Ancillary

The Methodist Church in Britain; London Borough of Southwark; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking an attentive ancillary worker at Harry Sotnick House to cover domestic, kitchen and laundry tasks for residents. You will clean all rooms, support breakfast service, assist the cook, and manage laundry under infection control rules.

Shifts run 07:30–12:30 on a two-week rota, and the role suits someone calm and patient with older residents. Enhanced DBS and right to work in the UK are required, and visa sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Flexible and able to carry out a wide range of cleaning and general duties.
• Empathy with older people.
• Gentle, understanding and professional communication with residents, team members and visitors.
• Basic IT skills to access information and complete e-learning.
• Willingness to complete mandatory and non-mandatory training, including Level 2 food hygiene awareness, safeguarding awareness and machinery training.

Responsibilities

• Domestic cleaning across all areas of the home, including lounges, dining rooms, bedrooms with ensuite facilities, bathrooms and stores.
• Supporting residents with the breakfast service.
• Supporting the cook with meal preparation and presentation to a high standard.
• Maintaining a clean kitchen, including floors, surfaces and store cupboards.
• Cleaning and tidying refrigerators and freezers, and checking their temperatures.
• Carrying out general kitchen tasks as required.
• Completing the laundry process, including handling soiled laundry under infection control policy.
• Washing and ironing curtains and similar items.
• Delivering laundry to residents' rooms.
• Carrying out light repairs to damaged items where needed.

Skills

Flexible duties

Empathy with older people

Gentle communication

Basic IT skills

Training compliance (food hygiene, Saf

Job description

An ancillary post at Harry Sotnick House, a residential setting run by Portsmouth City Council, covering domestic, kitchen and laundry work for residents. The core work is cleaning the home’s rooms, supporting the cook and breakfast service, and running the laundry, including soiled items under infection control rules. Shifts are 07:30 to 12:30 on a two-week rota, and the role suits someone gentle with older people. Enhanced DBS and right to work are required, and visa sponsorship is not offered.

What the job involves

• Domestic cleaning across all areas of the home, including lounges, dining rooms, bedrooms with ensuite facilities, bathrooms and stores
• Supporting residents with the breakfast service
• Supporting the cook with meal preparation and presentation to a high standard
• Maintaining a clean kitchen, including floors, surfaces and store cupboards
• Cleaning and tidying refrigerators and freezers, and checking their temperatures
• Carrying out general kitchen tasks as required
• Completing the laundry process, including handling soiled laundry under infection control policy
• Washing and ironing curtains and similar items
• Delivering laundry to residents' rooms
• Carrying out light repairs to damaged items where needed

Skills & knowledge

• Flexible and able to carry out a wide range of cleaning and general duties
• Working to a schedule and completing allocated tasks within set times
• Empathy with older people
• Gentle, understanding and professional communication with residents, team members and visitors
• Basic IT skills to access information and complete e-learning
• Willingness to complete mandatory and non-mandatory training, including Level 2 food hygiene awareness, safeguarding awareness and machinery training

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check before any offer of employment
• Right to work in the UK
• Explanation of any gaps in career history within the last 5 years

Other

• Personal statement giving examples against each point of the person specification

Nice to have

• Previous ancillary work in a residential setting
• Experience in a cleaning, kitchen or laundry service