Porter and Cleaner

**Job Title: PORTER AND CLEANER**

**Hours of Work**:40 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days (every other weekend)

General hours of work: Mornings 6.30 am - 3.30 pm (less two 30 minutes unpaid breaks).

On occasion as required: Afternoons 10.00 am - 7.00 pm (less two 30 minutes unpaid breaks).

**Salary**:£22,672.00 per annum (which equates to £10.90 per hour).

**Holiday**:Holiday entitlement of 5 weeks per annum, plus Bank Holidays.

**Main Job Objective**

You will be working for the Services Department within the Sherborne Group. The purpose of this role is to deliver a high quality and consistent standard of portering/cleaning services, including internal/external cleaning, deep cleans, furniture moving, waste management etc. You be working with a team of motivated, flexible and customer focussed staff. The Services Department is also responsible for the organisation and smooth delivery of all external and commercial events held within the Schools.

As part of the School Portering and Cleaning team your role will require you to work in different locations around the schools as well as the boarding houses.

The below duties are intended to be comprehensive and are not limited to the below, but does give you reference to your role.

**Duties to include**

**School building security**
- Unlocking and securing School buildings as required

**Cleaning**
- Daily cleaning of designated areas as required
- Termly deep cleaning of School buildings
- Window cleaning
- Floor stripping and polishing
- Carpet cleaning
- Use of floor cleaning machines and power/pressure hoses

**Furniture moving**
- Classroom, hall and meeting room set up
- Function set up for School and commercial events
- School accommodation moves
- Marquee furniture set up
- Examination room set up
- Moving of furniture and equipment

**Collections and deliveries (Driven and on foot)**
- Mail delivery to School departments
- School shop deliveries
- Large scale textbook deliveries to School departments

**Waste Management**
- Emptying bins within the School campus on a daily basis
- Collection and processing of recycling materials within the School
- Safe collection and storage of confidential waste
- Litter picking

**Public areas and Walkways**
- Gritting and snow clearance
- Cleaning of flagstones and pathways
- Clearing of drain covers

**Service Department vehicles**
- Driving School vehicles
- Weekly checks and reporting maintenance required
- Maintaining fuel levels
- Delivery and collection from Garage for repairs

**H & S**
- Correct use of chemicals, machinery and PPE.
- Reporting damage and repairs required for equipment and around the School
- Electrical safety checks

These duties are not intended to be comprehensive and other tasks and projects will be undertaken at the direction of the Services Manager

**Expectations**

The post holder will ideally have previous portering/cleaning experience and will have:

- The ability to work independently and part of a team to ensure that the Services Department delivers an excellent level of customer service to internal and external customers
- An ability to be flexible, both in the tasks undertaken and coping with changing demands coupled with a willingness to ‘muck in’ as required.
- Excellent interpersonal skills to ensure that a high level of customer service is delivered
- The ability to prioritise workloads effectively
- We are looking for applicants who will take pride in their work and take responsibility for the cleanliness and appearance of the School.
- The ability to determine the neatness, accuracy and thoroughness required for the task assigned.
- Full Driving Licence

The post holder will:

- Report for work each day punctually and reliably, with the flexibility to meet the needs of the business when required.
- Comply with School Policies and Procedures (to include the appropriate use of cleaning chemicals, incident and damage reporting, Equal Opportunities etc.)
- Have an awareness of and display commitment to the relevant legislation and guidance in working practices in relation to the safeguarding of children and young people.
- Attend training sessions arranged by the Events Manager; training will take place on a regular basis.

These duties are not intended to be comprehensive and other tasks and projects will be undertaken at the direction of the Services Manager.

**Sherborne School Recruitment and Selection Policy Statement**
Sherborne School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Applicants for this post must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including reference checks with previous employers and a criminal record check with the Disclosure and Barring Service.

**Salary**: £22,672.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking

Schedule:

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