Housekeeper in Caversham, Berkshire

This is a lovely role working in the grounds of a stunning private school you will be supporting the headmaster, his wife and busy family. This role offers excellent benefit too:

• Lunch and refreshments provided by the school
• Free parking
• Free membership of the school gym and pool
• Employee assistant programme
• Excellent holidays
• Cycle scheme
  Pension
• Other perks and benefits, on travel, motoring, restaurants etc

This is a part time role for 3 days each week (Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday), working 3 hours each day (i.e. 9 hours per week). Start and finish times are flexible but must be between 08:30 and 15:00.

Your role:

• Dusting and polishing furniture and fixtures

• Cleaning and sanitising toilets, showers/bathtubs, counter tops, and sinks

• Maintaining a clean and sanitary utility room

• Maintaining a clean and sanitary kitchen area

• Making beds and changing linen

• Vacuuming and cleaning carpets and rugs

• Sweeping/vacuuming, polishing, and mopping hard floors

• Sorting, washing, loading, and unloading laundry

• Periodical cleaning of appliances, including oven, refrigerator, etc

• Ironing clothing & bed linen

• Using any cleaning equipment such as vacuums, mops, and other cleaning tools

• Keeping bathrooms lime scale free daily

• Cleaning mirrors and other glass surfaces daily

• Emptying trash receptacles and disposing of waste daily

• Arranging for steaming and cleaning draperies if required

• Washing blinds

• Tidying up rooms after the family

• Monitoring cleaning supplies and reporting to Housekeeping Supervisor for more as needed

• Reporting any necessary repairs or replacements to Domestic Operations Manager

The person:

• Experience of cleaning in private homes
• Able to meet the physical demands of the role
• Articulate and professional
• Strong communication skills
• Able to accept instruction
• Able to work unsupervised
• Adaptable attitude
• Trustworthy and discreet
• Happy to be around dogs
• Able to operate a range of cleaning equipment