Nursery Cleaner

Family First Nurseries; Stratford-upon-Avon; On-site; GBP 14,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave + birthday off

Employee wellbeing programme

Learning and development opportunities

Refer a Friend bonus

Supportive team environment

Opportunities to grow within Family 1

Job summary

Freshfields Nursery in Stratford-upon-Avon is seeking a part-time Nursery Housekeeper to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for children, families and staff. The role is 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 6pm–9pm, at £12.71 per hour.

Prior cleaning experience is valued but reliability and attention to detail are essential. You will handle cleaning of playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas, assist with laundry, and follow COSHH and safeguarding procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning or housekeeping.
• Knowledge of safe cleaning practices and COSHH procedures.
• Experience working in a nursery, school, healthcare, or similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Clean and maintain playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas.
• Sweep, mop, dust, sanitise surfaces, and empty bins.
• Disinfect children’s bathrooms and high-touch areas.
• Support laundry duties and nursery linen.
• Assist with washing up and kitchen cleanliness.
• Follow Health & Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguarding procedures.
• Support periodic deep cleaning tasks.
• Collaborate with the nursery team to maintain a welcoming environment.

Skills

Reliable

Punctual

Independent worker

Proactive

Job description

Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom

Freshfields Nursery |Stratford-upon-Avon

Permanent | 15 hours a week

Monday-Friday | 6pm - 9pm

£12.71 per hour

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

Freshfields 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:

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 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

If you are lookingfor a rewarding part-time role where your work makes a genuinedifference every day, we would love to hear from you.

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.

Freshfields Nursery 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 re-assignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.