Housekeeper

YMCA England & Wales; Borehamwood; On-site; GBP 14,000; Part time

Job summary

YMCA England & Wales is seeking part-time housekeeping staff in Borehamwood to maintain cleanliness and provide high-quality cleaning services. The role involves cleaning communal areas and ensuring supplies are stocked, with a salary of £13,104 per year for 20 hours of work weekly. Join a friendly team dedicated to supporting vulnerable adults in a respectful environment.

Benefits

Health Cash Plan

EAP & Doctorline

Rewards & Discounts

Birthday and Wellbeing day off

Training & Development

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of cleaning materials required.
• Willingness to interact with residents and staff.
• Thorough understanding of health & safety and COSHH.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning of all hostel and allocated areas including rooms and bathrooms.
• Maintaining adequate supplies of toilet requisites.
• Providing high level of customer service to staff and residents.

Skills

Knowledge of cleaning materials

Customer service

Health & safety awareness

Job description

Location Borehamwood, Hertfordshire

This is a Permanent , Part Time vacancy that will close in a month at 23:59 BST .

The Vacancy

Do you enjoy housekeeping work, including cleaning, tidying and maintaining supplies?

We are looking for 2 housekeeping staff members to join our friendly team in Borehamwood.

The Role: The primary focus of the role is to provide high quality cleaning services within all areas of the site. You will be working in a friendly team, with colleagues and managers who will treat you with respect.

We provide accommodation to 24 vulnerable adults and we need your help cleaning the communal areas and void properties. We would like you to bring excellent knowledge of cleaning materials, a willingness to interact with people around you, and a thorough understanding of health & safety and COSHH.

The work includes:

• Cleaning of all hostel and other allocated office and public areas, including all allocated rooms, corridors, bathrooms, showers, toilets, including vacuuming regularly, wiping ledges and skirting, sweeping stairs, cleaning glass, dusting, washing floors. Emptying bins and removing rubbish from designated areas.
• Maintain adequate supplies of toilet requisites in bathrooms and toilets.
• Ensure the cleanliness of the site is maintained to a high standard.
• Follow the work schedule and complete within time allocated.
• Provide a high level of customer service to staff, residents and visitors within the service.

We can offer 20 hours per week. The pro rata salary is £13,104 per year.

Working Pattern: We offer some level of flexibility and therefore this will be discussed at interview.

One YMCA is a Real Living Wage employer.

Location: This role is based at our Borehamwood Hostel.

An Enhanced Disclosure is required for this role.

*Please apply ASAP since we will interview on a rolling basis*

At One YMCA we are an inclusive organisation and actively promote equality of opportunity for all with the right mix of talent, skills, and potential. We do not discriminate on the basis of Age, Disability, Gender Reassignment, Marriage/Civil Partnership, Pregnancy/Maternity, Race, Religion/Belief, Sex and/or Sexual Orientation. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, communities, and industries, and are committed to having a team that is made up of diverse skills, experiences, and abilities.

This is a Part Time role.
Hours per week: 20
Working Pattern: To be discussed at interview

About Us

One YMCA and its subsidiaries, the Early Childhood Partnership (ECP) and Signpost are on an exciting journey to double our impact by 2025. The aim of Mission 25 is to give every staff member and volunteer the opportunity to play their part in shaping the strategy to do “more and better, together” so that we double our impact by 2025. We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.

Our dedicated Housing teams provide safe, affordable places to live that feel like home and focus on community spirit and togetherness. Our approach to support is based on strengths, and our residents are always at the core of their own support plans. The support they receive reflects their aspirations to access education, training, employment and volunteering, their future housing needs, and addresses any physical and mental wellbeing needs. Our aim is to empower residents to gain the tools and skills that enable stability, independent living, promising futures, and connection to their communities. Currently, we provide housing services and supported living across 12 different districts in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire and we are actively recruiting new staff to help even more vulnerable people in the community, changing and saving their lives!

One YMCA are known for the delivery of the Dynamic pathway to independence. The dynamic pathway to independence is a seamless, continuous movement towards independence with each resident a journey which is planned out on a person centric basis towards full independence, which is split into 5 distinct phases.

We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.

We deliver a vast array of services across Herts, Beds and Bucks that reach over 135,000 individuals annually.

These include:

Community HUBs hosting a range of activities and meeting space hire

Family support through a network of children’s and family centres covering Hertfordshire and Bedford

Therapeutic and non-therapeutic support for male and female victims of domestic abuse and their children

Independent sexual violence services across Bedfordshire, Luton and Hertfordshire

Domestic abuse perpetrator reform programmes across Bedfordshire

Youth services offering emotional wellbeing support and youth club opportunities for 11-19 year olds alongside our National Airplay programme funded by the RAF Benevolent Fund

Our Values

We champion RESPECT so everyone can belong

We show COMPASSION so everyone can contribute

We inspire GROWTH so everyone can thrive

• Health Cash Plan

Covers healthcare expenses from optical and dental care to therapy treatments. Shared pot for children included.

• EAP & Doctorline

Confidential help and advice line (24 hours) on medical, legal, and domestic issues.

• Rewards & Discounts

Special offers from hundreds of leading online and high street retailers & Discounts on gym memberships.

• Birthday and Wellbeing day off

One day additional leave day for every year of service up to 5 days.

• Leave & Support

Support for your child, IVF treatment, and through challenging times.

Training & Development with a clear pathway for you to grow.