Domestic Assistant

Domestic Assistant - (Classrooms/ Buildings)

15 hours per week - TTO

Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located approximately one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs, in fine buildings set in a beautiful tree filled campus of some 80 acres.   

JOB PURPOSE:

To maintain designated areas in a hygienic and satisfactory condition according to work schedules and set standards.

 Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment including regular training attendance.

Essential Qualification, Experience and Skills Requirements 

• Experience of cleaning to specified standards
• Understanding and commitment to safeguarding procedures and protocols.
• Customer focused
• Good communication and listening skills
• Sense of humour, even temper and able to remain calm, patient and polite at all times
• Reliable, punctual and a flexible approach to duties.

Desirable Qualification, Experience and Skills Requirements 

·        Working within a school environment

·        Experience of cleaning within a commercial environment

The selection panel reserves the right to enhance any or all of the desirable criteria to attain a manageable field

Terms and Conditions

• Salary: Total salary £6,935 per annum.
• Hours:15 hours per week term time only including Inset Monday to Friday 3.15pm to 6.15pm (some flexibility to cover for school events i.e. Open Morning/ Parents Evenings)

·        Holidays: The holiday entitlement is 28 days holiday per annum inclusive of bank holidays increasing by 1 day per annum up to a maximum of 33 days per annum inclusive of bank holidays following 5 years continuous service and pro rated for part time/TTO working. Holiday entitlement has been included in the above salary

·        Pension: The College operates the Epsom College Automatic Enrolment Scheme. The Scheme is administered by the Pensions Trust. Eligibility is based on statutory criteria. If eligible, the Employee will be required to contribute a minimum of 5% of Basic Salary and the College will contribute 4% in compliance with current pension regulations. 

·        Life Assurance: Staff who are active members of the Pension scheme will be afforded life assurance cover at 2 times basic annual salary at no cost to the employee.

 Offer of Post: In compliance with statutory safer recruitment regulations, the post will be offered subject to receipt of satisfactory written references, pre-placement medical assessment, proof of appropriate qualifications, a check of online search engines and websites of publicly available information that does not identify the candidate as potentially unsuitable to work within a school setting, a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if appropriate, as well as confirmation that the successful candidate is able to work in the UK. Prior to interview, an online search of internet search engines, websites and other publicly available and publicly accessible platforms to ascertain applicant’s suitability to work within a school environment will be undertaken on applicants that have been shortlisted. Please note whilst the Enhanced DBS check will be paid by the College if an overseas police check is required it will be at the cost of the successful applicant

Application

Applicants are required to complete the Application for Employment Form available from our website www.epsomcollege.org.uk. To comply with statutory safer recruitment procedures when working in a school, CVs cannot be accepted. Applicants should refer to the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure and the safeguarding policies on the College website. 

Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews and subsequent offer may occur at any stage after applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible.

Applicants are encouraged to contact Kay Wright, Facilities Manager, on tele 01372 821260 to discuss further.