Domestic Team Leader

Location: Uppingham

Salary: £19,651.02 - £25,747.85 per annum

Location:

Uppingham, Rutland
Working pattern: 6 days per week, various shift patterns between 32.5 and 36 hours per week (options include 8:30am–2:25pm, 36 or 52 weeks per year; or 6:00am–12:30pm, 52 weeks per year). Morning central cleaning positions are also available from 6am, and many staff combine House and Central Cleaning roles.

Uppingham School is an independent co-educational boarding and day school for 11 to 18-year-olds, located in the beautiful market town of Uppingham in Rutland. We employ around 600 full-time and part-time staff in both teaching and support roles, and offer a vibrant, supportive and stimulating working environment. We welcome applications from candidates who are both experienced and new to working within the independent education sector, and are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion.

Job purpose

To supervise and be responsible for all cleaning activities within academic buildings across the school and to lead a team of Domestic Cleaners to provide a sufficient cleaning service to the highest of standards. To ensure cleaning standards are maintained, applied consistently, and developed further, and that staff are suitably trained to maintain standards both internally and in line with any applicable regulations and legislation.

You will maintain a close working relationship with the Assistant Cleaning Manager, working together on a number of tasks and activities.

What you'll be doing

Working under the direction and guidance of the Assistant Operations Manager, you will:

Be courteous to colleagues and pupils and provide a welcoming environment to parents, contractors, conference delegates, and other visitors
Work independently to complete the daily/weekly tasks assigned by your line manager to a high standard
Organise cleaning schedules of work areas for cleaning staff to accomplish high standards, amending schedules as required including for staff absence, term start/end, or visiting parents
Provide induction training for new staff members, and continue coaching, mentoring, motivating and appraising staff to maintain high performance
Undertake checks of cleaning standards in work areas of central buildings, providing feedback to individual staff members and escalating to your line manager where required
Monitor, control and distribute cleaning product stock
Report equipment faults and act appropriately to ensure faulty equipment is not used until repaired or replaced
Report staff absence accordingly and undertake return to work interviews
Support and organise domestic staff during Buttery service
Comply fully with Health & Safety, Hygiene and Infection Control regulations, including chemical safety (COSHH) and the wearing of protective clothing as required
Ensure that issued uniform is always worn, and kept fresh, clean and presentable
Attend professional training as required, keeping up to date with online training

What you'll bring

Previous supervisory experience
Previous cleaning experience
Knowledge of cleaning procedures
Effective communication skill
Reasonable numeracy and literacy
Ability to organise workload and balance priorities to meet deadlines
Excellent attention to detail
Friendly and approachable, with the ability to work with minimum supervision and with others
High standards of work and good timekeeping
Ability to deal with colleagues, pupils and parents in a pleasant and helpful manner

Desirable: knowledge of health & safety requirements, an understanding of COSHH, and previous experience using industrial cleaning equipment.

What's on offer

Free Westfield Healthcare and free membership of the dual-use Sports Centre (£25 annual joining fee)
Free staff lunches in term-time
School fee discount for children of Uppingham staff (pro-rated for part-time staff)
Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurant discounts
Cycle to work scheme, Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services
Free annual flu jabs
Recognised as a "Disability Confident" and "Mindful" employer
Favourable rates with a local nursery and complimentary staff tickets to selected School performances
Discount at a local coffee shop for Uppingham staff
Defined contribution pension scheme: employee contribution matched by the School by a factor of two, up to 10% maximum

Additional information

The post-holder's responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons will be to adhere to and always ensure compliance with the School's Safeguarding (Child Protection) Policy. Any concerns must be reported to the School's Designated Safeguarding Lead or the Headmaster.

You may have experience of the following:
Cleaning Supervisor, Cleaning Team Leader, Domestic Services Supervisor, Housekeeping Supervisor, Cleaning Manager, Facilities Team Leader, Domestic Operations Supervisor, Cleaning Shift Leader, Site Cleaning Supervisor, School Domestic Supervisor

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