Afternoon Housekeeper - Term Time Only

Position: Afternoon Housekeeper

Contract: Permanent

Responsible to: Estates Manager

Hours: Monday to Friday, 4pm to 7pm or 4:30pm to 7:30pm, term time only, 34 weeks per year

Salary: £12.71 per hour

Start Date: Position currently available We are looking for a reliable and hard working housekeeper to join our team, ensuring the highest standards of cleanliness, hygiene and health and safety across our site.

Main duties and responsibilities:

Responsible for an allocated area but these may be changed/reviewed on a regular basis.

General Guidance for all areas of responsibility which may include any area of the school in the main building, 60s block, Pre-Prep or Boarding House.

The Cleaning Supervisor will do regular checks to ensure these standards are maintained. These schedules of cleaning routines may change from time to time.

Daily

• Empty wastepaper bins into plastic sack and remove to designated area
• Dust/damp wipe or polish desks, tables, chairs and other furniture
• Remove finger marks from glass panels
• Dust/damp wipe fire extinguishers, sills, skirting, ledges, pipes, handrails, balustrades and telephones
• Vacuum all carpeted areas/Sweep all non-carpeted areas

Weekly

• Machine buff hard floors
• Sanitise telephones
• Remove finger marks from light switches, door frames and walls
• Remove cobwebs
• Polish brass work

Termly

• Deep clean all areas
• Move furniture and hoover/dust/clean behind and underneath items
• Clean shelves if items have been removed or your Line Manager has requested
• Clean the back of doors, clear cobwebs, disinfect, polish ready for new term
• Clean carpets

Toilets, Changing Rooms, Bathrooms and Showers:

Daily

• Clean and sanitise WC pans and both sides of seats and covers
• Clean and sanitise exterior cisterns
• Clean and sanitise wash basins and polish taps and mirrors
• Clean and sanitise bathsand showers
• Replenish toilet rolls, soap and hand towels
• Remove dust from ledges, sills, pipes and skirtings
• Sweep floors and wash with sanitising solution

Weekly

• Remove cobwebs
• Inhibit calcium build up in sinks and toilets
• Termly Deep clean all areas

General

Security checks shall be carried out by cleaners when leaving areas on completion of their cleaning tasks, in this instance, security shall be deemed to mean lights off, windows closed and secure and doors closed (and where appropriate locked).

Any faults with doors, window catches or alarm systems should be reported immediately to the Estates Manager or member of staff on duty, if in the evenings.

Cleaning Practice

Staff shall demonstrate good cleaning practice by ensuring that all tasks are carried out at regular and equal intervals and considering other cleaning procedures.

Where bin liners are in use, soiled bin liners are to be replaced. Staff should be aware that waste bins may not conform to the traditional wastepaper bin size, and, apart from paper, may include other materials.

Staff are responsible for the removal of all rubbish and debris to the recognised collection point. All waste must be securely tied in plastic bags before being left for collection.

The school recycles paper, designated bins are used for collection. Staff will be responsible for emptying these to the appropriate area.

If you would like to apply for this post, please contact: Mrs Charli Hilliard, HR Administrator on 01722 555318 or [email protected] for an application form.

Pay: £12.71 per hour

Benefits:

• Free parking
• On-site parking

Work Location: In person