Job Title: Domestic Services Manager
Location: Ware, Hertfordshire
Salary: Competitive
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
The College has an incredible sense of community among its staff which can be felt immediately. The fascination of our setting is lasting and the Good Schools Guide describes the College as: “A successful, flourishing, dependable school with real spiritual heart.”
Our 400-acre site with its large leafy grounds, impressive playing fields and attractive school buildings offers modern facilities in a country setting, providing a safe and stimulating environment for young minds. With excellent transport links and only 30 minutes by train to central London stations, the College is 20 minutes’ drive from junction 25 of the M25, immediately off the A10. Also within easy access is London Stansted airport, which is a 20-minute drive.
The Role
We require a motivated individual to lead and manage our dedicated team of domestic staff and to manage our Domestic Bursary service, which includes housekeeping, cleaning and porterage services. The successful candidate will also assist in the management of College academic and hospitality events.
You will ensure the domestic services department is safe while also keeping value for money at the forefront of everything you do. The department will need to be reactive but also involves planned Domestic Services.
Responsibilities include
- Ensure that the College premises are cleaned to required standards making sure that cover arrangements are in place for holiday/sickness and utilising agency/contract staff as necessary.
- Ensure an efficient porterage function, both for regular workload such as collecting /delivering laundry, distributing incoming goods to relevant areas, setting up functions/exams etc. as well as ad hoc requests for furniture moves, rubbish removal etc.
- Manage the Domestic Services staff, employing good people management skills. Allocate work on a skills/availability best-fit basis and prioritise workload to meet operational needs and deadlines as directed.
- Interview and select new staff. Ensure induction arrangements for new staff are completed.
- Ensure that Domestic Services staff are issued and use all PPP equipment identified as necessary under activity risk assessment.
- Ensure that all activities have a risk assessment completed and working methods accord with such assessments.
- In association with the Technical Projects Director, prepare an annual revenue budget and costings for proposed for project works.
- To organise and ensure smooth running of all events, external and internal, including parents’ evenings, prize-giving/exhibition day open mornings, careers events, hospitality and ‘Friends of the College’ events.
- To provide appropriate Domestic Services support to the Director of Summer School in the smooth running of the summer school program
- Include requirements for replacement fixtures and fittings and furniture in the annual budget
Ideal candidate
- Experience in managing of a large team as well as being a team player within the junior management team
- Ability to communicate with all levels of management and influence decision making
- Ability to use a high degree of initiative
- Excellent management and interpersonal skills
- Ability to use resources effectively whilst ensuring safety standards
Benefits
- Excellent catering facilities including school lunches during term time when the kitchens are open. Cakes and biscuits during break times in the staff common room and hot drinks machines.
- Use of the College sports facilities when not in use by students, including the gym.
- Free parking.
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- An increase to 25 days'(FTE) annual leave following 5 years’ service plus public holidays.
- Lieu time is accrued when working beyond contractual hours. These hours can be taken off throughout the year, in addition to annual leave.
- Pension: Employee contribution 4% College contribution 8.5%.
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Candidates with experience of; Domestic Cleaner, Cleaner, Cleaning Assistant, Commercial Cleaning Operative, Waste Operative, General Cleaner, Cleaners, Cleaner, and Hygiene Operative will also be considered for this role.
