Housekeeping Assistant Evenings

The Children’s Trust; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shuttle bus

On-site nursery

Free eye tests

Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay

Time out days for menopause symptoms

Time off for gender reassignment

Free on-site parking

Job summary

The Children’s Trust in Tadworth is seeking a Housekeeping Assistant to join our evenings team. You will work under the Housekeeping Supervisor and report to the Housekeeping Manager, delivering a high standard of cleanliness across the site.

You will collaborate with the facilities team and may assist in laundry and deep cleaning tasks as required, contributing to the wellbeing of thousands of children and families we serve.

Qualifications

• High standards of housekeeping and accommodation service across site.
• Ability to liaise with managers and staff across the Trust.
• Willingness to cover in the laundry, in the deep clean team or other duties as required.

Responsibilities

• Provide a high standard of housekeeping and accommodation across site.
• Liaise with managers and staff across The Children’s Trust.
• Cover laundry, deep clean duties, or other tasks as needed.
• Work evenings as part of the Housekeeping Team.

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeping Assistant to join our Housekeeping Team working evenings. As a Housekeeping Assistant, your role will be supervised by the Housekeeping Supervisor and will report the Housekeeping Manager.

Staff benefits include shuttle bus, and more… Read more below

Role Requirements

Your role will be to provide a high standard of housekeeping and accommodation service across site. You will provide excellent levels of cleanliness that are consistent throughout the site.

As part of the site services team the role holder will be expected to liaise with managers and staff across the Trust. The role holder is expected to work closely with the other members of the facilities team and assist in covering in the laundry, in the deep clean team or other works as and when required.

You will be a natural and enthusiastic housekeeper working not only as part of a team but also individually. This is a chance for an outstanding candidate to make a significant and lasting difference to the lives of thousands of children and families.

For more information, a copy of the candidate briefing pack and application form please click here

AI Statement

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About Us

The Children’s Trust is the UK’s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.

Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.

• our staff flexible benefits platform
• on-site nursery
• free eye tests
• enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay
• time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms
• time off for gender reassignment

• additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.

• free on-site parking
• a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court
• Car Scheme (subject to eligibility)
• subsidised cafeteria
• on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability)
• the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable)
• Teacher’s pension (where applicable)
• the opportunity to join an alternative scheme
• the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment

Rehabilitation of Offenders

Many roles at The Children’s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children’s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.

Equal Opportunity Employer

To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK’s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networksacross the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark – our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.

Online Searches

In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate’s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.