Domestic Assistants
DOMESTIC ASSISTANTS
Required as soon as possible
BACKGROUND
St Swithun's School is set on an impressive and attractive campus of 45 acres overlooking open countryside, and offers girls excellent teaching, sporting and recreational facilities. The school offers day, weekly boarding and full boarding options for some 520 girls aged 11-18. There is an adjoining Junior School for girls aged 3-11 and boys up to the age of 7 years, with a current pupil roll of 200.
The Domestic Assistants work under the supervision of the Domestic Bursar, who has overall responsibility for all domestic staff.
Duties will include:
- Hoovering
- Dusting
- Floor cleaning
- Cleaning of toilets and washrooms
- Cleaning of windows
- Laundry
- Emptying waste bins
- Maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the school
PERSON SPECIFICATION
The successful candidate for this post will be:
- Flexible & adaptable
- Able to follow instruction
- Able to forge good working relationships with a variety of people
- Reliable
Routine cleaning takes place during term time and deep cleaning is carried out during the school holidays. Domestic Assistants are expected to take a keen interest in the cleanliness of the School both when the girls are in residence in term time and when foreign language students and other tenants are in residence outside of term-time, during the holidays.
Domestic Assistants may be allocated a particular area in the Main School, Junior School or Boarding Houses for a period of time, but flexibility will be required and Domestic Assistants will be expected to move to wherever is needed. Staff must be prepared for change and to work in any location on site as part of the whole School team.
Protective equipment will be provided as required. All staff are expected to wear a blue uniform which the school will provide. Training (e.g. COSHH) will be provided. Some training is delivered online therefore some IT skills are desirable but not essential as detailed instructions will be given.
Terms and conditions:
- Hourly rate: £7.83, rising to £8.00 per hour upon the successful completion of a 6 month probationary period
- Minimum seven weeks paid holiday per year, plus bank holidays
- Generous contributory pension scheme
- Use of the 25m school swimming pool
- Optional overtime available
To apply:
To discuss this role, please call Sandra Kelly, Domestic Bursar’s Assistant on 01962 835233
Please complete the application form in full and return it to:
HR Office
St Swithun’s School
Alresford Road
Winchester
SO21 1HA
Email:
Start date as soon as possible
Child Protection Policy Statement
Every child has the right to freedom from physical, racial, sexual, verbal or mental abuse (this includes bullying and intimidation). Our overriding aim is the protection of the individual child within the school.
We require staff to be fully aware of what child abuse is and the different forms in which it may present itself, and of their duties in respect to child protection.
We will provide adequate training (both as part of an induction and an ongoing process) in recognising abuse, and what to do if abuse is suspected.
We are committed to maintaining good communication within the School on child protection issues and to following recognised procedures.
The Headmistress ensures that the recommended procedures are followed when recruiting staff.
St Swithun’s is a registered charity providing education for boys and girls and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. All staff are expected to share and support this commitment and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service.