Nursery Cleaner

Family First; Wickford; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

24 days annual leave

Employee wellbeing programme

Tailored learning and development

Refer a Friend bonus

Supportive team environment

Opportunities to grow within theFamily

Job summary

Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Station Avenue is hiring a Nursery Housekeeper on a part-time basis. The role focuses on keeping playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and all communal areas clean, safe and welcoming for children, families and staff.

You will join a friendly Family First Group team, with flexible hours and a strong commitment to safeguarding and high hygiene standards. Prior cleaning experience is valued, COSHH knowledge is a plus, and the role suits those seeking regular part-time

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

• Clean and maintain playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas
• Sweep, mop, dust, disinfect surfaces, and manage bins
• Disinfect children’s bathrooms and changing areas; high-touch surfaces
• Assist with laundry and nursery linen organization
• Maintain kitchen cleanliness and dishwasher duties as needed
• Use cleaning products and equipment safely and appropriately
• Monitor stock levels and report replenishment needs
• Follow Health & Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguarding procedures
• Support periodic deep cleaning tasks with the nursery team

Skills

Reliable

Punctual

Independence

Cleanliness

Cleaning experience

COSHH knowledge

Nursery experience

Job description

Wickford, United Kingdom | Posted on 09/09/2026

• Location Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Station Avenue
• Date Opened 09/09/2026
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• Job Type Part time
• City Wickford
• Postal Code SS11 7AS
• Country United Kingdom

Job Description

Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Station Avenue | 61 Station Avenue, Wickford, Essex, SS11 7AS

Permanent | 12 hours a week

Monday-Thursday | 6pm-9pm

£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?

Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Station Avenue 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

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.

Just Imagine Day Nursery - Wickford Station Avenue 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.