Domestic Assistant - Beechside Residential Unit

Portsmouth City Council; Drayton; On-site; GBP 3,500 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Portsmouth City Council is seeking a Part Time Domestic Assistant for Beechside Residential Unit. The role covers cleaning lounges, dining rooms, bedrooms and bathrooms, with occasional deep cleans and laundry duties, 5 hours per week on Tuesdays 9:00am–2:00pm.

Beechside provides short-break accommodation for up to six children with disabilities in a warm, safe environment. The ideal candidate has prior domestic and laundry experience, flexibility for other duties, and appropriate training.

Qualifications

• Previous domestic and laundry work in a residential setting or worked to a cleaning schedule.
• Willing to undertake a wide range of cleaning and laundry tasks and be flexible with other duties.
• Had formal or informal training in cleaning and laundry work.

Responsibilities

• Carry out general cleaning duties across lounges, dining rooms, bedrooms, bathrooms, stairs and office areas.
• Occasionally perform deep cleaning including walls, paintwork, upholstery, and report defects to the shift leader.
• Process items of laundry as part of the role.

Skills

Domestic cleaning

Laundry tasks

Flexible worker

Job description

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Domestic Assistant - Beechside Residential Unit

Job Reference pcc/TP/659/1832

Number of Positions:

1

Contract Type:

Permanent

Salary: Band 2, £25,948 per annum, pro rata Part Time 5 hours per week, Tue 9.00am to 2.00pm (Part time salary: £3,506 per annum for 5 hours)

Working Hours:

5

Location:

Closing Date:

19/10/2026

Job Category:

Cleaning

Region / Division:

UK Region

Directorate:

Job Introduction

Beechside provides short-break accommodation for up to six children aged 5–18 with learning disabilities, physical disabilities, and communication needs. We pride ourselves on offering a safe, warm, nurturing environment where every child is valued and supported to thrive.

We are looking for a Part time Domestic Assistant to join our team Part Time (5 hours per week, Tuesday 9.00am to 2.00pm)

About the Role

You will be responsible for carrying out general cleaning duties to include lounges, dining rooms, occupational rooms, cleaners store, bedrooms, bathrooms. Toilets, stairs, corridors, halls, office areas. There will be occasions when you will need to do a deep clean such as washing down walls and paintwork, upholstery and furnishings as well as reporting verbally or in writing any defects in furniture, fittings and equipment to the shift leader of the day. You will also be responsible for processing items of laundry.

The ideal candidate

• Previously undertaken domestic and laundry work in a residential setting or worked to a cleaning schedule.
• Willing to undertake the wide range of cleaning and laundry tasks and be flexible with other duties you may be asked to undertake.
• Had formal or informal training in cleaning and laundry work.

Contact Details for an Informal Discussion

Portsmouth City Council is a unique organisation, committed to making a difference, and is guided by core values that set who we are as people, what we stand for, and how we act.

We are committed to our values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity and being people-focussed. These values set out how we can contribute to the success of the council and our own success as individuals. Learn more about our values and behaviours .

Application process

We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered.

You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it.

Please note: We are not able to offer sponsorship for this position.

Portsmouth City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, and young people, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Every post is subject to PCC and Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership safer recruitment procedures.

Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information.

You will need to explain any gaps in your career history within the last 5 years - this is essential for all safeguarding roles.