Housekeeper

Glebe Farm School, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK17 8XY

19 days remaining to apply

Closing date
24 February 2025 at 9am
Date listed
4 February 2025

Job details

Job role: Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern: Part time
Contract type: Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary: NJC Scale Point A1

Housekeeper job summary

The job holder will be responsible for Housekeeping at Glebe Farm School, we are looking for someone who has the ability to maintain the highest standards of cleaning within the school, thereby ensuring the health and safety of children staff and visitors.

Duties

Ensure the highest standards of cleanliness are always maintained.
Ensure the school is kept clean and all chemicals and cleaning utensils are used correctly.
Emptying bins and dispose of waste safely and appropriately.
Wash, floors using appropriate equipment and cleaning products and warning signs.
Wash and clean toilets using appropriate materials
Clean staff room and staff toilets creating a nice environment for staff.
Clean internal doors, sills and ledges thoroughly.
Maintain cleaning storage in a tidy and safe condition ensuring the contents of all chemicals are clearly marked and stored according to specific instructions.
Respond to spillages and cleaning issues as required.

Health and Safety

Ensure appropriate COSHH records are maintained, and that regulated substances are being stored and used correctly.
To undergo all necessary training as required, for example manual handling, working at heights, fire and health and safety training.
Ensure reporting of faults and breakages in line with schools reporting system.

Other

To carry out any other reasonable duties as requested by your line manager or the Head of School. The Academy reserves the right to change this job description.

Any other tasks as directed by the Line Manager which fall within the remit of the post.

The position is based at Glebe Farm School, Wavendon, Milton Keynes. For more information, please visit www.glebfarmschool.co.uk.

As part of the Inspiring Futures through Learning Multi-Academy Trust, successful candidates will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including a bespoke CPD program, enhanced Maternity/Paternity/Adoption Leave, an Employee Assistance Programme, and a generous LGPS Pension. Additional perks include access to an Employee Benefits Scheme, offering discounts on gym memberships, cinema tickets, retail, cycle to work schemes, and more.

Our pupils come from diverse backgrounds, and we celebrate and reflect this diversity within our team. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive culture that enriches our mission of inspiring futures through collective learning.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.