Temporary Summer Facilities Staff – 2025

The Facilities department comprises Porters, Housekeepers, Laundry, Domestic Assistants and Reception staff, who all report to the Facilities Manager. Working alongside the Facilities Manager is the Assistant Facilities Manager.

REPORTING TO: Assistant Facilities Manager (AFM)/ designate
REPONSIBLE TO: Facilities Manager (FM)

To carry out cleaning and general facilities duties as required during the summer.

1. To carry out any daily cleaning duties (bedrooms, common rooms, washrooms, kitchen areas etc) as required by the FM, AFM or designate working within the facilities department areas of responsibility.
2. To assist in sorting both cleaned and soiled laundry items as required.
3. To ensure that all tasks within your area of responsibility are completed to the required standard.
4. To ensure that deep cleaning and floor maintenance tasks (as required) are carried out according to the work schedules and cleaning standards to the satisfaction of the line manager. FM, AFM or designate.
5. To assist in moving furniture and equipment within the campus as required.
6. To report any maintenance defects with equipment and within the working environment to the FM, AFM or designate for further action.
7. To be aware of responsibilities under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. To ensure adherence to relevant regulations. i.e. Fire Safety, Manual Handling, C.O.S.H.H. etc.
8. To be aware of the security requirements and the implications of strangers on campus.
9. To carry out duties and responsibilities in accordance with safeguarding protocols and procedures.
10. To adopt a flexible approach to the role and undertake any other reasonable task as requested by the FM, AFM or designate.

Epsom College is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The selection panel reserves the right to enhance any or all of the desirable criteria to attain a manageable field.

• Customer focused
• Good listening skills
• Organised and methodical
• Sense of humour, even temper and able to remain calm, patient and polite
• Able to work as part of a team
• Reliable, punctual and a flexible approach to duties.
• Enjoy working in a school/child focused environment
• Desirable skills, experience and Attributes
• Previous experience working within a school/child focused environment
• Experience of cleaning within a commercial environment

You must be available to work a minimum of 4 weeks during the summer period between Saturday 28 June 2025 to Friday 5 September 2025.

• Salary: £12.21 per hour – hourly paid for the hours worked
• Hours: The days of working and hours of working may change depending upon the weekly requirements. Potentially Monday to Friday 8.00am – 1.30pm, subject to work being available during these days/times plus some weekend work may be required.
• Holidays: In addition to the rate above, holiday entitlement is calculated on a monthly basis based on the hours you have worked and have submitted for payment. The calculation is 12.07% of the hourly rate for each hour worked and the amount of holiday pay paid to you for that month will be itemised on the payslip as “holiday pay”.
• Pension: The College operates the Epsom College Automatic Enrolment Scheme. The Scheme is administered by the Pensions Trust. Eligibility is based on statutory criteria. If eligible, the Employee will be required to contribute a minimum of 5% of Basic Salary and the College will contribute 4% in compliance with current legislation.

Life Assurance: Members who are automatically enrolled or who choose to opt into the College Pension Scheme will be provided with life assurance cover at two x contractual annual basic salary at no cost to them.

Dining Facilities and Refreshments: Whilst at work a free meal and refreshments are available when the dining room is open.

Health Fitness and Wellbeing: Free use of Fitness suite and swimming pool are available to staff at certain times.

Employee Assistance Programme: Including confidential counselling service for employees and family members.

The post will be offered subject to receipt of satisfactory written references, pre-placement medical assessment, proof of appropriate qualifications, and satisfactory Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service and overseas police check if appropriate, as well as confirmation that the successful candidate is able to work in the UK. Prior to interview an online search of internet search engines, websites and other publicly available and publicly accessible platforms to ascertain applicant’s suitability to work within a school environment will be undertaken on applicants who have been shortlisted. Please note whilst the Enhanced DBS check will be paid by the College if an overseas police check is required it will be at the cost of the successful applicant

Applicants are required to complete an application form available from Epsom College website, www.epsomcollege.org.uk.

Closing date: 12 noon Friday 21st March 2025

It is anticipated to conduct interviews on 3rd & 4th April 2025