General Assistant (Lledr Hall, North Wales)

inploi; Wales; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local outdoor education centre in Wales is seeking a General Assistant to perform cleaning and kitchen duties. The role includes maintaining hygiene in all areas and working as part of a team. Candidates must have strong communication skills and a flexible work approach. This is a permanent position with an 18-hour work week and a starting salary of £12,995.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate with children and adults.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Flexible approach to work in different areas of the Centre.
• Ability to show initiative.
• Willingness to undertake training.

Responsibilities

• Undertake general cleaning and kitchen duties.
• Clean all areas of the centre to ensure hygiene.
• Undertake laundry duties including use of washing machines.
• Occasionally handle unpleasant cleaning tasks.

Skills

Communication with children and adults

Teamwork

Flexibility

Initiative

Willingness to undertake training

Job description

Overview

General Assistant

Pay Grade: 1C Scale Point 6 - 7. Starting annual salary £12,995. Hours per week: 18 (0.5 FTE). Start date: as soon as possible after interview. This post is permanent and will include working some weekends. Lledr Hall Outdoor Education Centre is Salford City Council’s residential Centre located near Betws y Coed. Please note, this is approx. 100 miles away from Salford. We run short stay visits for Primary school children from the city. While with us they participate in adventurous activities in the Snowdonia National Park. We have a vacancy in the domestic staff team for a General Assistant.

Responsibilities

• Undertaking general cleaning and kitchen duties.
• Cleaning all areas of the centre to ensure they are kept in a clean & hygienic condition.
• Undertaking general kitchen duties and dining room activities (e.g. preparation of food, washing up, preparing and cleaning dining areas).
• Tidying rooms including making beds, changing linen, vacuuming, polishing, and cleaning windows.
• Cleaning bathroom and toilet areas.
• Undertaking laundry duties including the operation of washing machine and dryers.
• Occasionally carry out unpleasant cleaning tasks (e.g. soiled linen, cleaning up vomit etc).

Requirements

• Be able to communicate with children and adults
• Be able to work as part of a team
• Have a flexible approach to work in different areas of the Centre
• Be able to show initiative
• Be willing to undertake training

If you would like to discuss the job or need any support in completing the application, then please call the Centre on 01690 750214 and ask for Deborah Robinson or Graham Burns.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and appointment to this post will be conditional upon receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). The Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young people/ vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.

If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants

We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.

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