Housekeeper

Aspris Children's Services; Newbury; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 20,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Reward and discount scheme

Ongoing training and career progressio

Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS

Job summary

Newbury Manor School is seeking a part-time Housekeeper to clean and maintain a safe, tidy environment after school hours. The role runs Monday to Friday, 12–15 hours per week between 3.30pm and 7pm, during 39 weeks per year with optional extra hours outside term-time.

The successful candidate must have the right to work in the UK and will be part of Aspris Children's Services’ safeguarding-focused team, contributing to a positive learning environment for pupils aged 7 to 19.

Qualifications

• Experience in housekeeping or facilities maintenance is advantageous.
• Right to work in the UK is required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and maintain a clean and tidy environment throughout the school.
• Identify and report damage, faults and other issues to maintenance or management.
• Ensure minimum standards are met across all school areas within the shift.

Skills

Cleaning

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Job description

Newbury Manor School are recruiting for a Housekeer to join our support team! We are looking to recruit a part-time Housekeeper to deliver and maintain a clean and tidy environment throughout the school, in line with operational standards and ensuring that work processes comply with statutory regulations.

This role is Monday to Friday - 12 - 15 hours per week to completed between 3.30pm to 7pm. This roles is for 39 weeks per year with opportunity to do extra hours outside of term-time.

The successful candidate will ensure that minimum standards are delivered in all school areas in a timely and efficient manner, as part of a team. They will identify and report damage, faults and other related issues to the maintenance department or manager to ensure that environmental conditions continue to meet quality standards and statutory regulations.

All applicants must already have the right to work in the UK.

Our benefits include:

• Exclusive access to reward and discount scheme
• Commitment to your ongoing training and career progression
• Paid for enhanced PVG/DBS

Newbury Manor School is a specialist school for young people aged 7 to 19 who have autistic spectrum disorders (ASD). Our tailored approach means we are able to support young people with a wide range of needs, from those who are broadly average in their ability to others, who have more severe learning difficulties.

We provide a total environment where young people are offered safe, secure and predictable surroundings in which they can come to understand their own areas of difficulties and learn skills and techniques in order to overcome them. This ensures that they are able to fulfil their potential socially, academically, physically and spiritually and enable them to rebuild their low self-esteem and self-belief.

The school is located in a beautiful, quiet, rural location in the outskirts of Somerset (Frome region) in a Georgian manor house, which has a range of outbuildings and extensive grounds. Our ethos was created in the belief that a positive, supportive, achieving culture is essential for good pupil progress. We seek to maximise independence and individual potential so pupils gain the skills to live happy, meaningful and fulfilling lives.

As part of Aspris Children's Services, we are immensely proud of the career pathway and training we can offer you. We ask that you can demonstrate the values needed for a role, transferable skills and life experience and in return we will give you all the training and support you need to progress.

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 which cover the last 3 years; for all our services we will request references from where you have worked with either Children or Vulnerable Adults. Please be advised that references may be requested prior to interview for roles within our Schools.

£13.45ph pre-probation, rising to £13.65