Nursery Housekeeper

As a **Nursery Housekeeper**, you're highly valued as an important part of the team **Busy Bees** recognises this and therefore would like to reward you with the following:

- **_Salary that meets the national living/minimum wage_**:

- **_Childcare discount from 20%_**:

- **_A paid day off as a birthday treat_**:

- **_No weekend working_**

**Busy Bees** _in_ _**_Inverness _**are recruiting for a Nursery Housekeeper with previous House Keeping experience to work 20 hours per week Monday to Friday,

**_ About the nursery:_**
- **_ Converted Victorian villa 82 place nursery with extensive gardens_**:

- **_ Bus stop is located less than a five-minute walk from our nursery for the route into Inverness city centre_**:

- **_ Staff room with tea and coffee making facilities_**:

- **_ On site staff parking_**:

- **_ Care Inspectorate is graded Good_**:

- **_ Cleaning supplies and uniform provided_**

**Essential Qualifications & Experience**:

- Previous experience working within a similar role adhering to COSHH.

**Key Responsibilities & Duties**:

- Interact in a friendly manner with children, parents, staff and visitors at all times.
- Play a role in the education of our children’s development by promoting good hygiene standards and spending time within the rooms teaching them how to be clean and tidy.
- Speak Up against practices that don’t support safeguarding or our Core Values.
- Ensure the entrance areas and other areas such as parent rooms are well presented, attractive and inviting.
- Maintain an infection free environment throughout the nursery.
- Clean spillages, accidents and general dirt in a timely manner using the correct chemicals and equipment appropriately.
- Ensure that bathroom facilities and milk kitchens are well presented, and supplies are replenished on a regular basis.
- Complete all nursery laundry tasks.
- Comply with the company’s procedures relating to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH).
- Create a setting through general good house-keeping that is clean, welcoming, dust free and hygienic.
- Maintain and order cleaning provisions in line with the budget.
- Report any damages or faulty equipment immediately to the nursery management team.
- Enhanced family leave payments for all eligible team members (including 12 weeks basic pay for Maternity/Adoption, 27 Weeks SAP and return to work bonus)

At Busy Bees, we take the safeguarding and welfare of our children seriously and this extends to the safe recruitment and induction of our employees and volunteers. As part of our recruitment process, we will undertake the necessary pre-employment safeguarding checks.