Domestic Assistant

How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four? Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent). 4DWW will be rolled out within our school when we have a full complement of staff, and within the next year – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join us.

Location: Waterloo Lodge School, Chorley, Lancashire

Salary: £5,825.00 per annum £12.50 p/h (not pro rata)

Hours: 10 hours per week; Monday - Thursday 15:30-17:30 & Friday 14:30-16:30

Contract: Permanent, Term Time plus 2 Weeks

UK Applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are looking for two part-time Domestic Assistants to join our team at Waterloo Lodge School in Chorley, Lancashire.

About the role:

• The post holder will undertake, as part of the team, the cleaning of designated areas to ensure that a high level of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained throughout the school on a daily basis, ensuring that all works carried out are completed with due observation to appropriate Health & Safety requirements.
• Some of the duties to be performed will include cleaning, sweeping and vacuum cleaning, washing, dusting and polishing surfaces, including floors, walls, tables and doors, emptying and cleaning bins and removing waste to designated areas, including the separation of waste, i.e. recycling ensuring standards and procedures are adhered to.
• To undertake a Deep Clean which includes all of the above, plus for example skirting boards, walls and to clean internal glass and internal and external door glass. Each cleaner will be responsible for an area and will be expected to clean to the frequency and standards set out.
• Report to Line Manager any defects seen which are likely to affect security or health & safety, for example broken/cracked windows.

Essential: 2 weeks Deep clean over the Holidays.

About us:

Waterloo Lodge is an independent specialist day school for boys and girls aged from 11 to 18, catering for pupils with a wide range of needs in Lancashire, Manchester and surrounding areas. Our dedicated team work together to ensure successful outcomes for pupils who often arrive at the school with a troubled view of education and life. We pride ourselves in steering pupils in the right direction, nurturing aspiration to progress them academically and socially, to encourage them to take pride in their achievements. Socially, we build confidence in our students, so they are able to have a greater understanding of the wider community in which they live.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. We are a leading provider of education for neurodivergent young people and young adults. As part of Outcomes First Group, we are leading our sector in setting and delivering new approaches that provide measurable outcomes for those in our care.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Why join Options Autism?

Benefits:

• Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including Life Assurance, Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions.
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks.
• A market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including a wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits, and 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad.
• Cycle to Work Schemes, Electric Car Purchase Scheme, Critical illness cover, Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils and vulnerable young adults in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

We are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils and young people. All applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.