Household Assistant

The Role

We are seeking a Household Assistant to work term time plus some School Holiday Letts 42 weeks per year Monday to Sunday 21 hours per week.

Set in stunning 300 acres, Worksop College is a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work. Every member of the team must be committed to delivering the highest quality and standard of catering service.

The Household Assistant will be responsible for ensuring that all areas are cleaned and maintained to a high standard.

Main Responsibilities:

• Cleaning, washing, sweeping, mopping, dusting, polishing and vacuum cleaning of designated areas to the required standard.
• Remove and dispose of all rubbish from litterbins, etc. removing waste and materials for recycling to designated areas.
• Cleaning of toilets, wash areas and shower areas, ensuring that supplies of toilet paper and hand towels etc are adequately provided.
• Spray cleaning, scrubbing floors and re-sealing with polish.
• To maintain cleanliness, hygiene, health and safety regulations for household staff and self.
• To be aware of Health and Safety issues around the buildings, reporting of problems/incidents to the Household Manager.
• Using powered equipment, where necessary, (scrubbing machines, wet pick-up machines, carpet cleaners and vacuum cleaners) and materials provided safely and in accordance with safe practices and procedures.
• Cleaning of working surfaces and other furniture as directed.
• Cleaning up after flood and /or any other emergency cleaning.
• To support your colleagues and work as part of a friendly helpful team.
• During the school holidays, support the Enterprise Manager in ensuring all accommodation, main and outer buildings of the college, including classrooms, offices, washrooms, stairwells, and corridors are maintained to the required standard.

Online applications:

Should be made by all applicants via the application form and include a covering letter, outlining the reasons why you are interested in the role and to demonstrate how you meet the role and responsibilities outlined within the job description. All applicants must have a willingness to participate in the Christian traditions of the school.

Please note we are a no smoking site.

Safeguarding & Child Protection

Worksop College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service). The post is exempt from the Rehabilitations of Offenders Act. 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants 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.

Equal Opportunities

Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to a policy of treating all our employees and job applicants equally. It is our policy to take all reasonable steps to employ and promote employees on the basis of their abilities and qualifications without regard to age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race (which includes colour, nationality and ethnic or

national origins), sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.