Nursery Cleaner

Family First Nurseries Group; Rushden; Hybrid; GBP 17,000 - 19,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Birthday off

Wellbeing programme

Learning and development

Refer a Friend

Supportive team

Career growth

Job summary

Rushden Day Nursery in Rushden, United Kingdom is seeking a reliable and hardworking Nursery Housekeeper to help keep our nursery clean, safe, and welcoming for children, families and staff.

We offer flexible working hours for the right candidate, making this role ideal for parents, school-hour workers, students, or anyone seeking a regular part-time position. Previous cleaning experience is welcome, with a supportive team and development opportunities.

Qualifications

• Reliable and hardworking
• Flexible for part-time hours
• Able to work independently in a nursery setting

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens and communal areas
• Ensure high standards of cleanliness and hygiene
• Assist with laundry and washing up in kitchen areas
• Monitor cleaning stock levels and report needs
• Follow Health & Safety and COSHH procedures

Skills

Reliability

Punctuality

Independence

Organised

Attention to detail

Job description

Rushden, United Kingdom | Posted on 19/08/2026

£12.71 per hour

75% ChildcareDiscount | Birthday Off | Employee Wellbeing Programme

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

Rushden Day Nursery islooking for a reliable and hardworking 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.

We can be flexiblewith working hours for the right candidate, making this roleideal for parents, school-hour workers, students, or anyonelooking for a regular part-time position.

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

What weoffer:

• 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:

• 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 lookingfor:

• Reliable andpunctual
• Able to workindependently
• Takes pride inmaintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Positive andproactive approach to work
• Previouscleaning or housekeeping experience
• Knowledge ofsafe 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. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as partof our Safeguarding Duty.

Rushden Day Nursery is part 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.