Household Assistant

Worth School; Crawley; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A private educational institution in Crawley is looking for three Household Assistants to maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards. The role involves dusting, vacuuming, sweeping, and mopping floors. Applicants must have a strong understanding of Child Protection legislation and prior cleaning experience. The position offers a generous salary scale, employee benefits, and access to school facilities. Interested candidates must apply online or via the HR department by 31 December 2025.

Benefits

Employee assistance programme

Meal provision

Enhanced pension contribution

Free parking

Social events

Discounted school fees

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation.
• Understanding of the health and safety aspects of cleaning duties.
• Ability to read and understand instructions on cleaning products.
• Previous experience of cleaning is essential.

Responsibilities

• Perform high-and low-level dusting.
• Hoover all carpeted areas including stairwells.
• Sweep and mop all non-carpeted floors.
• Dust all furniture and surfaces.
• Empty bins.

Skills

Understanding of Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation

Understanding of health and safety aspects of cleaning duties

Ability to read and understand cleaning product instructions

Previous cleaning experience

Job description

Worth School are looking to appoint three Household Assistants to join our team as soon as possible. The successful applicants will work as a member of a team and ensure that high standards of cleanliness and hygiene for staff and pupils are maintained throughout the School. They will be flexible and able to respond to specific cleaning needs in the School. Each Housekeeper will be responsible for an area and will be expected to clean to the frequency and standard set and as per work schedules. To provide a thorough and reliable service to the school and generally support the Housekeeping Manager.

A reliable form of transport is necessary due to the remote location of the School.

Responsibilities

• High-and low-level dusting.
• Hoover all carpeted areas, including all stairwells.
• Sweep and mop all non-carpeted floors.
• Dust all furniture, free surfaces, windowsills, shelves and ledges.
• Empty bins.

Qualifications

• Ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation (Essential)
• Understanding of the health and safety aspects of cleaning duties (Essential)
• Ability to read and understand instructions on cleaning products (Essential)
• Previous experience of cleaning (Essential)
• Previous experience of independent schools, commercial or hotel cleaning (Desirable)

The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.

Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.

How to Apply

Applicants are required to apply online using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department. Please add a Covering Letter and CV when applying. Please ensure that you give a comprehensive outline of your experience for all positions held to date.

Closing date for applications: 31 December 2025.

Applicants must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.

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We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.

We are committed to the safeguarding of children. All employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.

This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.