Nursery
Cleaner / Housekeeper
Just
Imagine Day Nursery - Colchester
Permanent | 10 Hours Per Week
Monday – Friday | 6:00pm – 8:00pm
£12.71 per hour
75%
Childcare Discount | Birthday Off | Employee Wellbeing Programme
Are you
looking for a part-time role that fits around your day while making a real
difference to children's lives?
Just Imagine
Day Nursery – Colchester is looking for a reliable and hardworking Nursery
Housekeeper to help keep our nursery clean, safe, and welcoming for
children, families and staff.
You will
play a vital role behind the scenes, ensuring our playrooms, bathrooms,
kitchens, and communal areas are maintained to the highest standards
every day. Your work will help create an environment where children can learn,
play, and thrive safely.
We can be
flexible with working hours for the right candidate, making this role ideal for
parents, school-hour workers, students, or anyone looking for a regular
part-time position.
Whether you
have previous cleaning experience or are simply reliable, organised,
and take pride in your work, we would love to hear from you.
What we
offer:
- 75% childcare
discount
- 24 days
annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off
- Employee
wellbeing and assistance programme
- Tailored
learning and development opportunities
- Refer a
Friend bonus scheme
- Supportive
and welcoming team environment
- Opportunities
to grow within the Family First Group
The role:
As Nursery
Housekeeper, you will help maintain the highest standards of
cleanliness and hygiene throughout the nursery. Responsibilities include:
- Cleaning
and maintaining playrooms, bathrooms, kitchens, and communal
areas
- Sweeping,
mopping, dusting, sanitising surfaces, and emptying bins
- Cleaning and
disinfecting children's bathrooms, nappy changing areas, and high-touch
surfaces
- Supporting
laundry duties, including washing, drying, folding, and organising nursery
linen
- Assisting with
washing up and maintaining cleanliness within kitchen areas
- Using
cleaning products and equipment safely and appropriately
- Monitoring
cleaning stock levels and reporting replenishment requirements
- Following
Health & Safety, COSHH, infection control, and safeguarding
procedures at all times
- Supporting
periodic deep cleaning tasks as required
- Working
closely with the nursery team to ensure a safe and welcoming environment for
all
What we're looking
for:
Essential:
- Reliable and
punctual
- Able to work
independently
- Good
attention to detail
- Takes pride
in maintaining high standards of cleanliness
- Positive and
proactive approach to work
Desirable:
- Previous cleaning
or housekeeping experience
- Knowledge of
safe cleaning practices and COSHH procedures
- Experience
working in a nursery, school, healthcare, or similar environment
Apply
today!
If
you are looking for a rewarding part-time role where your work makes a
genuine difference every day, we would love to hear from you.
We are
committed to safeguarding and protecting the welfare of children and expect all
staff and volunteers to share this commitment. A Disclosure and Barring Service
Certificate will be required for all posts. This post will be subject
to enhanced checks as part of our Safeguarding Duty.
Just Imagine Day Nursery – Colchester is part of the Family First Group where we take great care to treat everyone as a person, with equal rights and responsibilities to any other individual, whether they are an adult or a child.We are committed to providing equality of opportunity and anti-discriminatory practice for all children and families according to their individual needs.
Discrimination on the grounds of gender, age, race, religion or belief, marriage or civil partnership, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, ethnic or national origin, or political belief has no place within the Family First Group.
