Housekeeping Assistant

Housekeeping Assistant 

Location: Tokers Green, Reading
Hourly Rate: £12.37 - £12.59 per hour

Actual annual salary: £8,713.41- £8,868.37 per year (pro-rata)
Contract: Part time permanent position, term time only, (39 weeks)

Hours: 15 hours per week 6am – 9am or 4pm – 7pm

Start date: As soon as possible

Opportunity

We are currently looking to recruit a Housekeeping Assistant to join our expanding team, working alongside our Housekeeper to ensure the cleanliness and upkeep of all furniture, fixtures, and fittings in all internal areas of the school.

Key Duties

• To provide high standards of housekeeping. Ensuring that all areas are clean, hygienic and tidy at all times.
• To report any maintenance issues to furniture, fixtures and fittings
• To comply with all safeguarding, H&S legislation, regulations and policy
• To ensure all chemicals are securely locked away.

Please note that duties will vary and you will be expected to contribute to the overall aims of Aurora Rowan School when required, Please see the link below for our full job description:.

Job Description - Housekeeping Assistant 

Successful candidates are likely to demonstrate:

• Proven experience as a Cleaner or Housekeeper
• Ability to work with little supervision and maintain a high level of performance
• Customer-oriented and friendly
• Working quickly without compromising quality
• Experience in supporting in the care or education industry

Aurora Rowan School

Part of the Aurora Group, Aurora Rowan School in Tokers Green, Reading, Berkshire opened in November 2024, supporting young people aged 6 -16 with a diagnosis of Autism spectrum disorder, moderate to Severe Learning needs and associated difficulties, who require an individualised, specialist approach.

What’s on offer?

Training and Development - Within Aurora, we strongly believe that learning and development should not be limited to just the children and young people we support.  We offer wide range of programmes and opportunities to all our employees to improve your skills and further your career. 

Save money on your bills!! - With the cost of living rising we have a fantastic benefit through Perkbox to help with cutting costs and help make your money go further.  Perkbox is a free app for you to use on the go wherever you are.  You can get deals and discounts to save money on things like your weekly food bill, phone plans, internet, eating out, gym memberships, insurance and more.  You can also use Perkbox for our cycle to work scheme and car scheme. 

Competitive Pay and Reward - Every year we compare the market rates of pay and rewards to insure they are comparable or better to other similar organisations.  We also offer Enhanced Annual Leave, Company Sick Pay, Enhanced Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.

UK Health Cash Plan - This plan can help cover your day to day healthcare expenditure such as optician and dental bills.  You and your children are covered on this plan and you can also choose to upgrade and add a partner to enjoy the benefits with you.

Employee Assistance Programme - Your health and wellbeing is very important to us and we have support available on a wide variety of issues, helping you with online tools, information and via a freephone counselling service available 24/7. 

Refer a friend for £1,000 - We’ll reward you for recommending friends and family to come and join the company (*terms apply)

How to Apply: 

You can apply online by completing our online application form.  For more information on this position please contact liz.hudson@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer.

This advert could be taken down at any point in time without prior notice if the position is filled. 

Please note that candidates that are shortlisted might be subject to an online search.