Location
Banbury, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom
Job description
JOB DESCRIPTION
Bloxham School is looking to appoint Domestic Assistants to
undertake, individually or as part of a team, the cleaning of
designated areas and associated accommodation to ensure they
are kept in a clean and hygienic condition in accordance with the
high standards set by Bloxham School whilst ensuring a safe,
comfortable environment at all times.
You will be required to clean to the standards set out in the
Bloxham School Residential Cleaning Standards Manual and to use
equipment and cleaning products as directed.
Cleaning Area’s
You will be asked to clean a wide variety of areas and items which
may include corridors, classrooms, changing rooms, halls, social
areas, sports facilities, boarding houses, kitchens, study bedrooms,
dormitories, bathrooms and toilets, staff accommodation, medical
facilities.
Equipment
You will be required to use powered cleaning equipment such as
Vacuum cleaners, buffers, carpet shampooers and non-powered
cleaning equipment.
Location
You will be allocated a cleaning area however you could be asked
to move from one area in the school to another at any time to help
cover sickness or staff shortage or preparation for a school event.
Duties include (but not limited to):
• Clean; kitchens, floors, worktops, white goods and bins inside
and out. Classroom and bedroom furniture.
• Empty / clean bins and carry rubbish to main bin areas.
• Hoover bedrooms, corridors, shared common rooms.
• High and low-level dusting & internal glass cleaning.
• Tidy cables and controls for all TV’s, DVD’s and
entertainment machines general tidying.
• Deep clean at the end or start of each term
Additional Duties:
• Other work will be allocated as directed by the Operations
& Logistics Manager and Supervisors.
• House matrons may direct you to a particular area of work
in the case of an emergency or priority. Should this affect
your other duties you must inform your supervisor and
they will liaise directly with the matrons.
• Out of school term time you will be required to maintain
cleaning standards for External Lets who hire the school
facilities and support staff who remain on site.
KEY INFORMATION
Start Date: ASAP
Accountable to: Operations & Logistics Manager
Working Hours: We have the below shift times available:
• 6.5 hours a day, 6:00am to 12:30pm Monday to Friday, 52
weeks of the year.
Additional shift times and hours, including weekends, may be
offered on occasions to meet business needs.
Salary: The full time equivalent salary is £22,412
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Essential Criteria:
• Have a warm and sympathetic personality
• Have a ‘can-do’, proactive attitude
• Be able to use own initiative
• A good team player but to also be able to work on
your own.
• Be willing to attend training courses, as appropriate
• Ability to multi-task and prioritise, planning own
workload to fit around the needs of the House/floor
• To wear uniform and PPE as required
Desirable Criteria:
• Experience of working in a school
BENEFITS
• Enrolment in the School's defined contribution
pension scheme
• Free parking on site
• Access at no charge to the School's sporting,
swimming and fitness facilities, including gym and
tennis courts
• Strong, supportive staff community with a school
counsellor available
• Opportunities for continuous professional
development
• 25 days paid holiday plus Bank Holidays
HOW TO APPLY
To apply for this role please complete the Bloxham School
support staff application form. Applications will be assessed
upon receipt, and we reserve the right to interview and appoint
prior to the closing date. Therefore, an early application is
strongly advised.
For further information please visit the Bloxham School website.
If you have any queries, please contact the HR Department on
01295 232160 or at
[email protected].
We look forward to receiving your application.
SAFEGUARDING
The post holder’s responsibility will include promoting and
safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for
whom s/he is responsible, or with whom s/he comes into contact.
The post holder will be required to adhere to and ensure
compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy at all times.
If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, the post
holder becomes aware of any actual or potential risks to the
safety or welfare of children in the School, s/he must report any
concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974
and the School is therefore permitted to ask you to declare all
convictions and cautions (including those which would normally
be considered "spent") in order to assess your suitability to work
with children
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Salary
£22.41k per annum
