Laundry Driver / Assistant at Radley College

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Job Reference #

EDV/2026/RC/33918

Location

Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14 2HR

Contract Type

Permanent

Contract Term

Part-Time

Hours Per Week

25.5

Weeks Per Year

Approximately 33 weeks per year

Closing Date

Midday, Mon 20th Jul, 2026

Start Date

September 2026

Positions Available

Positions Available 1

Driving licence required

About this Role

Radley College is excited to offer an opportunity for a Laundry Driver/ Assistant to join our dedicated Laundry team. Working alongside the Laundry Caretakers to assist with the collection/delivery of laundry over site and to/from the Laundry. We are seeking a friendly, reliable individual with a good sense of humour, who enjoys working both independently and as part of a team.

The role involves driving a College vehicle to collect and deliver laundry across campus, sorting and preparing items for washing, operating industrial laundry equipment, and assisting with pressing, folding, and packing to College standards. You will also help maintain laundry equipment and vehicles, monitor detergent and chemical supplies, undertake routine vehicle checks, and assist with general cleaning and manual handling duties to ensure a safe, efficient, and high-quality laundry service.

This is a term time only position working 25.5 hours per week.

6.00am - 12.00pm Monday and Tuesday

6.00am - 10.30am Wednesday, Thursday & Friday.

Our employees enjoy a range of benefits, including a generous pension scheme with employer contributions, a College sickness scheme, and Death in Service cover for pension members. Additional perks include discounted access to the College’s sports and golf facilities, an Employee Assistance Programme, free on-site parking, and complimentary lunch during term time.

Early application is encouraged and we reserve the right to review applications as they are received.

Contact Details

  HR Department
  01235548518
  HR@radley.org.uk

Radley College would like all candidates to answer specific questions for the personal statement section. For reference, here is a preview of the questions/headings:

In accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidelines set out by the Department for Education, a background check will be carried out on your online digital presence. For this we use a third-party professional screening partner, SP Index (www.sp-index.com), experienced in processing personal data for the purpose of such checks. The scope of such checks will include all online open-source information, but specifically: • up to 10 years’ online history; • social and professional networking and media; • blogs and vlogs; • news and media reports; • information displayed publicly online by third parties; • any other relevant open-source information available. You can find out more about how these checks are carried out and how your personal data will be used at https://sp-index.com/privacy-policy/ If you have any concerns about the above please contact hr@radley.org.uk. We will only carry out these checks on shortlisted candidates and the results of which are not visible to the selection committee. In order for us to carry out these checks, please can you provide your date of birth, nationality and personal email address. We are unable to use work email addresses for these checks.
Do you hold a current UK driving licence
Please give your reasons for applying for this post and say why you believe you are suitable for the position. Study the job description and describe any experience and skills you have gained in other jobs or similar environments which demonstrates your ability and attitude to undertake the duties of this post
Have you previously applied for a position at Radley College?