Boarding Laundry Assistant

Job details: 

Hours: 18 hours a week over 5 days, 38 weeks 

Line manager: Director of Boarding

Salary: Competitive Salary (based on £11.50 per hour) 

Start date: As soon as possible   

Claremont School is looking to employ an experienced Boarding Laundry Assistant to join our established team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in the daily duties within the school.

Key responsibilities will include:

1. Regulatory compliance

·       Be aware of the Fire Safety and Health & Safety procedures in the House. Assist the House Lead in ensuring that the boarding house is a safe environment for both students and staff.

·       Follow the School and Boarding safeguarding procedures. This includes matters such as the appropriate use of MyConcern.

·       Follow the staff rota as devised by the House Lead to ensure compliant allocation of staff.

·       Attend occasional staff meetings in the House.

·       Attend any required staff training and termly boarding insets.

·       Assist the House Lead with the induction of new boarders and the return of boarders after term breaks in relation to their laundry.

·       Be aware of the implications of the National Minimum Standards for Boarding Schools and be guided by the House Lead as to the implementation of the principles highlighted in the Claremont Boarding Management handbook in the day-to-day life of boarders, and particularly in relation to their laundry.

1.  Operational role in the boarding house

·      Guide boarders through their laundry daily routine.

·      Wash and iron boarders’ clothes in a timely manner and in accordance with the House laundry rota.

·      Assist older students with their independent use of washing machines, tumble-dryers and ironing equipment.

·      Work with House Parents with the delivery and return of clothes/ linen to their owners.

·      Ensure efficient systems are in place for the right laundry to be returned to the right students.

·      Manage the safe functioning of the laundry related equipment and refer issues to the House Leads.

·      Manage the order of detergents and refer the placing of orders to the House Leads.

·      Launder the house upholstery as guided by the House Leads.

Other Responsibilities

●       Undertake such other reasonable responsibilities and tasks that may be assigned by the Principal and Director of Boarding.

Person specification

●       Cultural sensitivity and awareness

●       Flexibility and patience

●       Creativity and enthusiasm

●       Good organisation skills

Competencies

●       Ability to multitask

●       Ability to work in a team

Qualifications

●       Relevant work-related experience

Experience

●       Some experience working in Boarding is not essential.

Please Note: The appointment of this role will be subject to completion of a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure Barring Service Check (DBS) 

Benefits to working at Claremont School:

• A close-knit friendly team
• Competitive salary scale
• Paid 5.6 week holiday
• Employee Assistance Programme – a 24-hour individual assistance programme
• Company Pension
• Access to iSP Learning Hub – an online professional development platform with hundreds of courses to widen your knowledge and support career growth

Application forms and further details are available from our HR Manager, Chloe Mumford, at hr@claremontschool.co.uk or call 01580 239963.

We reserve the right to appoint prior to the closing date.