Assistant Housekeeper

Children's Hospice South West; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 22,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days holiday

Enhanced sick pay

Pension with 7% employer

Family friendly policies

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Children's Hospice South West is seeking a dedicated cleaner/housekeeper to join our South West team. You will be responsible for cleaning the house, preparing children's and family rooms, and maintaining all communal areas and bathrooms.

The role also includes laundry duties, ironing, and restocking linen cupboards, supporting a safe and welcoming environment for families. The successful candidate will have prior cleaning or housekeeping experience, a good awareness of health and safety, and

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning/housekeeping roles, ideally in hotels or similar settings.
• Awareness of health and safety in the workplace.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Clean the house including preparation of children’s and family rooms, main communal areas and bathrooms.
• Assist with laundry, including laundering bed linen and clothes, ironing, and stocking linen cupboards.

Skills

Experience in cleaning/housekeeping

Health and safety awareness

Good communication & teamwork

Job description

£21,147 - £22,281pro-rata on 32 hours, plus enhancements for weekends and bank holidays (£24,456 - £25,767 FTE)

About Us:

We are an established and successful charity providing hospice care for children with life limiting conditions and their families in the South West of England. We aim to recruit passionate, friendly and enthusiastic staff who are motivated to really make a difference to the lives of the children and families who visit us.

Join our team for a rewarding career move where 98% of staff agree that they are proud to work for CHSW.

What you will be doing:

You will be helping with cleaning of the house, including preparation of children’s and family rooms, all main communal areas and bathrooms. You will also be assisting with the laundry, including laundering of bed linen and clothes, ironing, stocking up of linen cupboards.

The Successful Candidate:

You will have experience of working in a cleaning or housekeeping role, ideally within a hotel or similar setting, and have an awareness of health and safety in the workplace. You will have good communication skills as well as a warm and friendly approach and the ability to work as part of a team, and independently.

What we offer:

We value our staff and offer an excellent working environment with an enthusiastic and committed team. You will also benefit from the following:

• 33 days (plus bank holidays) holiday entitlement, which increases with service
• enhanced sick pay scheme rising up to 6 months full and 6 months half pay
• personal pension scheme with 7% employer contribution
• family friendly policies, with enhanced maternity/adoption pay
• occupational health, wellbeing and counselling services and employee assistance programme
• group life insurance scheme
• training and development opportunities
• environmental and green agenda
• a supportive and inclusive environment
• a chance to make a real difference

Anticipated interview date: TBC

CHSW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and all employees must apply for an enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service. We welcome applications from all sections of the community. Charity Registration Number 1003314.

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