Cleaner

East Anglia's Children's Hospices; Peacehaven; On-site; GBP 24,000; Part time

Job summary

A children's hospice organization in Peacehaven is seeking a part-time Cleaner at The Nook Hospice. This role involves maintaining high cleanliness standards and performing various cleaning duties. Ideal candidates will have experience in cleaning or housekeeping and a keen eye for detail. The position offers a salary of £24,000 FTE with benefits such as subsidized meals, enhanced annual leave, and a health cash plan. Join us in making a meaningful difference for families in the community.

Benefits

Free onsite parking

Subsidised meals

Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays

Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes

AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution including Life Assurance

NHS pension - continuation if already contributing

Free Eye Tests

Cycle to work scheme

Responsibilities

• Carry out cleaning duties in line with hospice standards.
• Wash, dry, and iron clothes, bed linen, towels, and soft furnishings.
• Maintain safe storage and use of cleaning materials in accordance with COSHH regulations.
• Work as part of a team providing 7-day cover.

Skills

Experience as a cleaner or housekeeper

High standards of cleanliness and attention to detail

Job description

About EACH

East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.

In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.

Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.

We’re over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.

Position: Cleaner, The Nook Hospice - NR14 7PX

Part-Time, 22.5 hours per week, working 3 days over a 7 day working week

* Includes working every other weekend on a rota basis *

Permanent Contract

Salary £24,000 FTE per annum

Comprehensive range of benefits:

• Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
• Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
• Additional holiday purchase scheme
• Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
• AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
• NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
• Free Eye Tests
• Cycle to work scheme

What we’re looking for:

• Experience as a cleaner or housekeeper.
• High standards of cleanliness and attention to detail.

What you’ll do:

• Carry out cleaning duties in line with hospice standards.
• Wash, dry, and iron clothes, bed linen, towels, and soft furnishings.
• Maintain safe storage and use of cleaning materials in accordance with COSHH regulations.
• Work as part of a team providing 7-day cover.

Please visit our website www.each.org.uk to view the full job description and person specification and to apply.

Closing date: 23 January 2026

Interested in Learning More Before You Apply?

At EACH, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone and actively encourage applicants to ask questions, request reasonable adjustments or have an informal discussion before submitting an application.

If you’d like to find out more or make a request, please contact the Recruitment Team by email [e-mail] or phone [phone].

Diversity Statement:

At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.

Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.

Please note:

EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.

It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.

EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start.