Porter and Cleaner

**Job Title: Porter and Cleaner**

**Location: Sherborne School, Sherborne Prep School and Sherborne International (and other School areas as required)**

**Reporting to: Services Manager (will be directed in daily duties by the Shift Supervisor)**

**Hours of Work**:40 hours per week, 5 out of 7 days Hours of work: 8 hours per day, between 6.30 am - 7.00 pm (less two 30 minutes unpaid breaks).

The rotation of shift patterns is likely to be:
1 in 3 weekends working

1 in 4 weeks will be 10.00am - 7.00pm shift (less two 30 minutes unpaid breaks)

The other 3 weeks will be 06.30am - 3.30pm shift (less two 30 minute unpaid breaks).

However, flexibility will be required to meet the demands of the post. There may be the occasional requirement to work outside your normal working hours, e.g., weekends, functions, Commem.

**Salary**:£24,032.32 per annum (which equates to £11.55 per hour). For hours worked at weekends the overtime value (x 1.5 for Saturday and x 2 for Sunday) will be off set against equivalent time off in the week. There may be occasions when you are asked to work additional hours to your rota, this will be paid at the appropriate overtime rates.

**Holidays**:Holiday entitlement of 5 weeks per annum, plus Bank Holidays. Attendance may be required on Bank Holidays that fall during term time, for which time off in lieu will be given.

**Pension**:The post-holder will be able to join the Sherborne School Support Staff Pension Scheme on the first day of the month after completion of two months service. Where eligible the post-holder will be auto-enrolled into the Pension Scheme as per current legislation; further details may be obtained from the Head of Human Resources (Bursary).

**Main Purpose**:
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.

**Duties - this is not intended to be a comprehensive list of the tasks that will be covered and other tasks will be undertaken at the direction of the Services Manager.**

**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
- High level cleaning

**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**
- Mail delivery to School departments

**(Driven and on foot)**
- School shop deliveries
- Laundry & waste around the Sherborne estate
- 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

**Expectations**

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

- Full Driving Licence
- 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.

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