Housekeeper

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
Bradfield
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Entry-level
CATEGORY
Hospitality
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SKILLS

Cleaning Sanitizing COSHH Health & Safety Teamwork Attention to Detail

FULL DESCRIPTION

To ensure a clean, safe and hygienic environment across the College’s/School’s facilities, including classrooms, offices, communal areas and some residential buildings in-line with the British Institute of Cleaning Standards (BRICS) guidelines.

Main Duties:

  • Undertaking daily and periodic cleaning tasks as directed by the Supervisor, including dusting, vacuuming, mopping, sanitising surfaces, emptying bins.
  • Cleaning and disinfecting toilets, washrooms, and changing areas.
  • Replenishing consumables: soap, toilet paper, paper towels.
  • Using cleaning equipment and chemicals safely and in accordance with COSHH regulations and training.
  • Reporting any maintenance issues, hazards, or health and safety concerns to the Housekeeping Supervisor promptly.
  • Ensuring all cleaning materials and equipment are stored securely and safely.
  • Ensuring appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) is used as and when required.
  • Assisting with deep cleaning tasks during school holidays or as scheduled.
  • Supporting the wider Housekeeping team with ad-hoc duties as required.

Financial Management:

  • Identifies ways to reduce business costs or improve business efficiency.
  • Monitors project delivery against financial and other metrics.

Training and Development:

  • Identifies opportunities for continuing professional development to ensure skills and knowledge are up to date.
  • Undertakes mandatory training required for the role, e.g. Safeguarding Children, Health & Safety, COSHH.

Relationship Management:

  • Establishes and maintains effective professional relationships with colleagues.
  • Supports and enables own and colleagues’ performance management.
  • Able to demonstrate professional behaviours and college values.
  • Ability to work as part of a team and independently.

General:

  • Ability to organise own workload to meet targets and deadlines.
  • Ability to communicate effectively.
  • Flexibility to travel between sites (Bradfield and St Andrews) if required.
  • Demonstrates attention to detail skills.
  • Ability to work effectively under pressure and adapt to changing priorities.
  • Ability to maintain confidentiality.
  • Flexibility to undertake duties in another work area dependent on the needs of the business.

Qualifications and experience required for this role:

  • Experience in a cleaning or facilities role is preferred but not essential.
  • Knowledge of infection control procedures is preferred but not essential.
  • Experience of working in an educational setting is preferred but not essential.
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