Housekeeper Part-time

Stoneleigh-Burnham School, an independent girls’ boarding and day school for grades 7-12, seeks a part-time year-round Housekeeper, effective immediately.

Located in the Pioneer Valley, a short drive from the Five College Consortium (UMass Amherst, Smith, Mount Holyoke, Hampshire, and Amherst College),

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is the only girls’ school in New England to offer the IB Diploma Programme and attracts students from the local area and around the world. Our mission centers around helping our students discover and use their authentic voices. Employees who thrive at SBS are collaborative and dynamic colleagues excited by professional growth, are deeply passionate about education, and are committed to fostering an inclusive community.

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Cleans lounges, rest rooms, corridors, stairways, laundry rooms, and offices.

· Sweeps and mops floors and vacuums rugs and draperies.

· Dusts furniture and removes cobwebs.

· Washes windows, door panels, and sills.

· Spot washes walls and woodwork as needed.

· Empties wastebaskets and recycles.

· Transports trash and waste to disposal and /or recycling area.

· Carpet spills are spot cleaned ASAP to prevent permanent stains.

· Dishes and glasses are picked up as needed.

· Replenishes bathroom supplies.

· All other duties as assigned: Including backup of people absent due to illness or vacation.

· Special functions including Reunion, Summer Camp, visitors, etc

  Qualities and Qualifications:

• Must be able to work well both in a team environment and independently.
• Must have the ability to recognize problems as they arise and bring them to the attention of the Chief Financial Officer.
• Must be able to follow safety guidelines and exercise good judgment in all aspects of responsibility.
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing professional growth and development
• The desire to work in a boarding school community and be invested in campus life
• Must be able to safely lift 50 lbs

In order to achieve our mission of preparing students to actively engage a diverse and inclusive world we must first emulate the values we hope to instill in our students. Stoneleigh-Burnham is committed to increasing the diversity — in backgrounds and in experiences — of our faculty, staff, and student community.

Stoneleigh-Burnham strives to hire and support an inclusive community of employees; candidates from communities that are statistically and systemically underrepresented in independent schools are encouraged to apply.

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Salary is commensurate with experience.

Our Mission:

Stoneleigh-Burnham School is an academic community that fosters an international perspective. We inspire girls to pursue meaningful lives based on honor, respect, and intellectual curiosity. Each student is challenged to discover her best self and graduate with confidence to think independently and act ethically, secure in the knowledge that her voice will be heard.

To learn more about Stoneleigh-Burnham School, please visit our website: sbschool.org