Cleaner Housekeeper

Call/email Alisdair at School Staffing to get a full job description with details of this Special Needs Schools' Group.

They are the sixth-largest provider of specialist educational services in the country, supporting over 900 children and young people, and employing over 1,000 staff.

Housekeeper Location: Horsham, West Sussex

Contract Type: Permanent, full-time, term time only

Hours: 40 hours per week 8.30 am - 4.30pm

Actual Annual Salary: £22,710.22 - £23,621.48 depending on experience

Start Date: As soon as possible

This is a brand new SEND Secondary School in 2025 in the heart of Horsham, West Sussex for young neurodivergent people aged 11-16.

Candidates must:

• Proven experience as a Cleaner or Housekeeper using machinery
• Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance
• Customer-oriented and friendly
• Prioritisation and time management skills
• Working quickly without compromising quality
• Experience in supporting in the care or education industry
• An understanding of working with people with a disability (desirable)
• Be committed to being neuro-informed and neuro-affirmative as expected by all our staff and be able to communicate effectively with our young people and their families

Key Accountabilities

• Prioritising safeguarding in all work.
• To be responsible for cleaning and to use cleaning materials as directed by the product details and to operate cleaning machinery in cleaning soft and hard surfaces, e.g. vacuum cleaners.
• To respond to incidents during the school day, to ensure cleanliness is maintained throughout.
• To use and abide by a daily, weekly and monthly check lists to ensure a thorough cleaning is carried out.
• All members of staff are part of a team. We expect everyone to work collaboratively and positively in the interests of our young people.
• As an employee your absolute priority is to safeguard the young people in our care. You must work professionally, effectively, and sensitively to ensure that all young people are safe and feel safe with any concerns listened to and acted upon appropriately.
• We expect all employees to accurately, factually, and professionally report any incidents involving young people, including safeguarding and prevent, to the appropriate person (Team Leader/Designated Safeguarding Officer/Safeguarding Team). We expect all reporting incidents to take place within 24 hours of the incident.
• Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of the School when required.

Benefits:

• • Life assurance
  • Enhanced pension scheme
  • Perkbox - offering high street discounts
  • Employee assistance programme
  • Car lease scheme
  • Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)
  • Fully funded training and qualifications
  • Bike to work scheme
  • Free membership to our Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more.

School Staffing Solutions Recruitment Ltd is acting as an employment business for this position.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled.

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

As a result of the volume of applications, If we have not contacted you within two weeks of your application being received, then regretfully your application will not be taken forward on this occasion.