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Cleaning Operatives

Cleaning Operatives

ESMS - The Mary Erskine School

Edinburgh, City of

  • £9.25 - £9.63 per hour
  • Expired
Job type:
Part Time, Permanent
Start date:
Available immediately (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks)
Apply by:
12 January 2023

Job overview

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) are recruiting for 3 part time cleaning positions to join our friendly and committed cleaning team on a permanent basis. The postholders will work across the Queensferry Road and Ravelston sites.

We have a cleaning team of 42 operatives a number of whom have worked at ESMS for over 15 years. Our teams are passionate, pioneering and strive for excellence in everything they do. We value the incredible contributions that our employees make to school life. We invest in the training and development of our employees and we support their ambitions so that the can flourish professionally and personally.

Our permanent part time positions are available immediately (subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks). The hours of work are:

  • Cleaning Operative 1 & 2: (2 positions available), Monday to Friday from 3.30pm to 7.30pm, a paid working week of 20 hours. Rate of pay is £9.25-£9.63 per hour.
  • Cleaning Operative 3: Monday to Friday from 3.30pm to 8.30pm, a paid working week of 30 hours. Rate of pay is £9.25-£9.63 per hour.


Package includes;

  • Full uniform and safety shoes will be provided
  • Full training programme
  • City centre location with great transport links to the school
  • Great employee discount package
  • Access to facilities (outwith School times and when available)
  • We also offer excellent holidays with 25 days annual leave and 10 days additional at Christmas.

ESMS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must undergo child protection screening, including checks with past employers and Disclosure Scotland.

We welcome applications from people with a diverse variety of experiences, backgrounds and identities.

This is an open vacancy. Due to the immediate requirement for this role, interviews will be held as and when suitable applications are received and we would therefore encourage early applications.


APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE

Applicants must complete the Support Staff application form and Equal Opportunities Monitoring form to be considered for this position. Please note CVs and cover letters will not be accepted. Please submit both forms to recruitment@esms.org.uk before the closing date.

Any enquiries about this position should be directed to Vanessa Rossi, HR Assistant at recruitment@esms.org.uk.

Attached documents

About ESMS - The Mary Erskine School

The Mary Erskine School is an independent, non-denominational day school for girls aged 11-18 in Edinburgh.  There are approximately 740 girls, of whom about 25 are boarders.  Admission is through assessment.  ESMS has a charitable foundation and provides financial assistance to over 150 bursary holders, who attend The Mary Erskine School or Stewart's Melville College.  The school is one of the oldest girls' schools in the UK, having been founded in 1694, and was voted The Sunday Times Independent Secondary School of the Year in 2012.

The school enjoys an excellent academic reputation and prides itself on the range of musical, dramatic and other extra-curricular opportunities offered to its girls.  Girls have sung in the Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo choir, represented the UK in the European Youth Parliament on four occasions, performed in professional West End touring shows, gone on incredible trips to diverse locations including Malawi, Vietnam, New Zealand and China, and represented their school and country in sports including hockey, fencing, cricket and equestrianism.

The Mary Erskine School is part of the ESMS family of schools and is closely twinned with Stewart's Melville College through a shared House system and co-education in many activities, including trips, shows, concerts, orchestras, bands, numerous Outdoor Education projects and in the Combined Cadet Force.  The co-educational Sixth Form aims to offer a genuine pre-university experience.

Principal

Mr Anthony Simpson

Values and vision

The Mary Erskine School has nine core values that are recognised by all members of the school community: kindness, respect, commitment, enthusiasm, responsibility, grace, appreciation, confidence and integrity.

The school follows its own curriculum prior to examination years.  The Curriculum for Excellence is not followed.  Girls generally sit the public examinations prescribed by the Scottish Qualifications Authority.  It is normal for girls to sit a combination of eight subjects at National 5 and to proceed to Higher courses in S5. The majority will return for a final year in Sixth Form, with a high proportion taking Advanced Highers.  ‘A’ Levels are offered in Art and in Music.

The Mary Erskine School aims to provide the opportunity for its students to find their voice, ignore stereotypes and to become confident young women. Students are encouraged to be ambitious, set very high standards for themselves and learn leadership skills, making them ready to take their place in society as strong leaders and role models for future generations of girls.

Education Scotland report

“There were very good links between the school and the Houses. The Principal, senior managers with responsibility for boarding and the Housemaster and Housemistress monitored pupils’ academic and personal progress closely.”

View the Mary Erskine School's latest Education Scotland report

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