Vacancies

Cabin/Kitchen Assistant

Location: Woodhouse Grove School
Hours of Work: 15 hours per week. Monday-Friday (4:00pm-7:00pm). Term time only, including INSET, with scope for overtime and ad-hoc events.
Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour
Responsible to: Production Manager, Executive Chef, and anyone acting on their behalf
Responsibilities: Assist with preparation and serving of food in The Cabin and the Main Dining Hall

A job share will be considered for this role.

Cleaner

Location: Woodhouse Grove School and Brontë House School
Hours of Work: 15 hours per week. Monday to Friday, 5.30am – 8.30am (term time only, including INSET)
Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour
Responsible to: Domestic Services Supervisor
Responsibilites: To ensure a high standard of cleanliness in the school is maintained using correct materials and equipment.

Early Years Practitioner 

Location: Brontë House School
Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week (8 hours per day, Monday to Friday). This is an all-year-round position. 
Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour
Responsible to: Nursery Manager
Responsibilities: Care of children in Ashdown Lodge (2-4 years)

Evening Caretaker (FT or PT)

Location: Brontë House School 
Hours of Work: 40 hours per week (12:30-20:30, Monday to Friday)
Rate of Pay: £12.60 per hour (Real Living Wage). Equivalent yearly salary: £26,308.80 (part time also considered with finish time of 20:30)
Responsible to: Senior Caretaker
Responsibilites: Portering, security, cleaning, basic maintenance, health & safety checks and other general school duties.

Woodhouse Grove School is a Real Living Wage employer and will be paying a minimum of £12.60 per hour, full time equivalent salary of £26,308.80 from 01 May 2025.

If you have any additional questions relating to the roles please email recruitment@woodhousegrove.co.uk

To apply for the roles listed, please complete the Application Form attached below, and once complete, send the completed form to recruitment@woodhousegrove.co.uk

A CV can also be attached alongside your Application Form.

We ask ALL applicants to read the information below..

As the job for which you are applying involves substantial opportunity for access to children, it is important that you provide us with legally accurate answers.  Upfront disclosure of a criminal record may not debar you from appointment as we shall consider the nature of the offence, how long ago and at what age it was committed and any other relevant factors.  If you are shortlisted and invited to interview, you must declare any relevant warnings, reprimands, cautions and/or convictions by completing a self-disclosure form prior to interview. Any positive disclosure will be discussed at interview. For further information on which offenses should be disclosed please visit the following pages:

Nacro – https://www.nacro.org.uk/criminal-record-support-service/
Unlock – https://www.unlock.org.uk/contact-us/

Please note that the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013) provide that certain spent convictions and cautions are “protected” and are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found at the Disclosure and Barring Service website www.gov.uk/dbs.

Equal Opportunities Employer

Woodhouse Grove School is committed to eliminating discrimination and encouraging diversity amongst our workforce. We aim to provide quality and fairness for all job applicants and employees and not to discriminate, or to receive less favourable treatment, on grounds of age, disability, race, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.

Employment decisions will be made on the basis of each applicant’s job qualifications, skills, experience, and abilities. Applicants or employees with questions or concerns relating to discrimination for any of the reasons listed above should contact Shiela Bano, Human Resources Manager, bano.s@woodhousegrove.co.uk.

Please inform us as soon as possible of any reasonable adjustments or accessibility requirements required to enable you to attend interview at our school.

Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy

Woodhouse Grove School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment by complying with the School’s Safeguarding Policy and Staff Code of Conduct at all times.  Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and The Disclosure and Barring Service.

As part of the shortlisting process, online searches on shortlisted candidates will be carried out as part of its due diligence.