General Premises Assistant
Location: Cambridge
Salary: £12.24 per hour
The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country’s leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18.
Their aim is to be a leading employer of choice. This means they strive to be a school where staff say they are proud and excited to work, and feel valued, respected and motivated.
They are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. They want their staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.
The Role
Working with colleagues to clean and prepare buildings for the school day and for various evening and weekend events, and for ensuring the school is presented in the best light possible.
Key Responsibilities:
The General Premises Assistant will principally be based at the Upper School in Hills Road, but is required to help clean and reset the dining room at the Pelican school (a five minute walk away from the Upper) after the lunch service.
They may also need to provide support at the School’s other sites on occasions. The appointed person would be expected to carry out a varied number of duties as instructed at various school sites including:
* Daily cleaning duties as required including:
o Cleaning and maintaining the public/general use areas around the School
o Cleaning of various offices and other areas
o Cleaning of toilet and shower facilities.
* Cleaning classroom areas at the end of the day to assist the evening cleaning team.
* Assisting the Caretakers on occasions with setting up rooms for events (including moving furniture).
* Assisting in the deep cleaning of areas as required including:
o Carpet and upholstery cleaning
o Scrubbing/buffing floors
o Washing down walls and paintwork.
o Other general premises tasks as required.
Skills and Qualifications
* Honesty and reliability.
* High standards and attention to detail – the ability to achieve and maintain a consistently high standard of work.
* The ability to work alone and as part of a team, communicate with staff at all levels and to establish good working relationships.
* Good organisational skills and self-motivation.
* A ‘can-do’ attitude and approach to work.
* Good level of English, both verbal and written.
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please click apply to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
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