Domestic Assistant

Job Title: Domestic Assistant

Salary: £10.20 per hour

Permanent/ Fixed Term: Permanent

Hours: Various Contracts Available

Introduction: 

Queen Ethelburga’s is set in more than 220 acres of beautiful North Yorkshire countryside, on the Thorpe Underwood Estate. Staff work as one team – whether they are directly teaching or supporting students as part of the school and pastoral teams, or as part of our estates team making sure that the campus works as it should – to create a vibrant learning and living environment in which every student can thrive. We aspire to excellence, have high expectations of ourselves and others, and take pride in everything we do. We aim to nurture resilient, confident and independent lifelong learners. The Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate Standard is ‘To be the best that I can with the gifts that I have’.

Role: 

The Housekeeping team as a whole is responsible for maintaining the high standards of cleanliness throughout the Estate. Each Domestic Assistant will be responsible for a specified area and will be expected to clean to the frequency and standard set out. 

The main purpose of the role is to be responsible for ensuring the cleanliness of your designated area and for maintaining high and consistent standards.

Key Responsibilities include (but are not limited to): 

• To ensure standards and procedures are adhered to 
• Take initiative to perform cleaning and tidying tasks that are not specifically contained within the rota but require attention as part of maintaining overall high standards 
• Ensure Health & Safety procedures are adhered to  
• Work as part of a team and support other members of the cleaning team to meet standards and school objectives  
• Attend all training as and when required 
• Perform any other duties requested by the Head of Housekeeping and commensurate with the role.

The Appointed Candidate will have: 

• The ability to carry out instructions safely and carefully  
• The ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and pupils (as appropriate) 
• Ability to use own initiative without direct supervision when required 
• Experience of working in a school environment or environment with children (Desirable – but full training will be given) 
• A sense of humour! 
• Some knowledge of Health & Safety regulations as they relate to the role (Desirable – but full training will be given)

Benefits:  

• 33 days holiday, inclusive of Bank Holidays 
• Free staff car park 
• Free staff gym 
• Annual free family summer barbecue 
• Annual free black tie Christmas Ball for staff and a guest. 
• We enrol all our employees in the Workplace Pension Scheme 
• 10% discount in our Kindergarten 
• Discount on school fees for staff children

Applying:

QE is committed to ensuring a safe environment for its pupils and staff. Applicants will be required to provide proof of identity and undergo the relevant DBS checks for their role.

Any personal information you share with us on your application form will be used solely for recruitment purposes. Your details will be held for up to 6 months and destroyed after this time. 

Any questions on individual roles or the recruitment process can be sent to the HR department on recruitment@qe.org

We receive high volumes of applications, due to this if you have not heard from us within two weeks of your application, unfortunately on this occasion your application will not have been successful.