Term Time Only - 49 weeks per year including 6 weeks holiday
Hours: 15 or 30 hours per week
Kedleston Schools Ltd is an independent organisation which owns and operates a group of schools/homes for children with a range of special educational needs. Kedleston’s vision is to become the most respected provider of specialist schooling in the country. We are committed to achieving this by investing in our people, practices and infrastructure.
We are currently looking to recruit a passionate School Cleaner to join our team in Brookways School. The school caters for children who have a diagnosis of ASC and have struggled in mainstream or alternative education environments and whose needs have subsequently been unmet. Students are all verbal and most are cognitively average to above average.
The post holder will under the direction of the Site Supervisor and Manager be responsible for supporting with all aspects of domestic housekeeping at Brookways School
To maintain high levels of domestic cleanliness to ensure safe school facilities for the children and staff
To be an advocate for the school ethos of Pillars of Parenting, seeing and demonstrating its use as paramount to the success of our young people.
Duties and Responsibilities Specific to the Post:
1. Cleaning
(a) Cleaning to a high standard the area or areas delegated by the Domestic Supervisor/Head of Pastoral Care and Operations
(b) Storing safely all cleaning materials at the end of the duty period in the appropriate storage facility.
· Participating in thorough ‘Spring Cleaning’ of allocated areas at specified times
· Adhering to good health and hygiene practices.
3. Care and Maintenance of Equipment
(a) Exercising care in the use of all equipment used.
(b) Reporting damage, faults and repairs necessary to the Maintenance Team.
4. Training and Development
(a) Participating in arrangements for your Induction, supervision, training and development.
(b) Undertaking qualifications deemed necessary by the Headteacher and Operations to fulfil the requirements of the post.
(c) Reviewing your own methods of care and support.
(d) Participating in the safeguarding of all the children and ensuring that High Peak School Child Protection Policy is adhered to.
5. Performance Management
Participating in your own Performance Management arrangements and those of others, as appropriate.
6. Staff Meetings
Attending meetings of staff, as arranged by supervising staff.
We are Kedleston Group Limited. Our fantastic schools and homes support children and young people living with social, emotional and mental health challenges, autism and specific learning difficulties which may affect their behaviour. Our mission is to develop confident and capable young people by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions. We work in partnership with young people, their families and carers and other stakeholders to achieve outcomes which make a difference.
Kedleston Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and requires all staff to act in the best interests of our pupils at all times. Successful candidates will be asked to apply for an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.