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Housekeeper Facilities - Part-time

Bronte School, Gravesend

  • Ref:KCC886-6062-31S
  • Posted:02/10/2017
  • Pay:Bronte School Pay Scale
  • Start Date:Jan 2018
  • App Close Date:10/11/2017 at 23:00
  • Interviews:Week beginning 20th November 2017

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                             Housekeeper (Part-time)

                            Required for January 2018

Bronte School is a co-educational independent preparatory/junior school, age Kindergarten to Year 6.  It is located close to the centre of Gravesend.

Housekeeping duties during the school day are designed to promote a welcoming and efficient environment around the school.  The role is focused on two areas: catering and domestic support, and hospitality for parents and visitors.

Catering and Domestic Support

  • maintenance and tidiness of the staff room catering area, washing-up and tidying of staff room crockery and cutlery
  • preparation and clearing up for staff morning break,and for occasional staff lunches and teas
  • collection of crockery from around the school
  • in liaison with school catering staff, washing and preparation of linen for main school kitchen, cleanliness and tidiness of school utility room linen washing area 
  • washing and preparation of cleaning materials for use by main school cleaners
  • checking of basement and first floor children's toilet areas, cleaning, maintaining and tidying as needed 

Hospitality for Parents and Visitors

  • in liaison with the Office Manager, assistance with catering for parents' meetings, class assemblies and other events where hospitality is provided.  These take place during the school day or early evennings, or occasionally during weekends.  The catering base is normally the School Hall kitchen.
  • maintenance and tidiness of the School Hall kitchen; washing-up and tidy storage, and of crockery and cutlery used for school hospitality.
  • Any other duties as directed by your Line Manager.

Person Specification, Qualifications and Experience

The role will suit an enthusiastic and energetic person, who gets on well with others and who is committed to high standards in catering, hospitality and in domestic surroundings. The successful candidate will ideally have had some experience working in a school or with children. 

The role is based mainly in school term times and the working hours are 1.30pm - 4pm each day, and an additional 30 hours per year to assist with catering preparation for events.  During school holidays, the requirement is for an additional 20 hours per year (around 6 hours per term).  These hours are included in the annual salary.

The annual salary is £4,106.52pa including 4 weeks' paid holiday.  Holidays to be taken during the school holidays.

Applications are by school application form, and a covering letter, which may be sent in hard copy or by email to the Bursar, Miss Susan Allison (susan.allison@bronteschool.co.uk) by 10th November.  Interviews will be held week beginning 20th November. 

Bronte School and Nursery Ltd is an equal opportunities employer. The School and Nursery are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and expects all staff to share this commitment. The sucessful candidate will be required to undertake a DBS check.

Information about the school

Bronte School is an independent preparatory school for children aged 3 to 11. The School’s ethos is based upon the twin pillars of academic excellence and of being a family school. A stimulating and purposeful curriculum is accompanied by high quality academic management, which aims to provide inspiration and challenge for all the children of the school, analysing in detail progress and attainment for each individual boy and girl. Educational breadth is seen as complementary to depth and level of study. Art, music, PE and drama take their place alongside the humanities, languages, science, and the core subjects of English and mathematics.

The School has considerable success in supporting children through to a place at their first-choice school. For many this is a selective or super-selective grammar school, whilst others also go on independent schools or other types of state schools. Another route is to a major 13-18 boarding school, via a feeder prep school for Years 7 and 8.

Bronte is a small school, of around 150 pupils, in a single class entry, with maximum class size of 20. The teachers are dedicated, professional and supportive, caring deeply for the children and getting to know them very well. This personal attention forms a central part of the School’s family atmosphere. Pastoral care is very strong, and is seen as fundamental to the children’s success, happiness and sense of self-fulfilment.

The School has a Christian tradition, at the same time as having extensive diversity in the ethnic and cultural composition of its familes, reflecting that of the local area.

Bronte is privately owned, by Nicholas Clements. As Proprietor, he is responsible for the governance of the School. The Headmistress is Emma Wood. There is an Advisory Board, which provides support for the governance.

Bronte Nursery, the School’s sister setting, is large, high quality nursery, ages 3 months to 4 years. It is located about 200m away, also on Pelham Road.

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our students. You are advised that this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and therefore this post is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure Application to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). Please be aware that schools are also required to undertake online recruitment checks on shortlisted candidates under changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education.