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Nursery Cleaner

Employer
Lancing College
Location
Lancing, West Sussex
Salary
Competitive salary and generous benefits
Closing date
2 Aug 2019

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Sector
Education, Nursery
Function
Cleaner
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Part Time

Job Details

The Nursery Cleaner will report to the Nursery Manager and Deputy Nursery Manager.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Clean all areas of the nursery including toilets, showers, kitchen, play rooms and staff areas
  • Clean all surfaces of the nursery including carpets, lino, wooden floors, paintwork, tiles and wallpaper
  • Window cleaning to ground floor
  • Report any maintenance issues that prevent safe and efficient cleaning of these areas
  • Remove all bottles and recyclable materials to the relevant position or bin and ensure anything recyclable is recycled
  • Ensure there is sufficient stock levels of cleaning materials and correct equipment within the nursery, and ensure that shortages do not prevent cleaning
  • Ensure all high and low level dusting is completed
  • Maintain cleaning equipment
  • Ensure areas are kept secure
  • Be committed to the safeguarding of all children
  • Observe and comply with the College’s Health and Safety policy and Code of Practice
  • Observe COSHH regulations and the safe use of chemicals
  • Any other duties as assigned by the Nursery Manager or Deputy Nursery Manager

Person Specification

Knowledge / Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Manual Handling regulations - desirable
  • First Aid qualification - preferred but not essential

Skills / Experience

  • Have proven experience in a similar role - desirable
  • Must be physically fit and able to undertake moderately heavy lifting - desirable
  • Experience of working in a customer service environment - desirable

Personal Qualities

  • Able to ensure the safety and cleanliness of the setting at all times - essential
  • Customer service oriented with polite, friendly communication skills and a “can do” attitude
  • Able to identify any needs/and or issues around the nursery - essential
  • A team player - essential
  • Willing, positive, cheerful and adaptable - essential
  • Committed to providing a quality service right down to the small details - essential
  • Proactive in seeking service improvements - essential
  • Flexible approach - essential
  • Committed to the safeguarding and protection of children - essential
  • Values and respects the views and needs of children - essential

This job description sets out the main duties at the time it was drawn up.  Such duties may vary but without changing the general character of the duties or the level of responsibility entailed.

Company

Lancing College is an independent boarding school for boys and girls, located on a site of outstanding natural beauty on the south coast of England between Brighton and Worthing. The College stands in an impressive downland estate of some 550 acres, which includes playing fields, residential properties, and an area now managed as an educational farm. The remainder is let to a tenant farmer. The distinguished Victorian buildings, including the spectacular chapel that was begun in 1868, are a familiar south coast landmark. 

There are also two Prep Schools, one in Hove and the other in Worthing. Lancing College Preparatory School at Hove is an independent Nursery, Pre-preparatory and Preparatory School for approximately 260 children between the age of 3 and 13. Situated in Hove, East Sussex, the school is set in its own grounds and offers a wonderful environment for its pupils.  Lancing College Preparatory School at Worthing, became part of the Lancing College family of schools.in 2013.  

Company info
Website
Telephone
01273 465944
Location
LANCING COLLEGE
LANCING
WEST SUSSEX
BN15 0RW
United Kingdom

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