Domestic Assistant

St Helens Borough Council; Newton-le-Willows; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

St Helens Borough Council is recruiting a part-time Domestic Assistant for Kershaw Day Support Centre to provide person-centred care and support to older people, including those living with dementia, learning and physical disabilities. The role includes aiding the Cook in food preparation and serving, and assisting with cleaning and laundry across the centre.

The post covers a 20-hour week, typically within 9.00am–2.00pm, Monday to Friday, with a requirement to cover the Cook when they are away.

Qualifications

• Assist the Cook with preparation, cooking and serving food.
• Cover the Cook when they are on annual leave or sick.
• Keep the Kitchen and Activity Rooms clean to a high standard.
• Wash cooking utensils, crockery and laundry tasks as required.
• Follow health and safety and data protection policies.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Cook with preparation, cooking and serving food.
• Cover the Cook when they are absent from work - annual leave/sickness.
• Ensure the Kitchen area is cleaned to a high standard.
• Ensure Activity Rooms and toilets are cleaned to a high standard.
• Washing cooking utensils, crockery, pans etc.
• Laundry duties - washing tea towels, cloths etc.

Job description

We are St Helens Borough Council

Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce.

Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organization, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.

We are recruiting to a 20-hour Domestic Assistant post at Kershaw Day Support Centre, where we provide person centered care and support to older people including those living with dementia, learning and physical disabilities.

The post will cover working in the main kitchen assisting the Cook and in the general areas of the building.

There will be a requirement to cover the Cook's post when they are absent from work.

The Centre is open Monday-Friday and you will be required to work 4 hours a day at times between 9.00am-2.00pm.

Making a Difference

Whatever stage of your career, working in the public sector puts you at the heart of communities. Our workforce provides services to our residents day in and day out, making a positive impact on people's lives. We could not do this without the dedication, professionalism and strength of our workforce. There are so many reasons to choose to work at St Helens Council including the fantastic range of employee benefits and rewards on offer. St Helens Borough Council | Jobs | Search here for your perfect career - Home Page

Roles That Matter

Job Description

• Assist the Cook with preparation, cooking and serving food.
• Cover the Cook when they are absent from work - annual leave/sickness
• Ensure the Kitchen area is cleaned to a high standard
• Ensure Activity Rooms and toilets are cleaned to a high standard.
• Washing cooking utensils, crockery, pans etc.
• Laundry duties - washing tea towels, cloths etc.
• To complete relevant training specific to the job role.
• To follow instructions and operate in a safe and hygienic environment
• To comply with the Council's Health and Safety Policy and associated safe working procedures and guidelines.
• To comply with the Council's Comprehensive Equality Policy and ensure it is implemented with the service area of the post.
• To comply with the Council's Information Management Framework (including Data Protection Policy, Code of Practice, and Social Media Policy)
• To comply with the Council's Code of Conduct, a fundamental aspect of which are \"The 7 Principles of Public Life\", and to conduct oneself with the highest standards of conduct that they require.

Full Job Description & Person Specification Documents are included with this advert.

This is an Enhanced Disclosure post

We reserve the right to close the advert early, with sufficient applications.

Equality & Diversity

We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, and will help us on our journey to transform our organisation. The Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within selection.

All Council employees are required to abide by the ethical standards embodied by the 7 Nolan Principles