Boarding House Cleaner

Boarding House Cleaner

Location: Charterhouse School, Godalming GU7 2DX

Salary: £13.20 per hour (£9,600 per annum)

Vacancy Type: Part time, permanent (16 hours per week, term time plus the week before each term starts and the week after each term end, known as spring clean weeks)

Charterhouse is a beautiful school in a 250-acre campus – a wonderful setting for the whole community to live and work together and a splendid backdrop for teaching and learning.  

Founded in 1611, Charterhouse is one of the world’s leading coeducational independent schools, welcoming boarders and day pupils at 13+ entry and 16+ entry.

The Role

The role of the Boarding House Cleaner is an essential part of the day to day running of the School and cleaning to a high standard is required in all areas of the School.

Overall Purpose and Responsibilities

Cleaning of boarding houses will include washrooms, bedrooms, small kitchen areas(butteries) and all communal areas. House cleaning is done in teams of 3 or 4 with a designated area for each staff member to clean. The cleaning day starts once the pupils have left the boarding house and continues up until lunchtime. 

Whilst this is predominately a term time role, all Cleaners are required to work the week before the start of term and the week after the end of term (known as spring clean weeks). This enable a thorough deep clean of all areas to take place whilst the pupils are away.

We would ask that those that work with us are punctual and essentially reliable, have the ability to get on with tasks on their own as well as being able to work with a team if needed. In return for the hard work that is expected there is long holidays, but with potential for overtime for school lettings, all cleaning materials and essential training supplied.

Person Specification

•  Friendly, caring, approachable manner.
•  Flexible approach to changing circumstances.
•  Able to use initiative and work without supervision, and either as part of a team or as a lone worker.
•  Physically fit as this role can require frequent manual handling. 
•  Ability to manage time effectively.
•  Utterly discrete and capable of handling confidentiality appropriately.
•  Willing, polite and professionally welcoming.
•  Punctual, reliable and trustworthy.
•  Diligent with great attention to detail.
•  Team player who is able to work in harmony with others.
•  Willing to undertake any training relevant to the role.

Working Arrangements 

•  Working hours for this role are usually Monday 08.30 – 12.30, Tuesday to Friday, 08.30 – 11.30, a total of 16 hours per week, term time plus the week before each term starts and the week after each term end, known as spring clean weeks.  
•  It would be expected that Carthusian Day (currently held on the first Saturday of May Half term), the last day of the academic year (generally last Saturday of June) and the weekend before the start of the academic year be considered normal working days. 
•  Hourly rate of £13.20.
•  Committed to achieving high standards of cleanliness and hygiene.

Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 28 September 2026.

Interviews will be held shortly after the closing date. 

To Apply 

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for Charterhouse, please click apply to be redirected to our website to complete your application.