Housekeeping Assistant

CrossReach; Banchory; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading charity in Scotland is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant to maintain a clean, safe, and welcoming environment for residents. This role involves cleaning communal areas, assisting individuals with their personal spaces, and adhering to hygiene standards. Full training and support will be provided, making it suitable for those new to the role.

Benefits

Generous contributory pension plan

Death in service benefit

Exclusive retail and leisure discounts

Health cash plan for treatments

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in cleaning or housekeeping is helpful but not essential.
• Willingness to work within the Christian ethos.

Responsibilities

• Keeping living spaces clean, tidy and comfortable.
• Supporting residents with housekeeping in their own rooms.
• Following health and safety guidance.

Skills

Friendliness

Dependability

Basic computer skills

Education

PVG membership

Job description

We’re looking for a practical, caring person to join us as a Housekeeping Assistant. In this role, you’ll help create a clean, safe and welcoming environment for the people we support – a place that truly feels like home.

Whether you're freshening up communal spaces or helping residents with their own rooms, your efforts will make a real difference to everyday life.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Keeping living spaces clean, tidy and comfortable.
• Supporting residents with housekeeping in their own rooms.
• Helping with laundry, general cleaning tasks and maintaining hygiene standards.
• Following health and safety guidance, including COSHH.
• Taking part in team meetings, training and contributing to high standards across the service.
  
  

What We’re Looking For

• A friendly, dependable person who takes pride in a job well done.
• Experience in cleaning or housekeeping is helpful, but not essential – we’ll give you full training.
• Basic computer skills – just enough to complete e-learning and day-to-day tasks.
• A willingness to work within our Christian ethos and support others respectfully.
• Membership of the PVG Scheme (or willingness to join) and basic vetting checks.
  
  

What You’ll Get

• A warm, supportive team environment.
• On-the-job training and development.
• A role that’s practical, purposeful and truly appreciated.
  
  

If you’re someone who enjoys keeping things clean, organised and welcoming – and you want to do work that really matters – we’d love to hear from you.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.

Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.

But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.

As a Christian organisation, you will need to have a respect for all aspects of Christian worship.

You will also need to become amember of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.You will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of practice.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.

We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.

If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on [e-mail]

Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.

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