Career Opportunities
We are delighted that you are considering joining our energetic, forward-thinking and inspiring team at Handcross Park. Set in 52 acres of glorious parkland in West Sussex, Handcross Park is an exceptional school.
At Handcross Park, you can focus on what you should be doing – inspiring and teaching the children. The team of teachers bring such a wide range of experience and character to the school
Head of Pre-Prep and Nursery
We’ve been shortlisted for numerous awards in the last 12 months including: Prep School of the Year, Best Use of Technology and Early Years Setting of the Year at the prestigious TES Awards. We were also named an ACER Innovation School (one of only 15 in the world) and we are a Google Reference School.
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We are part of the Brighton College Family of Schools, which offers all staff the opportunity to collaborate and work with colleagues within the group to share knowledge and best practice. As part of the Brighton College Family of Schools, there is also the opportunity for movement and promotion within the group - both within the UK and internationally.
We are looking for passionate and talented individuals who are looking to join our progressive community.
If you would like to work with the very best, please do take a look at our current vacancies below. If there is nothing that suits you currently, but you are still interested in working with us, please do complete the form below and we will keep your details on file.
Current Vacancies
Handcross Park School is seeking to appoint a part-time Evening Cleaner, for 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday between the hours of 4.30pm and 9.00pm, to start as soon as possible.
All applicants must complete an application form and a self-declaration form. These are available on our website or from HR: 01444 400526
The main purpose of this role is to ensure that all assigned areas are cleaned to the standards required in order to provide a clean and safe environment for pupils, staff and visitors. You should be able to work alone or within a team, under the direction of a cleaning supervisor.
General duties and responsibilities:
- Assisting with keeping designated areas clean, including hallways, floors, toilets, showers, classrooms etc.
- Using the cleaning equipment and materials necessary to carry out duties in a safe way. This may include diluting and using cleaning chemicals as instructed with due regard to the COSHH regulations
- Operating cleaning machinery in accordance with instructions and within Health & Safety guidelines and to keep such machinery in a clean and safe condition reporting faults to the Head of Cleaning
- Carrying out emergency cleaning as required – this may be as a result of accidents, sickness etc.
- Reporting defects such as faulty plugs, fuses etc. to your supervisor
- Taking appropriate Health & Safety precautions, where necessary, whilst carrying out required duties, thereby ensuring the personal safety of all staff, pupils and visitors.
- Responding to any other reasonable management request.
Safeguarding responsibilities:
- This role will involve daily contact with pupils and you will be engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.
- All staff and volunteers have a responsibility for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young persons for who you are responsible and with whom you come into contact.
What we are looking for:
- Physical fitness, encompassing the ability to bend, stretch, lean, reach, carry heavy and awkward items
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Punctual, reliable and trustworthy
- Good time management skills
- The ability to work both alone and in a team
- A polite, friendly and helpful attitude
- The ability to speak confidently and courteously to parents, pupils and staff at all levels of seniority
- Awareness of health and safety procedures
- The ability to read and understand written instructions
- Some of your work could be physically demanding and involve lifting. You may also need to work at heights using ladders.
Handcross Park School, Handcross, Haywards Heath, West Sussex. RH17 6HF, Tel: 01444 400526
Handcross Park is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of pupils. The successful applicant will be required to undergo appropriate child welfare screening including checks with former employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS).
The School is an equal opportunities employer.
Registered Charity No. 307038
The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children. The School is committed to ensuring that the recruitment and selection of staff is conducted in a manner that is systematic, efficient and effective and promotes equality of opportunity. Our full equal11,575 opportunities policy is available on our website.