Location: High Wycombe
Overview
We are looking for a School Cleaning Supervisor and Porter to support all aspects of school housekeeping, supervise the cleaning of the School and complete daily porter/cleaning tasks as necessary.
Salary: £25-29k dependent on skills and experience
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 40 hours per week, Five weeks’ annual holiday
Closing date: Sunday 31 May 2026
About us
Pipers Corner is a Girls’ School Association Independent School for girls aged 4-18. Set in 96 acres of beautiful Chiltern countryside, the school is four miles north of High Wycombe and two miles from Great Missenden. In its most recent ISI inspection (March 2023) the school was graded as “excellent” in all categories.
About the role
1. Check daily to ensure that rooms are ready for school exams, functions and events.
2. Monitor the work of the externally-contracted cleaning operatives, liaising closely with their Cleaning Supervisor.
3. Respond to service requests for porter/hospitality jobs.
4. Perform cleaning tasks based on a schedule produced by the Estates Manager (including outside cleaning)
About you
The post holder will benefit from the following attributes and experience:
5. Ideally the candidate will enjoy working as part of a team, but will also be able to take the initiative, particularly when events and activities are in progress.
6. This is a demanding role which requires a level of physical fitness.
7. The successful candidate should be able to evidence their reliability and be amenable to some flexibility in working hours, according to the needs of the school calendar.
8. Punctuality is an important part of the function.
9. The post holder will need to keep abreast of the school programme in general and the weekly programme in detail.
10. The post holder will be a responsive individual, with very strong communication skills, forming an essential part of our busy Estates team.
11. A willingness to assist and deal confidently with staff. Must be professional, courteous and helpful to students, parents and other visitors at all times.
The working week will comprise a ‘core hours’ approach with a standard start and finish time, but with flexibility to ensure that the Cleaning Contractor is supervised sufficiently during the evening cleaning periods and also that school events are appropriately supported. Where necessary, TOIL or overtime will be available.