Domestic Assistant

Essex County Council; Essex; On-site; GBP 26,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading council is seeking a full-time Domestic Assistant in Colchester to maintain high cleanliness and hygiene standards in residential homes for young people. The role involves laundry management and supporting kitchen operations. The successful candidate will have relevant qualifications and experience, a high standard of cleanliness, and a friendly demeanor to contribute positively to the team and the residents' environment.

Benefits

26 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Local Authority Defined Benefit Pension Scheme

Qualifications

• Experience and qualifications in Health and Safety and food hygiene.
• Evidence of First Aid training and experience.
• Understanding of working in residential care settings for young people.

Responsibilities

• Maintain cleanliness and hygiene standards in kitchens and residential rooms.
• Ensure laundry duties are completed efficiently.
• Contribute to a welcoming environment for residents and visitors.

Skills

Health and Safety experience

Basic food hygiene

High standards of cleanliness

Friendly demeanour

Empathy towards others

Education

Educated to RQF level 2 (GCSE)

Job description

Domestic Assistant

Permanent, Full Time

£25,081 per annum

Location: Colchester

Closing Date: Thursday 19th of June at 11.59pm

Interview date: Thursday 3rd of July 2025

Why work with us?

• 26 days annual leave (Full Time Equivalent) plus Bank Holidays.
• Local Authority Defined Benefit Pension Scheme. For more details please visit: https://www.essexpensionfund.co.uk/
• Use your skills to make a difference to the lives of local children and families who experience difficulties and inequalities
• Work for a team with great team morale and friendly, helpful, and supportive colleagues.

The Opportunity

Children and Families is recognised as a service in which social work can develop and prosper, with a culture of collaboration, integrity and compassion; promoting the development and wellbeing of children, young people and their families; protecting them from neglect and abuse. Working together with partners delivering a range of early help, family support and effective social work interventions which build resilience, remove barriers and enable children and young people to look forward to a brighter future.

The Domestic Assistant contributes to the maintenance of laundry and kitchens within residential homes or family centres to ensure cleanliness and high standards of food hygiene for young people.

Utilising skills and experience in effective laundry management to maintain cleanliness in individual and family rooms, together with some kitchen experience will be an important element in undertaking this role.

Accountabilities

• Responsibility for ensuring all laundry duties within residential homes is undertaken efficiently and in a timely way.
• Contributes to kitchen efficiency by utilising equipment to ensure cleanliness of kitchen tools, crockery and pans are maintained to a high standard on a regular basis.
• Ensures family or visiting rooms remain tidy and clean throughout shifts, to ensure environment is welcoming to both residents and visitors.
• Undertakes kitchen and dining room duties to ensure hygiene and cleanliness maintained throughout residential home.
• Undertakes laundry of items in residential homes to ensure standards of cleanliness are maintained.
• Contributes to cleaning and laundry duties to ensure they are delivered to a high quality.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of Health and Safety experience and any relevant qualifications and evidence of training incorporating moving and handling of objects.
• Evidence of a First Aid qualification, training and experience.
• Knowledge and experience of basic food hygiene.
• High standards of cleanliness.
• Understanding of working in a setting for young people who are receiving a period of residential care.
• Ability and experience of working on own initiative and a flexible attitude.
• Friendly demeanour, empathetic towards others.