Repton Preparatory School are seeking a reliable and hard-working individual to work within our boarding house. As a Domestic Assistant, you will report directly to the Matron/Housekeeper and assist in the general upkeep of cleanliness in the houses.
Benefits include:
- Training and uniform provided
- Ideal work-life balance – Part Time, school holidays off.
- Discounted use of Repton School’s Sports Centre.
This is a term time only position with an additional requirement to work the ‘clean up’ and ‘clean down’ at the beginning and end of every term.
Please submit your application online by 31st December 2024
Should you wish to complete an offline application form, or should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact a member of the HR team via [email protected].
Main Responsibilities: Domestic Assistant
- Emptying waste bins or similar receptacles; transporting waste material to designated collection points
- Sweeping floors with brushes and mopping floors with wet or dry mops
- Suction cleaning carpeted areas and ‘spot’ cleaning carpets
- Using electrically powered scrubbing/polishing machines to burnish, scrub, polish and spray clean floors (after receiving proper instruction and training)
- Dusting, damp-wiping, washing or polishing furniture, ledges, windowsills, and external surfaces of cupboards, radiators, shelves and fitments
- Dusting light shades and fittings
- Cleaning scuff marks, foot and fingerprints from doors and banisters
- Replenishing consumable items (soap, toilet rolls, paper towels etc.)
- Cleaning toilets, urinals, hand basins, sinks, baths, showers and drinking fountains
- Using such chemical cleaners as directed in the discharge of cleaning operations or maintenance procedures (after receiving proper instruction and training, and in accordance with current COSHH directions)
- Washing walls or cleaning inside windowpanes, using approved stepladders where necessary
- Washing-up duties, as required (subject to suitable training being given)
- To help prepare the food as directed by the Chef ready for lunch time service.
- Maintaining the school standards of hygiene & cleanliness of all cutlery, crockery & glassware, kitchen & cooking utensils.
- Ensuring the cleanliness of the stores & that all purchases are put away in strict stock rotation.
- Relieving & assisting the catering staff from time to time with duties as requested such as vegetable & salad preparation.
- To ensure adherence to all procedures within the School's Health and Safety manual.
- Assisting in the implantation of the kitchen cleaning schedules to the agreed standards.
- To ensure a clean and hazard free kitchen and follow ‘best practice’ on all aspects of food storage, preparation and service relating to customer health.
- To ensure the security of catering areas at all times, that storage areas are locked, and that the facility is secure out of hours.
- Reporting immediately any incidents of, accidents, fire, theft, loss damage, unfit food or other irregularities & taking such action as may be appropriate or possible.
- All other such duties as the School may reasonably, from time to time, communicate either orally or in writing to you
- Inform the Housekeeper of any damage or faults you may notice within the House
- Sorting, washing and drying of all laundry generated by the pupils in the House. This will include Uniform items and ‘home’ clothes
Laundry Assistant
- Sorting, washing and drying of bed sheets, duvet covers, pillowcases and towels
- Ironing of the above laundry, as required
- Sorting, packing, listing and maintaining records of any dry-cleaning
- Laundry of Chef whites and tabards
- Laundry of tea towels, cleaning cloths and mop-heads
- Taking responsibility for the checking and cleaning of the filters on all the laundry equipment.
- Keeping the Laundry Room clean and tidy.
Package Description: Location: Repton Prep
Contract Type: Permanent, term-time only (plus clean up and clean down)
Hours of work: Various hours available.
Salary: £12.50 per hour
