Housekeeper
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Estimated actual NJC SCP 3 £6,046.6 (£24,027 FTE) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 11 July 2025 |
| Location: | Chichester, West Sussex |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | TKAT (The Kemnal Academies Trust) |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
(Y)Our Opportunity
We are looking for a conscientious and self motivated Housekeeper to join our supportive and collaborative team. You will provide a high quality cleaning service across the whole school, ensuring high standards of cleanliness to provide a safe learning environment for our children and staff. You will be required to work 39 weeks (term time) plus an additional 13.3 hours, 3 times a year within school holiday periods.
Our housekeepers play a crucial role in keeping our school in perfect condition so our children can access first-class education we can offer in an environment that is clean, safe and secure.
If you have experience of cleaning activities and work schedules with good knowledge of cleaning techniques, materials and chemicals, and awareness of health and safety legislation we’d love to hear from you. However, it’s not necessarily the length of your experience that we’re most interested in, it’s your passion and commitment to our mission, ensuring every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education.
We are looking for someone who is:
*Enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
*Committed to achieving high standards of cleanliness and adheres to Health and *Safety compliance.
*Be a dedicated team player who develops excellent relationships with students and colleagues.
*An effective communicator who demonstrates positive behaviour around the school building
Investing in our employees wellbeing and career development is a priority for us, we can offer you:
*Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and vast promotion opportunities across the trust
*A comprehensive and supportive induction programme
*Friendly and supportive environment, where everyone is committed to a work life balance
*The opportunity to be part of exciting development and innovative change
*Cycle to work scheme
*TKAT Widerwallet discount program with a wealth of discounts
*Free eye tests
*Employee Assistance Programme - free & confidential advice on a variety of subjects ranging from physical and mental health to financial help
About Seal Primary Academy
Our aim at Seal is very simple: to provide the community with a high quality primary school that doesn’t settle for second best. We endeavour for our children to leave school with high quality skills and an unwavering belief and confidence in their ability. In order to do this, all the work we embark on at Seal follows our core values: Aspire, Believe and Achieve, to find out more visit our website here.
To discover what makes Seal so incredible, please arrange a visit by contacting the school office on 01243 602746 or email office@seal-tkat.org
About TKAT
The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) is one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South & East of England with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT Family. Our ultimate aim is to ensure we drive educational standards through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all. Within the #oneTKATfamily, the shared and common purpose is to work together as a community of schools to ensure that every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education. We place a high value on collaboration; ‘achieving more together’, giving staff the opportunity to come together and learn, ensuring a shared sense of purpose across our network and by sharing expertise across the TKAT family.
We have a flexible approach to interviews and can offer a range of dates and times to suit your personal circumstances.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Flexible working
TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to support and value wellbeing.
Access to interview
Should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.
We are looking for a conscientious and self motivated Housekeeper to join our supportive and collaborative team. You will provide a high quality cleaning service across the whole school, ensuring high standards of cleanliness to provide a safe learning environment for our children and staff. You will be required to work 39 weeks (term time) plus an additional 13.3 hours, 3 times a year within school holiday periods.
Our housekeepers play a crucial role in keeping our school in perfect condition so our children can access first-class education we can offer in an environment that is clean, safe and secure.
If you have experience of cleaning activities and work schedules with good knowledge of cleaning techniques, materials and chemicals, and awareness of health and safety legislation we’d love to hear from you. However, it’s not necessarily the length of your experience that we’re most interested in, it’s your passion and commitment to our mission, ensuring every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education.
We are looking for someone who is:
*Enthusiastic and committed to working as part of a team
*Committed to achieving high standards of cleanliness and adheres to Health and *Safety compliance.
*Be a dedicated team player who develops excellent relationships with students and colleagues.
*An effective communicator who demonstrates positive behaviour around the school building
Investing in our employees wellbeing and career development is a priority for us, we can offer you:
*Excellent ongoing CPD, career development and vast promotion opportunities across the trust
*A comprehensive and supportive induction programme
*Friendly and supportive environment, where everyone is committed to a work life balance
*The opportunity to be part of exciting development and innovative change
*Cycle to work scheme
*TKAT Widerwallet discount program with a wealth of discounts
*Free eye tests
*Employee Assistance Programme - free & confidential advice on a variety of subjects ranging from physical and mental health to financial help
About Seal Primary Academy
Our aim at Seal is very simple: to provide the community with a high quality primary school that doesn’t settle for second best. We endeavour for our children to leave school with high quality skills and an unwavering belief and confidence in their ability. In order to do this, all the work we embark on at Seal follows our core values: Aspire, Believe and Achieve, to find out more visit our website here.
To discover what makes Seal so incredible, please arrange a visit by contacting the school office on 01243 602746 or email office@seal-tkat.org
About TKAT
The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT) is one of the largest Multi-Academy Trusts in the South & East of England with 45 Primary and Secondary Academies in the TKAT Family. Our ultimate aim is to ensure we drive educational standards through the provision of outstanding teaching, leadership and learning for all. Within the #oneTKATfamily, the shared and common purpose is to work together as a community of schools to ensure that every child, whatever their background, receives a high quality education. We place a high value on collaboration; ‘achieving more together’, giving staff the opportunity to come together and learn, ensuring a shared sense of purpose across our network and by sharing expertise across the TKAT family.
We have a flexible approach to interviews and can offer a range of dates and times to suit your personal circumstances.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early should we receive a significant number of applications.
Safeguarding
TKAT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Offers of employment will be subject to the full safer recruitment process, including an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.
Our Commitment - Equal, Inclusive, Diverse
TKAT is committed to inclusion, diversity and equality of opportunity by encouraging and welcoming differences, listening to individual experiences, aspirations and accomplishments and learning how to grow better together. We welcome applications from all suitable candidates, regardless of any protected characteristic.
Flexible working
TKAT recognises the value of enabling our employees to develop their career and balance this with their commitments and interests outside of work. In TKAT we promote flexible working practices and opportunities to support and value wellbeing.
Access to interview
Should you be selected and invited to interview please let us know if you require us to adapt the interview environment. If we can accommodate practical workplace adjustments to assist, we will.
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