East Kent College
Housekeeper
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About The Role
Join EKC Group, Where Every Space Matters!
We are looking for a dedicated Housekeeper to join our exciting new Bench Street campus at Dover!
This role is for 15 hours per week, with a pro-rata salary of £10,519 per annum (£25,948 FTE)
Please note we have more than one position available and are happy to discuss flexible working.
Shift Details
- Monday to Friday 05:30 to 08:30
The Role
You will be responsible for maintaining the cleanliness of the college buildings and grounds, ensuring a safe and pleasant environment for students and staff. Prior experience working within health and safety guidelines is beneficial.
If you're passionate about creating clean, inviting spaces, come be part of our team!
Alongside our priority of excellent student experience, we also focus highly on our employees!
Here are just some of our benefits when working for the East Kent Colleges Group:
- Generous Annual Leave
- Learning and Development Opportunities
- Exclusive Discounts & Perks
- Flexible Personal Leave
- Wellbeing and Health Support
- Culture and Recognition
- Competitive Pension Scheme
About You
We are seeking to appoint a positive, proactive, and efficient Housekeeper to join our team.
Key Responsibilities
- Work both independently and as part of a team.
- Perform a variety of cleaning tasks, including the use of machinery.
- Maintain a safe and secure environment for students, staff, and visitors.
Preferred Skills
Preferred Experience & Skills:
- Previous experience in a commercial cleaning environment or the ability to learn quickly.
- Commitment to maintaining high cleanliness standards.
- Ability to work unsupervised.
- Some technology/computer experience would be an advantage.
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If you have any queries about the role, please email us on jobs@ekcgroup.ac.uk
About Us
Outstanding Ofsted Provider
East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted.
Commitment to Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles.
As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing.
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It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so.
If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process.
Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce.
We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability.
Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application.
We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break.
We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.
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