Housekeeper

YHG; Wigan; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Contributory pension (up to 8%)

Medicash healthcare plan

Discount scheme

Job summary

Your Housing Group is accepting applications for a Housekeeper at Lock 20 in Wigan. You will maintain high cleanliness standards across communal areas, offices and training rooms in a supported accommodation setting for young adults aged 16-25.

The role emphasizes teamwork, reliability and delivering a safe, well-kept environment that supports residents and staff. The position offers 20 hours per week, Monday to Friday 2pm–6pm, with pro-rata annual leave and a competitive package including a

Qualifications

• High hygiene standards.
• Pride in your work and a commitment to quality service.
• Willingness to learn and develop.
• Ability to work effectively as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide a professional cleaning service to communal areas and offices.
• Carry out general cleaning tasks in a busy scheme, including lounges, training rooms, kitchen and laundry.
• Clean windows, hoover, mop and dust; support with room turnarounds for meetings with external partners.
• Ensure high standards for flats before move-in where required, and prepare void properties for new tenants.

Skills

High hygiene standards

Pride in your work

Motivation to learn

Team-work

Job description

Location: Lock 20 , 2 Boundary Street , Ince , Wigan, WN1 3BX

Lock 20 , 2 Boundary Street , Ince , Wigan , WN1 3BX

Weekly Hours:

So…. What is this role exactly?

This is an exciting opportunity for a

Housekeeper to join our team at Lock 20, supported accommodation for young adults, aged 16-25yrs old in Wigan

As Housekeeper you will be responsible for keeping the accommodation offer and communal scheme standards high. You will meet a wide variety of people and will make a real difference to customer’s lives, forming supportive relationships and maintain professional boundaries.

We are looking for

someone who has:

• High hygiene standards
• Pride in your work
• The motivation to learn and develop
• A commitment to team-work

What will my working week look like?

The hours of work are 20 hours a week, Monday to Friday 2pm-6pm

What will I be responsible for doing?

As our Housekeeper, you will provide a professional and reliable cleaning service, to our communal areas. You will be completing general cleaning tasks on a busy scheme, cleaning the office spaces, communal areas including training rooms, communal lounge, training kitchen and laundry. Tasks will include hoovering, mopping, dusting, cleaning windows and helping with the turnaround of our meeting rooms which we hire out to external partners.

Your role will focus mainly on communal areas and collaboration spaces. Lock 20 is a brand-new facility with open spaces for staff, customers and partners to work in collaboration. Our open spaces are heavily used and require daily attention.

On occasion you will ensure high quality of standards for customer’s flats before they first move into the service. Cleaning void properties in preparation for a new customer to move in

One of the great things about this role is you will be working in a new facility and be a part of the Lock 20 team providing a safe and clean environment for people to call home.

That all sounds great, what’s in it for me?

In return we offer £13,988. for a 20-hour week, annual leave to be pro rota based on 20 hours a week, (holidays also increase with length of service) plus Bank Holidays, but our employee offering provides much more than just a competitive salary and holiday allowance.

• On top of this, we’ll provide you with a great benefits package, including a contributory pension where we match whatever you choose to contribute (up to 8%)
• An advanced level Healthcare cash plan through Medicash, that doesn’t just provide dental and optician cashback but also health and wellbeing benefits (such as 24/7 GP Access, money back from prescriptions and alternative therapy treatments)
• An amazing discount scheme that gives you access to half price cinema tickets, subsidised gym memberships and a huge range of discounts with some of the biggest high street and online names.

And who are Your Housing Group?

Your Housing Group is a registered social landlord helping people at every stage of life to live in quality homes they can afford.

As one of the North’s sector-leading landlords, we are proud to play our role in tackling the UK's housing crisis by continually reinvesting in our 29,000 properties and tailoring our services to meet the diverse needs of our customers. We also build over 1,000 new homes each year.

We’re an employer of choice, over 88% of colleagues here recommend us as a 'great place to work'.

Closing Date:

4th November2026

Your Housing Group values diversity and encourages applications from all communities. Your Housing Group operates a Guaranteed Interview Scheme for any applicants who declare they have a disability, if these applicants meet the minimum requirements for the role (as set out in the role profile and/or person specification) they will be guaranteed an interview. Your Housing Group welcomes applications from our customers, however, access to confidential information and probity will be explored to determine whether there is a potential conflict of interest or security issue present which may prevent the Group from being able to proceed with the application. YHG1