Laundry Domestic Assistant

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Coventry City Council is recruiting a Laundry Domestic Assistant within Housing with Care. The role involves maintaining tenants' laundry and linen to a high standard and cleaning tenants flats as part of a supportive team.

You will work 9:00 am – 3:00 pm on weekdays, in a permanent part-time position at Knightlow Lodge or Copthorne Lodge with potential relief contracts. DBS check applies and right to work in the UK is required.

Qualifications

• Good oral and written communication with a variety of people.
• Awareness/knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.
• Ability to work alone and prioritise workload.
• Willingness to attend relevant training when necessary.
• Flexibility and reliability are key requirements.

Responsibilities

• Ensure tenants' personal laundry and linen are maintained to a high standard.
• Clean tenants flats as part of a housing with care team.
• Provide support and rehabilitation to tenants.
• Adhere to Health & Safety regulations.

Skills

Good communication

Health & Safety awareness

Job description

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values

In line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our Values are:

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.

We have a simple vision and strategy that defines what we are trying to achieve, our purpose and our approach which underpin the principles of Adult Social Care, and we continue to work in support of this.

In a simple sense all our work, at whatever level should continue to support the strategy of: Providing support, in the least intrusive manner possible, based on the assets, resources and abilities that are available to people.

What is the job role?

The role will involve

We are recruiting within Housing with Care for a Laundry Domestic Assistants Lodge. We provide a cleaning service to our clients on a daily basis. We are looking to appoint hardworking, reliable, enthusiastic and motivated Laundry assistants to join our friendly teams.

You will need to

• Ensure tenants' personal laundry, linen, etc. is maintained to a high standard and reflects the quality standards of the establishment.
• Cleaning Tenants Flats
• Be part of a team providing support and rehabilitation to tenants
• Have regard for all Health and Safety Regulations

There is 1 position on a permanent part time basis located at Knightlow Lodge and a temporary (6 month) position at Copthorne Lodge, and also relief contracts. The salary advertised is full-time salary based on 37-hour working week so will pro-rata accordingly for these roles

You will need to be available between 9.00am - 3.00pm weekdays

This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

Who are we looking for?

• You will require good oral and written skills in communicating with a variety of people
• You should have an awareness/knowledge of Health & Safety procedures.
• You will be required to work alone and prioritise your workload
• You will be required to attend relevant training where necessary
• Flexibility to carry out the duties of the role, along with reliability to be able to attend work consistently and regularly, are key requirements of this role.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you.

Guaranteed Interview Scheme

As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

• Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.

We recognise that you might use AI tools to help with your application. While these tools can be useful, please make sure that all information you provide about your experience, skills, and qualifications is accurate. What matters most to us is hearing about your experience and the achievements that truly reflect you!

Interview date(s): 16th October

About Coventry

Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies

Coventry City Council

Attached documents

• Coventry City Council Application Process 2.pdf
• Laundry Domestic Assistant - Job Description.pdf