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Domestic Assistant

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Posting date: 13 September 2024
Salary: Not specified
Additional salary information: £11.50 per hour
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 04 October 2024
Location: Walsall, West Midlands
Remote working: On-site only
Company: Acorn Care and Education
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 255355FAJ

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Summary

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).

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Domestic Assistant at the new Ryecroft School, part of Options Autism

Job Title: Domestic Assistant

Location: Ryecroft School, Walsall

Salary: £11.50 per hour

Hours: 25 hours per week; Monday to Friday, 2.5 hours morning & 2.5 hours afternoon

Contract: Permanent, Term Time Only

UK applicants only. This role does not offer sponsorship.

We are looking for an experienced Domestic Assistant/School Cleaner to join our team at our Brand New School, Ryecroft School located in Walsall!

About the role

The successful candidate will work as part of the Facilities Team whose role focuses on ensuring a safe, well maintained, and clean environment is sustained throughout the whole site. You must be dependable and trustworthy, comfortable working independently as well as being part of a larger team. Whilst prior cleaning experience is not essential it would be desirable.

Main Duties & Responsibilities: General

Working as part of the Site team, carry out daily cleaning and ad-hoc duties
Clean all surfaces, fixtures and fittings, floors, walls and internal woodwork in accordance with the cleaning schedule
Clean toilets, changing rooms and other sanitary areas
Undertake special cleaning programmes during school closure or other designated periods in compliance with the specification for the premises
Collect and dispose of waste in appropriate manner
Refill and replace consumables
Maintain and arrange orderly and secure storage of supplies
About the school

Our New Options School - Ryecroft School will have capacity for 60 pupils and is due to open in September 2024. Our New Options School will cater for pupils with Autism and complex needs.

The school is located in Walsall. Walsall is a market town in the West Midlands County. It is located 9 miles north-west of Birmingham, 7 miles east of Wolverhampton and 9 miles from Lichfield.

For over 16 years Options Autism have provided care and education to pupils, young people and adults with autism, complex needs and learning difficulties. 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
And 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
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils 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.

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