Worksop College and Ranby House
Household Assistant (Cleaner)
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Location: Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Working pattern: Part-time, permanent
Start date: As soon as possible
Closing date: Friday 30 October 2026
About The Role
Worksop College and Ranby House is a single school community spread across two sites, educating children aged two to eighteen. The school has excellent facilities in a beautiful setting, and it values every pupil's individual strengths, whether academic, sporting, musical or creative.
As a Household Assistant, you will keep the school's classrooms, offices, boarding accommodation and shared spaces clean, hygienic and safe. You will be part of a friendly household team that keeps the school welcoming for pupils, staff and visitors every day.
What you'll be doing
- Sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, dusting, polishing and spray cleaning to the required standard
- Cleaning classrooms, offices, corridors, stairwells, toilets, washrooms and shower areas
- Restocking toilet paper, hand towels and cleaning materials
- Removing rubbish and recycling in line with waste procedures
- Floor care, including scrubbing, polishing and resealing
- Laundry duties as directed
- Using powered cleaning equipment safely, following training and procedures
- Following health, safety and hygiene rules
- Reporting defects, damage or safety concerns to the Household Manager
- Dealing with emergency cleaning, such as spillages or flooding
- Supporting deeper cleaning of buildings and accommodation during school holidays
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What you'll bring
Essential:
- Experience of cleaning, domestic or facilities work (paid or voluntary)
- The ability to clean to a high standard and follow set procedures
- Safe, effective use of cleaning equipment (training provided if needed)
- Awareness of health, safety and hygiene in the workplace
- Reliability, punctuality and trustworthiness
- The ability to work on your own and as part of a team
- A friendly, approachable and professional manner
- The physical ability to lift, bend and stand for periods
- A commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Desirable:
- Experience in a school, boarding or similar setting
- Experience of using powered cleaning machinery
- A basic understanding of COSHH regulations
- Experience of laundry duties
You'll also need to be flexible about extra cleaning during school holidays or special events, and willing to complete training relevant to the role.
What's on offer
- Fee concessions for your children
- Workplace pension scheme
- Access to the gym, sports hall and swimming pool
- Free meals when on duty
- Free onsite parking
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Additional information
Applications will be reviewed as they arrive, and the school may close the vacancy early, so please apply soon.
Visa sponsorship is not available for this role.
The school is committed to safeguarding children. All offers of employment depend on satisfactory child protection screening. This includes references, online searches, prohibition checks and an enhanced DBS check with a Barred List check.
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Applicants must declare all convictions and cautions, including those that are spent, unless they are protected under the DBS filtering rules.
Worksop College is an equal opportunities employer. It appoints, trains and promotes people on merit and ability, regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, maternity, marital or civil partnership status, race, sexual orientation, trade union membership, religion or belief.
You may have experience of the following: School Cleaner, Cleaning Assistant, Domestic Assistant, Housekeeping Assistant, Boarding House Cleaner, Cleaning Operative, Domestic Cleaner, Housekeeper, Facilities Assistant, Laundry and Cleaning Assistant
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