Domestic Team Leader

Oundle School has an exciting opportunity for a Domestic Team Leader to join the School Services Team who will work closely with the Matron and Hsm in a boarding house or the Head of Department.

The Domestic Team Leader (DTL) is an integral member of the Operations team and will work with the Matron and Housemaster / Housemistress (Hsm) in a boarding House or the Head of Department to ensure their House or facility meets the standards specified in the Service Level Agreement (SLA). The role of the DTL is a hands‑on working role and is responsible for leading a team of between five to eight Domestic Operatives (DO’s), reporting functionally to a Senior Domestic Team Leader (SDTL).

In addition to the mandatory training requirements, a DTL benefits from skills developed through a School wide management and supervisory skills programme, learns and develops Health and Safety aspects for the role, gains further knowledge of Oundle School Handbook Policies, and coaches DO’s in Safer Systems of Work in cleaning and laundry duties.

The DTL works during both term time (including pre and post term) and also during the Enterprise Lets periods during School holidays when groups outside the School use the facilities, to ensure the fabric and cleanliness of the School is maintained in accordance with the SLA, irrespective of the occupants.

We recognise the importance of flexibility and offer a range of working patterns designed to complement your lifestyle while meeting the demands of this vital operational role.

Option 1:
Full‑Time – support operations year‑round, including Enterprise Lets during holidays.

40 hours per week
Monday to Friday: 6:30 am–8:30 am, 9:00 am–12:30 pm, 1:00 pm–2:30 pm
Saturday or Sunday: 7:30 am–12:30 pm
Working weeks: 41.4 or 52 weeks per year
Salary: £23,481–£25,979 per annum (dependent on your choice of working weeks)

Option 2:
Reduced Hours, Part Year

29 hours per week
36.4 working weeks per year
Includes 11 Saturdays only
Example pattern:
Saturday (11 per year): 7:30 am–12:30 pm
Salary: £14,970

Your Career, Your Balance – Explore the Details. If you’d like to learn more about the role or explore which working pattern will suit you best, please contact us for an informal conversation with a Senior Domestic Team Leader. We’re happy to answer questions and help you find the right fit.

Oundle and Laxton Junior Schools have long been associated with the very best of modern independent education, especially boarding. The Schools take seriously their responsibility to pupils so that they can emerge as decent, open‑minded adults; ambitious about what they can go on to achieve and contribute. Over 1400 pupils are on roll at the School, of whom 840 are full boarders.

Academic results are steadfastly excellent.

A team of around 800 staff, both academic and support, ensure an education of the highest standard is in place across the Schools with the efforts of the whole team focused on this fundamental aim.

We are fortunate in our location at the heart of a beautiful market town. School and town are part of the same community and our pupils take their place within this community, not isolated from it. The town has a spirited cultural life, with an annual international festival, literature festival, and frequent performances of nationally touring shows at the School’s Stahl Theatre.

Full details of the role, including hours of work and salary, can be found at the “Job Description” link, below. If you are excited by this opportunity, please complete and return an application form and supplement to the application before the closing date.

Please note CV submissions cannot be accepted.

Final date to receive applications:
Friday 6 February 2026, 9 am

Interviews will take place week commencing 9 February 2026

If you have any questions about the role, please contact:

HR Department, Oundle School, The Bursary, Church Street, Oundle, Peterborough, PE8 4EE

Email c/o: oppor or Tel: 01832 277193

Oundle School and Laxton Junior School are proud to be equal opportunity employers and we welcome applications from all. We aim to ensure that all applicants are…