Looking for Nursery Housekeeper

Job Title: Nursery Housekeeper

Location: Gwendolyn Avenue - SW15 6EH

Salary: £22,500 basic + £1,000 bonus

Job type: 8am-5pm, 5 days per week

At Noddy\'s Nursery School we aim to create a feeling of a home from home where your child can feel inspired, grow in confidence and receive the best level of care and attention.

Overseas candidates will NOT be considered for this role. We are not sponsoring Visa\'s at this time, so please refrain from applying unless eligible to work in the UK

Benefits of working for Noddy\'s:

Holiday - 23 or 24 days per year + 8 bank holidays - Approx. 32 days a year in total
Extra holiday accrued through loyalty - 1 extra day per year and per promotion
We only promote internally. A Senior Nursery Teacher can earn up to £33,600 per year and Junior Managers £41,600 per year. We promoted 20 staff in the last 12 months!
Full training provided including paediatric first aid, hundreds of online courses, support to upskill in certain areas such as special educational needs (SEN), child development, manager training courses etc.
Cycle to Work Scheme.
Free mental health & wellbeing program for all staff from Health Assured
Free tea, coffee, and other refreshments on your break.
Stylish Noddy\'s uniform provided
Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities:

Ensure that you understand the standards and philosophy of the nursery and project them at all times to parents and other staff members.
Ensure they you are aware of the mission and aims of Noddy\'s nursery school and project these in your role
Ensure that your own personal hygiene is to be kept to a high standard at all times and you are using the appropriate gloves, protective clothing and remembering to wash your hands thoroughly and regularly throughout the day
Answer front door and greet parents; question people trying to enter the building. Sign in any visitors and make sure they are not left unattended
To wash all laundry within the nursery and dry in the appropriate way (tumble dryer or drying rack) including;

Bed linen & bed linen bags
Tea towels
Cushion covers
Animal tabards / dressing up clothes / dolls clothes
The nurseries supply of spare clothes
Cleaners cloths
Sterilise all main nursery / baby room toys using the rota
Washing the cleaners mop heads daily
Put away all linen, toys and equipment washed in the assigned storage areas
Daily routine:

Prepare and sterilise baby\'s bottles / cups and distribute correctly as advised by the managers
Clear away all snack trays once used, wash up and put away
Wipe down and put away placemats
Set out rooms with chairs
Put all snacks and drinks into room
Clear away all plates, bowls, cutlery, bibs and cups after every meal
Load dishwasher and put on. Wash up those items that do not go in the dishwasher e.g. bibs
Clear and clean tables and chairs and stack appropriately
Sweep and mop the floor / where required
Mop floor in milk kitchen / kitchen at the end of each day or as required throughout the day
Support chef throughout the day, keeping kitchen tidy and ensure that your section is finished
Ensure that staff room fridges are kept clean throughout the week and emptied at the end of every week in staff room
Children:

Help the children within the nursery environment i.e. putting on coats, wiping noses
Assist with the children with the direction of the managers
Assist with the preparation of breakfast, lunch and tea, asking staff where they need support and using your initiative
Help supervise the children during mealtimes, promoting table manners etc.
Collect meals from the chef and help serve the children, communicating with staff effectively and acknowledge all dietary requirements and allergies
Prepare each rooms\' snacks by following the snack rota
Have excellent knowledge of specific allergies/preferences within nursery
To carry out any other reasonable management request
The above is a guideline to the day-to-day duties of the housekeeper and it is not an exhaustive list and may be reviewed

Please click on the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.

Candidates with the relevant experience or job titles of: Cleaner, Housekeeper, Housekeeping, Cleaning, Domestic Cleaner, Cleaning Assistant, Commercial Cleaning Operative, Waste Operative, General Cleaner, Waste Operative, Hygiene Operator, Cleaners, Janitor, Commercial Cleaner, Facility Management, Porter may also be considered for this role.

Contact: Noddys Nursery School