About this role
Wycombe Abbey seeks a reliable and hardworking Domestic Assistant to help maintain the high standards of cleanliness and presentation expected across the School. This important role contributes to providing a clean, safe and welcoming environment for pupils, staff and visitors, supporting the smooth day‑to‑day operation of our world‑class boarding school.
Reports to: Domestic Services Manager and Domestic Team Leader.
Contract: This is a part‑time, permanent contract. The first three months will be a probationary period.
Hours of Work: 2.5 hours per week, 9.30am – 2.00pm Monday to Friday, worked over 52 weeks per year (including a 15‑minute paid tea break each day).
Holiday: 30 days per annum, plus bank holidays.
Salary: £15,011.40 per annum (£25,019 per annum FTE).
As a Domestic Assistant, you will play a key role in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene within your designated area. Responsibilities include cleaning and preparing facilities, maintaining washrooms and communal areas, removing waste, cleaning windows, undertaking deep cleaning activities during holiday periods and supporting the wider Domestic Services team to ensure the School environment remains well presented throughout the year.
Wycombe Abbey is a world class full‑boarding school for girls, located on a beautiful site in the centre of High Wycombe. With its distinctive heritage, magnificent 170‑acre campus and impressive resources, the School provides an outstanding education for 650 pupils aged 11–18.
We have been at the forefront of girls’ boarding education for over 125 years. Superb academic outcomes are the School’s hallmark and pupils regularly secure places at the most prestigious universities across the globe. Known for its world‑class education, Wycombe Abbey encourages curiosity, innovation, leadership and delight in learning among its pupils.
The School benefits from easy access to London (24 minutes to Marylebone), the Chiltern Hills and attractive towns such as Marlo