaning

Ability to work unsupervised

Basic technology/computer skills

Job description

About The Role

This role is for 15 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £9,855 per annum.

East Kent Colleges Group are seeking a Housekeeper to join Folkestone College. As a Housekeeper you will clean the college’s buildings and grounds. Previous experience of working within health and safety guidelines and procedures would be an advantage.

Working hours: 05:30am to 8:30am

Benefits

• Generous Annual Leave - 24 days FTE per annum, + 5 days after 5 years of service.
• Learning and Development Opportunities - 3-4 annual paid group development days, bespoke programmes e.g. Aspiring Leaders Development Programme and strong internal progression-1 in 3 roles are filled internally
• Exclusive Discounts & Perks - Inc. restaurant, grocery, retail and holidays discounts as well as car leasing and tech purchasing schemes.
• Flexible Personal Leave - Time off for your child\'s first day at nursery, school or college, moving homes and for interviews
• Wellbeing and Health Support - Generous sick pay, counselling services, discounted gym membership at Canterbury College
• Culture and Recognition - Being part of Community Days, an annual Staff Celebration Day, and an eco-friendly organisation dedicated to reaching net-zero by 2030
• Competitive Pension Scheme - 18% employer contribution

About You

We are seeking to appoint a positive, proactive and efficient Housekeeper to join us. You will work in a team or individually and perform an array of cleaning tasks including using machinery and to ensure we maintain a safe and secure environment for our student, staff and visitors.

The successful candidate will preferably have previous experience of cleaning in a commercial environment or the ability to learn quickly and maintain high standards of cleanliness. You will also be able to work unsupervised and some technology/computer experience would be an advantage.

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About Us

Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.

Commitment to Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.

As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.

It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.

If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.

Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.

We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.

Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.

We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.

We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.