General Premises Assistant

Location: Cambridge

Salary: £12.24 per hour, rising to £12.60 per hour

Vacancy Type: Full time, 37.5 hours a week, full year.

Closing Date : 13th August 2025

The Perse School Cambridge is one of the country's leading independent co-educational day schools for children aged 3-18.

They are committed to providing a very competitive salary and benefits scheme at the same time as offering a wide range of opportunities for personal and professional development. They want their staff to feel engaged and purposeful so that they, in turn, help pupils to be happy and successful.

The Role

The School currently has a vacancy within their Housekeeping team for a reliable and hardworking General Premises Assistant. This opportunity will allow a self-motivated individual to be a part of a dynamic team that works closely with their Caretaking team to provide an efficient and effective cleaning service. You will work with colleagues to clean and prepare buildings for the school day and for various evening and weekend events to ensure the School is presented in the best light possible. The successful candidate will be honest and reliable with high standards and excellent attention to detail.

Key Responsibilities

The General Premises Assistant will principally be based at the Upper School in Hills Road, but is required to help clean and reset the dining room at the Pelican school (a five minute walk away from the Upper) after the lunch service.

They may also need to provide support at the School's other sites on occasions.

The appointed person would be expected to carry out a varied number of duties as instructed at various school sites including:

* Daily cleaning duties as required including:

* Cleaning and maintaining the public/general use areas around the School; * Cleaning of various offices and other areas; * Cleaning of toilet and shower facilities.

* Cleaning classroom areas at the end of the day to assist the evening cleaning team. * Assisting the Caretakers on occasions with setting up rooms for events (including moving furniture). * Assisting in the deep cleaning of areas as required including:

* Carpet and upholstery cleaning; * Scrubbing/buffing floors; * Washing down walls and paintwork.

* Other general premises tasks as required.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Desirable

* An understanding of cleaning practice and associated safety procedures.

Relevant Experience

Desirable

* Working in a School environment. * Previous experience of cleaning work.

Skills and Abilities

Essential

* Honesty and reliability. * High standards and attention to detail - the ability to achieve and maintain a consistently high standard of work. * The ability to work alone and as part of a team, communicate with staff at all levels and to establish good working relationships. * Good organisational skills and self-motivation. * A 'can-do' attitude and approach to work. * Good level of English, both verbal and written.

Benefits

* Salary of £12.24/hour, rising to £12.60/hour from 1st September, plus a £500 joining bonus to be paid after a probationary period. * Membership of a Group Personal Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 13.75% of pensionable salary. Death in Service benefit of 3 x salary. * Paid holiday entitlement is 30 days plus Bank Holidays per annum with 5 days to be taken at Christmas. * Free lunch in term time and certain periods of the school holidays. * Free on site parking (subject to availability). * Cycle to work scheme. * Free access to fitness suite and swimming pool during times set aside for staff only use.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.

https://www.perse.co.uk/work-with-us/

Closing date : 13 th August but applications will be considered as they are received; The School reserves the right to make an appointment before the closing date.

The School actively supports equality, diversity and inclusion and encourages applications from all sections of society.

Safer Recruitment: The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including: references from previous employers, a Disclosure and Barring Service check at the enhanced level, as well as eligibility to work in the UK (in compliance with UK immigration regulations). All work carried out at the School on a regular basis amounts to regulated activity. This role is also exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children is everyone's responsibility. The School is committed to acting in the best interests of the child so as to safeguard and promote the welfare of children and young people. The School requires everyone who comes into contact with children and their families to share this commitment. Interviews will be conducted in person, and they will explore candidates' suitability to work with children.