KINGSWOOD
BATH
Job Description
Job Title: Domestic Assistant
Responsible To: Domestic Manager
Department: Domestic
Date of Issue: April 2026
About the role
As Domestic Assistant, you will provide services to deliver and support the smooth and efficient operation of the boarding houses, laundry, wider school buildings, and facilities services, maintaining a professional, friendly and warm atmosphere at all times.
A career at Kingswood offers the opportunity to be part of a supportive and forward-thinking community that values excellence, innovation, and personal growth. Rooted in our core values - Care for Each Individual, Educate for Life, Serve the Community, and Live Sustainably - we foster an environment where staff are empowered to thrive.
Key responsibilities
Support Senior House Staff as part of the adult pastoral team, helping to maintain the warm, friendly and homely atmosphere essential to boarding houses.
Follow instructions from Senior House Staff and the Domestic manager on all aspects of house operations and cleaning routines.
Work in full compliance with the School’s Health and Safety Policy, including COSHH and all relevant regulations.
Carry out cleaning and laundry duties to a consistently high standard.
Report any damage promptly to appropriate Senior House Staff or the Domestic Manager, completing the required Estates paperwork and forwarding it to the appropriate department.
Order cleaning supplies from central stores and maintain minimum stock levels in a secure, ventilated cupboard.
Manage boarding house laundry processes: checking dirty laundry out, receiving clean laundry, and issuing items to pupils as required.
Record and prepare dry-cleaning items for external providers via the internal laundry, following guidance from the Domestic Manager.
Undertake basic repairs to clothing, curtains and similar items, or pass them to a seamstress with the Domestic Manager’s approval.
Assist in preparing boarding houses for commercial lets.
• Support residential courses held in boarding houses during the summer holiday period.
Contribute to the Domestic Team’s annual deep clean of boarding houses at the end of each summer.
• Attend required training sessions.
Submit termly pupil charge lists to the Domestic Manager for special laundry, dry cleaning, holiday trunks, extra laundry and any other relevant charges.
Monitor boarding house food supplies, whether delivered or collected by Prefects, in line with established routines.
Provide an appropriate adult presence in boarding houses as required.
Carry out any other reasonable duties reasonably requested by Senior House Staff or the Domestic Manager.
Support the Laundry Assistant in the laundry, washing, drying and folding laundry in line with foundation requirements and under the direction of the Laundry Assistant.
Flexibly carry out a wide range of cleaning duties across different areas of the School site, as allocated by the Domestic Manager. Responsibilities and locations may vary according to operational needs.
Undertake house cleaning duties in the residence of the Principal of the Foundation as directed by the Domestic Manager.
Empty and clean bins, disposing of waste in designated areas and taking particular care with any items that may pose a risk to staff or pupils.
• Vacuum or sweep all carpeted and uncarpeted areas, and wash or mop floors in assigned locations.
Dust or wipe desks, seats, ledges, skirting boards and all surfaces where dust accumulates, using clean cloths and dusters.
Clean toilets and toilet areas, including hand basins, wall tiles, and mirrors.
Empty vacuum cleaners as required, clean and check all equipment and cables for signs of wear, store equipment safely, and report any faults to the Head Housekeeper.
• Provide support in the Boarding Houses during commercial lettings, as required.
You will be expected to:
• Conduct yourself with professionalism, tact and diplomacy at all times as a representative of Kingswood
• Observe health and safety procedures and work safely at all times
To comply with all school policies and procedures including reporting any concerns to the appropriate person in relation to those covering child protection, health, safety, welfare, security, confidentiality and data protection.
No job description can fully cover all aspects of the role and consequently the responsibilities are likely to evolve and change over time.
Skills, qualifications and experience
You will have a friendly, professional and positive attitude, with a warm and caring approach to your work. You will be highly organised, punctual, reliable and trustworthy, able to manage your time effectively and work both independently and as part of a team. You will take pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene and bring sound knowledge and experience of cleaning practices, Health and Safety requirements and Manual Handling guidelines. A good general level of fitness is essential, as the role involves lifting and carrying within HSE guidelines. You will also have strong interpersonal skills, enabling you to interact appropriately with members of the school community, and the emotional resilience needed to remain calm under pressure. A commitment to equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practice is essential.
You should be flexible, self-motivated and open to new ideas and ways of working, with a proactive ‘can-do’ attitude. Experience of relevant professional development and familiarity with safe use of cleaning machinery would be advantageous.
Child protection
It is your responsibility to help promote and safeguard the welfare of children and young persons for whom you are responsible, or with whom you come into contact, and to adhere to and ensure compliance with the School’s Child Protection Policy Statement at all times. If, in the course of carrying out the duties of the post, you become aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare of children in the school, you must report any concerns to the School’s Designated Safeguarding Lead. Protecting children from the risk of radicalisation is part of the School’s safeguarding duties (under the Prevent Duty).
Competencies
The Kingswood Competency Framework sets out the expected level of performance at a given level – the ‘competency profile’.
The competency profile is used to support objective setting, appraisal, and continuous professional development planning.
Competency Profile: Level 8 – Team Member (Competent in Delivery):
| Cluster | Competencies | ||
| Strategy & Innovation | Strategic View Demonstrates awareness of | Planning for Improvement | Effective Decision Making |
| departmental strategy. Aligns work with departmental objectives and strategies. Actively contributes to | Plans and executes personal tasks effectively. Understands and applies appropriate improvement procedures to routine work. | Applies decision-making skills to personal tasks. Makes appropriate decisions within parameters defined by | |
| discussions on departmental goals. Leading and Communicating | Working Together | line manager. Developing People | |
| People | Communicates effectively with team members. | Proactively contributes to the attainment of team goals. | Provides support for colleagues' development. |
| Applies effective communication skills to daily | Collaborates effectively on team | Engages in basic mentoring. | |
| tasks. Technical Delivery | projects. Analytical Thinking | Problem Solving | |
| Delivering Results | Handles routine technical challenges effectively. | Interprets data for routine tasks. | Handles and resolves common problems and challenges. |
| Follows established technical procedures/processes. | Applies analytical techniques to standard problems. | Applies problem-solving techniques to standard role- | |
| Delivering at Pace | Delivering Quality | relevant issues. Delivering Value | |
| Manages time effectively to meet deadlines. | Applies appropriate quality standards to own work. | Identifies and implements improvements to deliver value. | |
| Delivers tasks with appropriate urgency. | Routinely ensures quality control. | Ensures cost efficiency in standard tasks. | |
A coeducational, independent boarding and day school for pupils aged nine months to 18 years.
Terms and Conditions
This is a full-time, year-round position with a standard working week of 37 hours. Normal working hours are 8.00am to 4.00pm, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, and 8.00am to 3.30pm on Wednesdays, with a 30-minute unpaid lunch break each day. Part-time hours could be considered for the right candidate.
The role offers a paid holiday entitlement of 6.6 weeks per year (equivalent to 33 days), inclusive of public bank holidays. While the School typically closes for a period over Christmas, the specific dates are determined annually by the Senior Management Team. Any additional non-working days granted during this closure period are discretionary and do not form part of the contractual holiday entitlement.
The salary for this position is £25,948.96 per annum.
Benefits
Kingswood School has high expectations of staff and looks to reward them with beneficial conditions of service.
• Stakeholder Pension Scheme, matching your contributions up to 5% of pensionable pay
All staff enjoy free meals provided in the Dining Room with refreshments available throughout the day.
Parking available around the School site (subject to availability).
• Professional development and training.
Part remission of fees at Kingswood Nursery, Prep and Senior Schools for children of employees (subject to the normal competitive entry requirements being met). Please note that remission of school fees is not a contractual entitlement; the Governors reserve the right to vary the rate of remission or to withdraw it altogether.
• Staff are welcome to make use of the leisure and sports facilities (which includes a swimming pool, gym and tennis courts) set within the beautiful School grounds, at times as agreed by the School.
• Death in Service benefit.
Cycle Scheme in line with the Government’s Cycle to Work initiative.
Employee Assistance Programme, an independent, free and confidential advice service that can offer both practical advice and emotional support.
Kingswood has a strong sense of community and there are many ways to be involved whether through sport, music or social events.
Application process
Please visit our website Work for Us - Kingswood Bath School to read our policies for Recruitment, Selection and Disclosure Procedure, and Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy including EYFS.
Please email recruitment@kingswood.bath.sch.uk to request an Application Form.
Completed Application Forms should be returned by email (or by post: Recruitment Administrator, Kingswood School, Lansdown, Bath, BA1 5RG)
Closing date is Friday 19th June 2026 midday
If you have any questions about the recruitment process please contact Miss Hannah Sweeney, Recruitment Administrator, on recruitment@kingswood.bath.sch.uk or 01225 734350
A coeducational, independent boarding and day school for pupils aged nine months to 18 years.
The School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be required to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post, including checks with past employers and the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
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."
As an equal opportunities employer, Kingswood School is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.
We offer a welcoming and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply.