Domestic Assistant - Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom - Royal Grammar School, Newcastle

Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
Royal Grammar School, Newcastle
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Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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We seek to appoint a professional and enthusiastic individual to join our Domestic Services team in providing high quality, professional and responsive cleaning services to the Junior and Senior Schools.


The Domestic Assistant will join a multi-disciplined facilities team consisting of four caretakers, two maintenance staff, three grounds staff and twenty-two domestic staff.

The Domestic Assistant will report to the Domestic Manager who in turn, reports to the Head of Facilities and Estates.


THE SCHOOL


Thomas Horsley, the original settlor of the Royal Grammar School Newcastle (RGS) pledged his legacy to the School in 1525.

Almost 500 years later, RGS continues to flourish as the premier independent school in the North East of England and as one of the country's leading schools, and the Sunday Times' North East Independent School of the Decade 2020.

RGS was awarded the Sunday Times' 2023 North East's Top Independent Secondary School for Academic Performance and most recently Independent School of the Year for the whole of England.

We regularly lead all northern schools in national league tables and pride ourselves on academic excellence, a high level of pastoral support, involvement in a wide range of sports and other co-curricular activities, and our commitment to bursaries and partnerships.

RGS has grown substantially in recent years. There are now some 1,340 students, over 260 of whom are in the Junior School. The Sixth Form of 350 students is one of the largest in the independent sector. We became coeducational 20 years ago and girls now comprise 43% of the school.

The school is based in the heart of the city, immediately opposite Jesmond Metro station.

The school occupies over 30 acres of land and has state-of-the-art facilities, including five brand new art studios, a new library, a new Sixth Form Centre, a 25m swimming pool, two Sports Halls, a Performing Arts Centre, outdoor football/rugby pitches at Mooracres, an artificial turf pitch for hockey and the former County Cricket Ground.


KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The principal duty will be to provide and maintain a clean environment for students, staff and visitors to the school


Other duties will include:

  • Daily cleaning throughout the whole school, including teaching rooms, laboratories and other special facilities, common rooms, offices and all internal circulation spaces.
  • Regular deep cleaning of the school out of termtime and for special events.
  • Using a range of cleaning equipment, aids and agents, including vacuum cleaners, floor polishers and a range of appropriate cleaning materials.
  • Collecting of waste from bins, including recycling bins.
  • Reporting faults, e.g., broken furniture, failed lights, etc.
  • Working independently or in close cooperation with other support staff teams, actively assisting in the provision of support services across the school, e.g. setting up and clearing away after events to ensure the school is ready for students the following day.
  • Attending and participating in team meetings, training activities and performance development as required.
  • Other reasonable additional duties which may be required from time to time.

QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING, KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS

The following are essential:


  • Cleaning experience.
  • Good verbal communication skills.
  • A strong commitment to quality standards and good practice as they relate to cleaning operations, including:
  • An awareness of health and safety, safe use of cleaning materials and environmental health issues associated with an understanding of COSHH Safety procedures.
  • An understanding of hygiene control.
  • A willingness to actively support the ethos and vision of the school.
  • The post holder must show a professional, positive and enthusiastic approach to work and must be flexible and sensitive to the needs of a wide range of school users.
  • They must:
- be customer focused;
- be confident and courteous;
- be organised and methodical;
- have good timekeeping;
- have a tidy appearance.

  • Show an understanding, or willingness to learn the issues associated with working among young people in a school.
  • An ability to work as a member of a team in a busy environment.

The following are desirable:


  • Experience of working in a school or similar environment.
  • A qualification in cleaning science or similar.

HEALTH & SAFETY
An awareness of health and safety, safe use of cleaning materials and environmental health issues is essential.

Assisting the Head of Facilities and Estates in providing a safe environment for the school community and its visitors, the post holder must perform their duties in accordance with the school's health and safety procedures and policies, taking remedial action and reporting hazards where additional action is required.


  • Ensure that appropriate signage is in place when cleaning is in progress.
  • Make safe any hazards where possible, and ensure the area is cordoned off.
  • During cleaning opera
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