Nursery Cleaner

Lichfield, United Kingdom | Posted on 13/07/2026

• Location Footsteps Nursery Hawthorn (Lichfield)
• Date Opened 13/07/2026
• Work Experience 1-3 years
• Job Type Part time
• Province Staffordshire
• Postal Code WS13 8JL
• Country United Kingdom

Permanent | 15 hours a week

75% Childcare Discount | Birthday Off | Employee Wellbeing Programme

Are you looking fora part-time role that fits around your day while making a real difference to children's lives?

Footsteps Hawthorn islooking for a reliable and hardworking Nursery Housekeeper to helpkeep our nursery clean, safe, and welcoming for children, families and staff.

You will play avital role behind the scenes, ensuring our playrooms, bathrooms,kitchens, and communal areas are maintained to the highest standards every day. Your work will help create an environment where children can learn, play, and thrive safely.

We can be flexible with working hours for the right candidate, making this roleideal for parents, school-hour workers, students, or anyone looking for a regular part-time position.

Whether you have previous cleaning experience or are simply reliable, organised,and take pride in your work, we would love to hear fromyou.

• 24 days annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
• Employeewellbeing and assistance programme
• Tailored learning and development opportunities
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme
• Supportive and welcoming team environment
• Opportunities togrow within the Family First Group

As Nursery Housekeeper, you will help maintain the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene throughout the nursery. Responsibilities include:

• Cleaning and maintaining playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal areas
• Sweeping,mopping, dusting, sanitising surfaces, and emptying bins
• Cleaning and disinfecting children's bathrooms, nappy changing areas, andhigh-touch surfaces
• Supporting laundry duties, including washing, drying, folding, and organising nursery linen
• Assisting with washing up and maintaining cleanliness within kitchen areas
• Using cleaning products and equipment safely and appropriately
• Monitoring cleaning stock levels and reporting replenishment requirements
• Following Health& Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguarding procedures at all times
• Supporting periodic deep cleaning tasks as required
• Working closely with the nursery team to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for all

• Reliable and punctual
• Able to work independently
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness
• Positive and proactive approach to work
• Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience
• Knowledgeofsafe cleaning practices and COSHH procedures
• Experience working in a nursery, school, healthcare, or similar environment

We are committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children andexpect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service Certificate will be required forall posts. This post will be subject to enhanced checks as partof our Safeguarding Duty.

Footsteps Hawthorn ispart of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities toany other individual, whether they are an adult or a child. Weare committed to providing equality of opportunity andanti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs. Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage orcivil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin,or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.