Cleaner

Anchor; Ipswich; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Gym discounts

Mental health support

Flexible working options

Online GP appointments

Pension plan

Discounts on shopping

Job summary

Anchor is looking for a reliable Cleaner to maintain Dunwich Court, Ipswich. The role is 9 hours per week on a permanent basis, paid £13.45 per hour, with duties including cleaning communal areas and guest rooms and handling laundry to a high standard.

You will work respectfully around residents, prioritising tasks and reporting issues to the Location Manager. Anchor promotes a supportive, inclusive environment with opportunities for training and development.

Qualifications

• Reliable and approachable with pride in doing a good job.
• Experience in cleaning communal areas and guest rooms is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Keep communal areas, guest rooms and shared spaces clean, tidy and welcoming.
• Wash and prepare bed linen and towels to a high standard.
• Handle waste safely and use cleaning products and equipment correctly.
• Report maintenance issues, faults or health and safety concerns to the Location Manager.
• Respect residents' homes, privacy and individual needs.

Skills

Reliability

Communication

Organised

Job description

Cleaner

Location: Dunwich Court, Ipswich
Contract: 9 hours per week | Permanent
Rate of Pay: £13.45 per hour

We’re looking for a reliable and caring Cleaner to join our team and help keep Dunwich Court looking and feeling its best for our residents, visitors and colleagues.

From keeping communal spaces fresh and welcoming to making sure guest rooms are clean and ready to use, you’ll play an important part in creating a place that residents are proud to call home.

What you’ll do:

• Keep communal areas, guest rooms and other shared spaces clean, tidy and welcoming.
• Wash and prepare bed linen and towels to a high standard.
• Handle waste safely and use cleaning products and equipment correctly.
• Keep cleaning equipment clean, secure and safely stored.
• Work considerately around residents, respecting their homes, privacy and individual needs.
• Report any maintenance issues, faults or health and safety concerns to the Location Manager.

About you

You don’t need to have worked in social housing before, what matters most is that you’re reliable, approachable and take pride in doing a good job.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has a friendly, professional approach and enjoys helping others.
• Communicates well with residents, visitors and colleagues.
• Takes pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness.
• Can manage their workload effectively and prioritise tasks.
• Is dependable, organised and committed to providing a great service.
• Is willing to complete any training required to support them in the role.

If you take pride in creating clean, welcoming environments and want to make a positive difference to residents every day, we'd love to hear from you.

Anchor – a great place to work

Anchor is England’s largest not-for-profit providers of care and housing for older people. Our heartfelt ambition is to transform housing and care so everyone can have a home where they love living in later life.

We’re not-for-profit which means every penny we make or save is invested in the people who live with us, the places they live and the people who work here. That means a better standard of care and customer service, better wages, more investment in training and development and improved facilities.

Our values

Every one of us can make a difference to our residents and play a part in shaping homes and services around their needs.

Our Anchor values of being Accountable, Respectful, Courageous and Honest apply to us all, whether you manage colleagues as part of your role or not.

Displaying our values can influence those around us to do the same. We can all be leaders at Anchor and should all be driven by the same customer ethos. Our helps align these values with the skills and behaviours we demonstrate.

A rewarding environment

From health and happiness to finance and your career, we’ll give you all the support you need.

Health & happiness

• Gym, fitness and wellbeing discounts
• Mental health support
• Flexible working options
• Access to online GP appointments

Finance

• Pension plan – contribute between 4% and 8% and we’ll match it or better
• Quick and easy pension transfer service
• Savings and financial advice, loans, free life assurance
• Discounts on shopping, holidays, phones, technology and more

Career

• Ongoing personal and professional development programme
• Leadership Pathways online learning resources
• Career progression and promotion opportunities

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Celebrating diversity, celebrating you

Anchor is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We aim to celebrate diversity and inclusion in all that we do, as we know that the more diverse our colleagues are, the better care and support we can give to our residents and each other.

We are proud to have an LGBT+ group for our residents, and also Disability, LGBT+ and race and ethnicity colleague networks. These work to celebrate diversity, address concerns, review policy and practice and empower their members. We also have an Inclusive Ambassador network to allow all colleagues to be part of promoting diversity and to be an ally to others.

We are a Gold Standard Inclusive Employer, a Stonewall Diversity Champion, Menopause Friendly and a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant, HouseProud Pledge and Age Friendly Employer Pledge schemes.