Domestic Assistant / Cleaner
Underley Garden School
Cumbria
- Expired
- Salary:
- £6,900 per annum
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 9 December 2022
Job overview
Job role: Domestic Assistant / Cleaner
Salary: £6,900 per annum
Location: Underley Garden, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2DZ
Hours: 15 hours per week
Contract: Permanent; term time only
About the role
We are seeking to appoint a Cleaner to join our team of cleaning staff at Underley Garden. The successful candidate will work as part of the Facilities Team whose role focuses on ensuring a safe, well maintained, and clean environment is sustained throughout the whole site. You must be dependable and trustworthy, comfortable working independently as well as being part of a larger team. Whilst prior cleaning experience is not essential it would be desirable.
Please see attached job description for additional details.
About the School
Underley Garden is a large site which hosts a large school provision and a residential children’s home across several buildings. All children who attend the school and live within the home have EHCP’s due to their special educational needs.
Underley meets the needs of a range of SEN including; Autism, Learning Difficulties, Mental Health & Medical needs and related behavioural difficulties.
For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to children, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.
Essential Skills and Competencies
- Good inter-personal skills
- Ability to use a wide range of cleaning equipment and to follow the company cleaning guidelines
- Willing to carry out all reasonable cleaning tasks as directed by the Senior Leadership Team
- Willing to work as part of a team, but also prepared to undertake tasks independently
- Willing and able to follow health and safety guidelines and training
- Have a flexible approach and willing to use own initiative
- Be punctual and reliable
- Be aware of the importance of confidentiality & safeguarding procedures
- Able to lift/move equipment
- Able to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing where necessary
Why join Options Autism?
- £6,900 per annum
- 15 hours per week
- Permanent; term time only
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:
- Life Assurance
- Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
- “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:
- A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
- 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
- Cycle to Work Schemes
- Electric Car Purchase Scheme
- Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the children and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.
Attached documents
About Underley Garden School
Underley Garden is a unique setting, providing specialist education and care through the highest levels of expertise. On our most recent Ofsted we were rated 'Outstanding' in all areas.
Our highly personalised approach ensures a more inclusive life for children & young adults, whatever their range of of complex needs: including autism, learning & communication difficulties, and associated problems.
Residential & day places are much sought after: from Primary years at “Holly Trees” through to Secondary & Adult Care. In our specialist environment of understanding and calm, our focus is to make learning opportunities appropriate, meaningful and relevant, with an emphasis on social and communication skills.
Our highly trained, experienced staff are dedicated to unpick each pupil’s specific needs and match them with an integrated blend of educational and therapeutic aims which ensures progress and success.
The onsite therapists – Speech and Language, Occupational, Educational Psychologists and Learning Disability Nurses – regularly visit each class and home to help ensure our therapeutic approach is embedded across every aspect of Underley Garden life.
Our location, on a private estate close to the Lake District, offers personal space to explore & enjoy the beautiful environment as well as wonderful opportunities to join local community activities such as our recent success as winners of Cumbria in Bloom.
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