Old Swinford Hospital is one of the country’s leading state boarding schools. The majority of the School’s students are boarders who come from a wide range of backgrounds in the UK and also from the EU and overseas. A third of our pupils are day pupils, who usually go home after lessons, unless they are involved in sport or music, CCF or DofE. The School is now on an exciting journey to become fully co-educational by September 2025. Girls joined us in September 2021 in Year 7, whilst the Sixth Form has been mixed since 2004.
OSH is a calm place to work. It is inclusive, tolerant and welcoming. The atmosphere is supportive and orderly, and it is also very relaxed because for many of our pupils their school is also their home.
We have recently had two very favourable Ofsted visits, one for boarding and one for curriculum. We enjoy a very good academic reputation and regularly feature in the lists of the most academically successful maintained schools. We pride ourselves on developing in our pupils a balance of academic achievement, character and resilience and we’ve been doing this now for nearly 360 years.
A major building programme has recently been completed which includes a large extension to an already impressive sports centre, an all-weather floodlit sports pitch, a new teaching block with a specialist arts room, a performing arts centre and a new senior boarding house.
Person Specification
The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the following:
* Experience of working in a similar role would be advantageous but not a requirement;
* Good sewing skills;
* The ability to work in a team and work on your own initiative;
* Take pride in a job well done, committed to achieving high standards;
* Punctual, reliable and hardworking;
* Willing to undertake any training relevant to the role;
* Ability to manage time effectively;
* Ability to sort heavy volumes of laundry;
* Recognise the unique demands and rewards of working within a boarding school;
* Displays commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people.
Job Specification
The Laundry and Sewing Assistant is responsible to the Estates Manager via the Housekeeping Supervisor.
The Laundry and Sewing Assistant shall:
* Sort out large volumes of laundry;
* Load items, such as boy’s uniform, bed linen, table linen and overalls into the commercial washing machines and then add cleaning agents and set controls;
* Finish items by drying, pressing/hand ironing and folding;
* Repair boy’s uniform and fix accessories such as buttons and zippers;
* Use a sewing machine;
* Ensure standards and procedures are adhered to;
* Ensure that tools and equipment are in good working order, reporting any faults to the Laundry Supervisor;
* Keep the laundry room clean and tidy;
* Be aware of responsibilities for Health and Safety of themselves and others;
* Complete any training required;
* If required, help out in the Cleaning Department;
* Undertake such other duties as the Headmaster, Estates Manager or Housekeeping Supervisor may from time to time reasonably require.
Hours and Remuneration of Work
This is a permanent position, 20 hours per week, term time (37 weeks).
The pattern of work will be:
Tuesday and Wednesday 11am to 4pm;
Thursday and Friday 9am to 2pm.
Employees are expected to be co-operative in working outside these hours if necessary. Overtime is not paid.
The rate of pay is £11.59 per hour plus pro rata holiday pay of statutory 20 days annual leave and 8 statutory days.
In line with current regulation, you will, if you are eligible, be offered a workplace pension through NEST.
Old Swinford Services Ltd welcomes applications for employment from all sectors of the community.
Suitability to work with Children
Old Swinford Services Ltd is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and applicants are required to undertake an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.
We reserve the right to close the vacancy before the advertised date if a large number of applications have been received.
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