Housekeeper
Salary: Trust Scale point Grade 3 to 6
(Currently £18,065 - £18,795FTE; £12,079-£12,567 pro rata)
Part-time term time only with one week in the summer to execute a deep clean
Hours of work: 30 per week (Daily hours: 12.30 – 19.00 with half an hour tea break)
Start date: as soon as possible

We seek to appoint a pro-active, self-motivated and conscientious Housekeeper to both complement and work within the existing site services team. Reporting directly to the Site Manager, you must be an excellent team player who takes pride in a job well done and be able to demonstrate the following
:
• Good organisational skills
• The ability to work using your own initiative
• Proven working experience as a cleaner
• Good punctuality and reliability
• The ability to handle heavy equipment and machinery
• Integrity

A key responsibility will be to maintain the fabric of the site to its current high standard and specific duties will include the cleaning of classrooms, offices, toilets and other general areas of the site.

Please visit www.thomasaveling.co.uk for a full job description and application form

Closing date for applications: 9.00am on Friday 21st February 2020

Early applications are encouraged and we reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found
Interviews will take place shortly after the deadline

Letters of application, together with completed application form (available on the school website) giving full details of qualifications and experience to date should be sent to:

Mrs A Bovis, Executive Business Manager, Thomas Aveling School,
Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UW
or emailed to jshelbourne@thomasaveling.co.uk

Short-listed candidates only will be contacted for interview, which will take place shortly after the application closing date.

OFSTED – June 2016 said that “Staff morale and relationships within the school are very positive.”
And “ Pupils enjoy school, have a positive attitude to learning and behave well”

97% of staff in a recent Staff Survey 2019 said
that they are made to feel welcome at Thomas Aveling and that behaviour in the school is good

The Thomas Aveling School is an Equal Opportunities Employer – committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all students – any offer of appointment will be subject to satisfactory references and an enhanced DBS check will be required for all successful applicants.