School Cleaning Supervisor and Porter - Pipers Corner School

Buckinghamshire Council; Cryers Hill; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

A local educational institution in High Wycombe is seeking a School Cleaning Supervisor to ensure cleanliness and supervise cleaning operations. The role requires strong communication skills and physical fitness, with a salary of £25-29k. Candidates should demonstrate reliability and the ability to work as part of a team. This is a permanent position with 40 hours per week and flexible hours as needed for school events.

Benefits

Five weeks’ annual holiday

Opportunity for TOIL or overtime

Qualifications

• Enjoy working as part of a team and able to take initiative.
• Level of physical fitness required.
• Evidence of reliability and flexibility in working hours.
• Strong communication skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Ensure rooms are ready for exams, functions, and events.
• Monitor the work of contracted cleaning operatives.
• Respond to service requests.
• Perform scheduled cleaning tasks.

Skills

Teamwork

Initiative

Punctuality

Strong communication skills

Physical fitness

Job description

School Cleaning Supervisor and Porter - Pipers Corner School

Location: High Wycombe

Salary: £25-29k dependent on skills and experience

Contract type: Permanent.

Hours: 40 hours per week. Five weeks’ annual holiday

About us

Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association Independent School for girls aged 4-18. Set in 96 acres of beautiful Chiltern countryside, the school is four miles north of High Wycombe and two miles from Great Missenden. In its most recent ISI inspection (March 2023) the school was graded as “excellent” in all categories.

• Check daily to ensure that rooms are ready for school exams, functions and events.
• Monitor the work of the externally-contracted cleaning operatives, liaising closely with their Cleaning Supervisor.
• Respond to service requests for porter/hospitality jobs.
• Perform cleaning tasks based on a schedule produced by the Estates Manager (including outside cleaning)

The post holder will benefit from the following attributes and experience:

• Ideally the candidate will enjoy working as part of a team, but will also be able to take the initiative, particularly when events and activities are in progress.
• This is a demanding role which requires a level of physical fitness.
• The successful candidate should be able to evidence their reliability and be amenable to some flexibility in working hours, according to the needs of the school calendar.
• Punctuality is an important part of the function.
• The post holder will need to keep abreast of the school programme in general and the weekly programme in detail.
• The post holder will be a responsive individual, with very strong communication skills, forming an essential part of our busy Estates team.
• A willingness to assist and deal confidently with staff. Must be professional, courteous and helpful to students, parents and other visitors at all times.

The working week will comprise a ‘core hours’ approach with a standard start and finish time, but with flexibility to ensure that the Cleaning Contractor is supervised sufficiently during the evening cleaning periods and also that school events are appropriately supported. Where necessary, TOIL or overtime will be available.

Completed application forms and a covering letter should be addressed to the Headmistress and returned to HR via the email address above.

Suitable candidates may be interviewed before the closing date and Pipers Corner School reserves the right to withdraw the position if an early appointment is made.

Pipers Corner School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful applicant will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

• All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
• All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).

It is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. All shortlisted applicants will be required to complete self-disclosure form and return prior to interview.