Nursery Cleaner

Family First Nurseries Group; Beaconsfield; Hybrid; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days leave

Bank holidays off

Birthday off

Wellbeing programme

Learning opportunities

Refer a Friend bonus

Supportive team environment

Career progression

Job summary

Family First Nurseries Group in Beaconsfield is seeking a part-time Nursery Housekeeper to keep our nursery clean, safe, and welcoming for children, families and staff. You will maintain playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and communal areas to the highest standards daily, enabling a safe learning environment.

Ideal candidates are reliable and organised, with previous cleaning or housekeeping experience and COSHH knowledge.

Qualifications

• Reliable and punctual.
• Able to work independently.
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Positive and proactive approach to work.
• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience.
• Knowledge of safe cleaning practices and COSHH procedures.
• Experience working in a nursery, school, healthcare, or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and maintaining playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas.
• Sweeping, mopping, dusting, sanitising surfaces, and emptying bins.
• Cleaning and disinfecting children's bathrooms, nappy changing areas, and high-touch surfaces.
• Supporting laundry duties, including washing, drying, folding, and organising nursery linen.
• Assisting with washing up and maintaining cleanliness within kitchen areas.
• Using cleaning products and equipment safely and appropriately.
• Monitoring cleaning stock levels and reporting replenishment requirements.
• Following Health & Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguarding procedures at all times.
• Supporting periodic deep cleaning tasks as required.
• Working closely with the nursery team to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all.

Skills

Reliability

Punctual

Independence

Organised

Attention to detail

Nursery cleaning

COSHH awareness

Safety practices

Tools

Cleaning equipment

Job description

Beaconsfield, United Kingdom | Posted on 27/08/2026

Are you looking fora part-time role that fits around your day while making a realdifference to children's lives?

Poppies Beaconsfield islooking for a reliable and hard-working Nursery Housekeeper to helpkeep our nursery clean, safe, and welcoming for children, familiesand staff.

You will play avital role behind the scenes, ensuring our playrooms, bathrooms,kitchens, and communal areas are maintained to the higheststandards every day. Your work will help create an environmentwhere children can learn, play, and thrive safely.

Whether you haveprevious cleaning experience or are simply reliable, organised,and take pride in your work, we would love to hear fromyou.

What we offer:

• 24 days annualleave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Employeewellbeing and assistance programme
• Tailoredlearning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friendbonus scheme
• Supportive andwelcoming team environment
• Opportunities togrow within the Family First Group

The role:

As NurseryHousekeeper, you will help maintain the highest standards ofcleanliness and hygiene throughout the nursery. Responsibilitiesinclude:

• Cleaning andmaintaining playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communalareas
• Sweeping,mopping, dusting, sanitising surfaces, and emptyingbins
• Cleaning anddisinfecting children's bathrooms, nappy changing areas, andhigh-touch surfaces
• Supportinglaundry duties, including washing, drying, folding, andorganising nursery linen
• Assisting withwashing up and maintaining cleanliness within kitchenareas
• Using cleaningproducts and equipment safely and appropriately
• Monitoringcleaning stock levels and reporting replenishmentrequirements
• Following Health& Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguardingprocedures at all times
• Supportingperiodic deep cleaning tasks as required
• Working closelywith the nursery team to ensure a safe and welcomingenvironment for all

What we're looking for:

• Reliable andpunctual
• Able to workindependently
• Takes pride inmaintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Positive andproactive approach to work
• Previouscleaning or housekeeping experience
• Knowledgeofsafe cleaning practices and COSHH procedures
• Experienceworking in a nursery, school, healthcare, or similarenvironment

We are committedto safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children andexpect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. ADisclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required forall posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as partof our Safeguarding Duty.

Poppies Beaconsfield ispart of the Family First Group where we take great care to treateveryone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities toany other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. Weare committed to providing equality of opportunity andanti-discriminatory practice for all children and familiesaccording to their individual needs. Discrimination on thegrounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage orcivil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, genderreassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin,or political belief has no place within the Family FirstGroup.