Domestic Cleaner - Full Time Steep, England
Job description
Bedales School is a unique educational establishment, set in the beautiful Hampshire countryside. We are looking for new members with excellent cleaning skills to join our highly dedicated Domestic Cleaning Team delivering outstanding cleaning services for our staff and pupils in and around the school and boarding houses.
Duties
- Ordering stock
- Support for onsite
- Covering for any clean areas that are requires
- Disinfecting
- Hoovering
- Mopping
- Emptying bins
- Laundry (daytime only)
- Cleaning touch points
Not all duties will be required and will be based on your shift pattern. Full induction training is given and on-going support is available from the onsite teams.
Hours
This post works all year round both during when the school is open and pupils are present and during school holiday and closure periods and you will be required to work 37.5 hours each week, Monday to Friday, from 07:00am to 3:30pm, breaks will typically be taken as 30 minutes for breakfast at 8:30am and 30 minutes for lunch at 12:00pm.
In addition, the post will be required to work a minimum of one in four Saturdays from 07:00am to 11:00am. Where a Saturday is worked the hours on Wednesday will be 07:00am to 11:15am
Salary & Benefits
£10.42 - £10.92 per hour dependent on experience (£20,319 to £21,303 per annum)
Free transport to and from work from designated pick up locations within the following areas:
5.40am to 5:50am Leigh Park
5.55am Crookhorn
5.58 to 6:10am Waterlooville
Free hot food or cold lunch and breakfast during term time 8.45 am and 11.50am breaks.
Free on-site parking
Free uniform
Funded Healthcare Cash Plan entitling you to claim for prescriptions, dental care and access to online and telephone medical services
Pension with Royal London with an employer contribution of 7%
Salary Extras Benefits Platform entitling you to discounts and rewards on services, shopping, holidays and much more
Lifeworks Employee Assistance Programme with access to counselling support, wellbeing services and more
Pre-Appointment Checks
All candidates will undergo a Safeguarding Suitability Interview and application for an Enhanced DBS and Barred List check and be asked to provide evidence they are eligible to work in the UK, on an on-going basis, at the shortlist stage of the selection process.
How to Apply
To find out more about this opportunity, candidates can contact our Domestic Operations Management Team with their contact details and CV in the first instance by email to [email protected] (01730 711668 or mobile: 07551 171113) or [email protected]
Once in receipt of your details the Team will contact you for a telephone or Microsoft Teams 30 minute discussion to review your application and to find out if you are a suitable fit. Candidates who pass this stage will be invited to complete our online application form and to attend face-to-face interview.
Please note we reserve the right to close the vacancy early in light of a large response.
Candidates may also submit their completed Application Form directly to the Team via our on-line portal.
Before applying for this post, please read the Job Description with Person Specification and Terms and Conditions which includes full details regarding the post. CVs will not be accepted in lieu of a completed application form.
If you require assistance on this recruitment process, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01730 711691 or by email to [email protected]
Safeguarding Statement:
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Candidates will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Prohibition from Teaching Checks, Prohibition from Management Checks.
The safeguarding responsibilities of the post include:
- Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children;
- fostering a culture of openness, safety, equality and protection;
- providing a safe and welcoming environment where both children and adults feel secure, able to talk and believe that they are being listened to;
- playing a key role in prevention of harm and an equal responsibility to act on any suspicion or disclosure that may indicate a child is at risk of harm;
- When concerned about the welfare of a pupil, acting in the best interests of the pupil.
All staff have a key role to play in identifying concerns early and in providing help for children and are expected to act in accordance with the school Safeguarding & Child Protection Policies.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job candidates to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children
