Nursery Cleaner

Family First; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 9,671,000 - 11,820,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Childcare discount

Employee wellbeing programme

Training and development

Pension

Employee discounts

Mentoring

Health and wellbeing

Refer a Friend scheme

Job summary

Small People Nursery in Nottingham is looking for a reliable and detail-focused Housekeeper to support our busy childcare team by maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment for our children. This perm role is 15 hours per week, with evenings (18:00–20:00) or morning hours to discuss, and includes key holder responsibilities.

You will carry out daily cleaning across classrooms, bathrooms and staff areas, uphold hygiene standards, dispose of waste, replenish supplies and ensure the

Qualifications

• Daily cleaning across the nursery including classrooms, bathrooms, corridors and staff areas.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with nursery hygiene procedures.
• Follow health and safety procedures, including the safe use of cleaning products.
• Lock and secure the premises as part of key holder responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily cleaning across the nursery including classrooms, bathrooms, corridors and staff areas.
• Maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with nursery hygiene procedures.
• Lock and secure the premises as part of key holder responsibilities.
• Replenish cleaning supplies and report low stock to management.
• Follow health and safety procedures, including the safe use of cleaning products.

Skills

Cleaning

Reliability

Organised

Independent work

Job description

Nottingham, United Kingdom | Posted on 08/06/2026

Hours:Perm | 15hours per week | Monday – Friday - We can be flexible with either working during the evenings (18:00pm - 20:00pm) or hours in the morning - to be discussed

Location: Nottingham

Small People Nursery is looking for a reliable and detail-focused Housekeeper to support our busy childcare team in maintaining a safe, clean and welcoming environment for our children.

This role is ideal for someone who takes pride in high standards of cleanliness and enjoys working as part of a supportive nursery team. You will be responsible for ensuring that all nursery areas are cleaned and maintained to an exceptionally high standard, helping create a safe and hygienic space where children can learn and play.

This position involves evening working and key holder responsibilities.

We are looking for someone who:

Takes pride in maintaining high cleaning standards

Is reliable, organised and able to work independently

Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience is desirable but not essential

Requirements

Carry out daily cleaning across the nursery including classrooms, bathrooms, corridors and staff areas

Maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with nursery hygiene procedures

Clean toilets, sinks and changing areas and dispose of waste appropriately

Replenish cleaning supplies and report low stock to management

Follow health and safety procedures, including the safe use of cleaning products

Ensure the nursery is safe, hygienic and prepared for the following day

Lock and secure the premises as part of key holder responsibilities

Why Join Us?

At Family First, we value our team members and offer a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Annual leave: 24 days’ holiday, plus bank holidays and an extra paid day off for your birthday
• Childcare discount: 75% off nursery fees for team members
• Wellbeing support: Access to a confidential Employee Assistance Programme helpline
• Learning and development: Tailored training and development opportunities to support your career growth
• Pension: Company pension scheme
• Employee discounts: Access to Perkaboo employee discounts
• Mentoring: Employee mentoring programme
• Health and wellbeing: Dedicated health and wellbeing support
• Refer a Friend scheme: Earn up to £750 through our referral programme

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.

Small People is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.