Domestic Assistant

Sanctuary Group; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading care provider is seeking a Part Time Cleaner for their Learning Disabilities Service in Leicester. The role involves providing domestic services, maintaining a clean environment, and requires an approachable attitude along with flexibility. Training and various benefits are offered. Ideal for those wanting to support individuals in a caring environment.

Benefits

25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 after 5 years

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Online discounts and rewards

Health and well-being plans

Life assurance

Flexible working arrangements

Wide range of learning and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience is not essential, but some experience of undertaking general housekeeping or domestic duties would be desirable.
• An approachable, caring and compassionate attitude is essential.
• Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong 'can-do' attitude.

Responsibilities

• Providing a personalised domestic service to customers, fulfilling housekeeping, cleaning and domestic tasks.
• Ensuring a clean, comfortable and safe environment is maintained.
• Responsible for the daily use of housekeeping equipment.
• Monitoring stock levels and reordering of supplies.

Skills

Experience in housekeeping or domestic duties

Caring and compassionate attitude

Enthusiastic and flexible

Competent level of numeracy and literacy

NVQ2 in Hospitality and Catering or willingness to work towards it

Education

NVQ2 in Hospitality and Catering

Job description

Overview

Sanctuary Supported Living is recruiting for a Cleaner at our CQC Registered Learning Disabilities Service, Skelton Court in Leicester. The role is referred to internally as Domestic Assistant.

We specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible. We’re a national organisation, not-for-profit, and we prioritise our customers. We offer comprehensive training and benefits to support your aspirations and career goals.

Position: Part Time Cleaner
Salary: £12.21 per hour
Hours: 20 hours per week (including working bank holidays and weekends)

Closing Date: .
Requisition: 224636

Responsibilities

• Providing a personalised domestic service to customers, fulfilling housekeeping, cleaning and domestic tasks to meet customers’ needs
• Ensuring a clean, comfortable and safe environment is maintained in the communal and service areas
• Responsible for the daily use of housekeeping equipment
• Monitoring stock levels and reordering of supplies

Skills and experience

• Experience is not essential; some experience of undertaking general housekeeping or domestic duties would be desirable
• An approachable, caring and compassionate attitude is essential
• Enthusiastic and flexible with a strong “can-do” attitude
• Ability to demonstrate a competent level of numeracy and literacy
• NVQ2 in Hospitality and Catering or willingness to work towards is desirable

Benefits and rewards

• At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years’ service (plus public holidays) pro rata
• A pension scheme with employer contributions
• A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
• Health and well-being plans
• Life assurance
• Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
• Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
• A wide range of learning and development opportunities

Additional information

Job Reference: 224636

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don’t forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don’t miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers’ needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary’s commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.

We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working. An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for. Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.

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