Epsom College is a co-educational day and boarding school with approximately 1100 pupils aged 11-18. The College is located approximately one mile from Epsom town, below Epsom Downs, in fine buildings set in a beautiful tree filled campus of some 80 acres.
Main Tasks and Responsibilities
- To ensure that all classrooms and common areas are cleaned according to work schedules and set standards.
- To ensure that all offices, meeting rooms, lecture theatre, stairwells and halls are cleaned according to work schedules and set standards.
- To maintain all washroom facilities in a hygienic condition according to set standards.
- To ensure that all floors are maintained to a high level of cleanliness and cleaned in accordance with set standards.
- To undertake deep-cleaning activities and any other periodic tasks as required.
- To ensure that cleaning storerooms are maintained in a tidy, safe and hygienic condition and appropriate chemicals and disposables stock levels are maintained.
- To carry out duties in line with the College’s safeguarding protocols and procedures.
- To ensure that C.O.S.H.H regulations relating to any cleaning product are adhered to.
- To report all defects or maintenance requests to the Cleaning Supervisor.
- To maintain a co-operative relationship with staff, students and work colleagues within your area of responsibility.
- To assist in any other areas of the College as may be required.
- To attend all mandatory and relevant training as required by the FM.
- To undertake any other reasonable task as directed by the FM.
- To be aware of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. To adhere to all relevant regulations. i.e. Fire Precautions, Manual Handling, C.O.S.H.H etc.
- To be aware of the implications of strangers on campus and conscious of your security responsibilities.
- To adopt a flexible approach to the role and undertake any other reasonable task as requested. i.e. support security duties/lock up and internal/ external events.
Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment including regular training attendance.
Essential Qualification, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Experience of cleaning to specified standards
- Understanding and commitment to safeguarding procedures and protocols.
- Customer focused
- Good communication and listening skills
- Sense of humour, even temper and able to remain calm, patient and polite at all times
- Reliable, punctual and a flexible approach to duties.
Desirable Qualification, Experience and Skills Requirements
- Working within a school environment
- Experience of cleaning within a commercial environment
The selection panel reserves the right to enhance any or all of the desirable criteria to attain a manageable field
Terms and Conditions
- Salary: £8,198 per annum.
- Hours: 12 hours per week throughout the year Monday to Saturday 6am – 8am (some flexibility to cover for school events i.e. Parents Evenings)
- Holidays: The holiday entitlement is a total of 28 days paid holiday per annum including bank holidays increasing by 1 day per annum to a maximum of 33 days per annum following 5 years continuous service inclusive of bank holidays and pro rata for part time working.
- Pension: The College operates the Epsom College Automatic Enrolment Scheme. The Scheme is administered by the Pensions Trust. Eligibility is based on statutory criteria. If eligible, the Employee will be required to contribute a minimum of 5% of Basic Salary and the College will contribute 4% in compliance with current pension regulations.
- Life Assurance: Staff who are active members of the Pension scheme will be afforded life assurance cover at 2 times basic annual salary at no cost to the employee.
Employee Benefits
- Life Assurance: Members who are automatically enrolled or who choose to opt into the College Pension Scheme will be provided with life assurance cover at two x contractual annual basic salary subject to scheme rules at no cost to the employee.
- School Fee Discount: Subject to qualifying conditions a generous school fee discount is offered.
- Refreshments: Free refreshments available and free meals when the dining room is open during break times.
- Health care plan: Private healthcare and well-being plan offered to staff subject to qualifying conditions.
- Health, Fitness and Wellbeing: Free use of Fitness suite and swimming pool are available to staff at certain times.
- Employee Assistance Programme:The College offers an employee assistance programme including counselling and other support services.
- Cycle to Work: Subject to qualifying conditions, the College offers a cycle to work loan scheme
- Parking: Free car parking for staff is available on campus.
- Computer Loan: Subject to qualifying conditions, the College offers a computer loan scheme.
Offer of Post
In compliance with statutory safeguarding regulations, the post will be offered subject to receipt of satisfactory written references, pre-placement medical assessment, proof of appropriate qualifications, a check of online search engines and websites of publicly available information that does not identify the candidate as potentially unsuitable to work within a school setting, a satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if appropriate, as well as confirmation that the successful candidate is able to work in the UK. Prior to interview, an online search of internet search engines, websites and other publicly available and publicly accessible platforms to ascertain applicant’s suitability to work within a school environment will be undertaken on applicants that have been shortlisted. Please note whilst the Enhanced DBS check will be paid by the College if an overseas police check is required it will be at the cost of the successful applicant
Application
Applicants are required to complete the Application for Employment Form available from our website www.epsomcollege.org.uk. To comply with safeguarding procedures when working in a school, CVs will not be accepted. Applicants should refer to the Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure and the safeguarding policies on the College website.
Applications will be assessed in order of receipt and interviews and subsequent offer may occur at any stage after applications are received. Please apply as soon as possible.
Applicants are encouraged to contact Kay Wright on tele 01372 821260 to discuss further.