Part Time Domestic Assistant

Essex County Council; Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 19,000 - 23,000; Part time

Job summary

Essex County Council is seeking a Part Time Domestic Assistant to support Bridgemarsh residential home in Chelmsford. The role is 28 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £20,823 per annum, including a 6% additional allowance. Shifts are typically 1pm–6pm and every other weekend.

Ward tasks include laundry, kitchen and dining area hygiene, general cleaning, and inventory checks. Experience in care settings and a friendly, proactive approach are essential for maintaining safety and cleanliness.

Qualifications

• Educated to RQF level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
• Health and Safety experience with relevant qualifications.
• First Aid qualification, training and experience.
• Knowledge of basic food hygiene.
• High standards of cleanliness.
• Experience in residential care settings for young people.
• Ability to work on own initiative and be flexible.
• Friendly and empathetic demeanour.

Responsibilities

• Ensure laundry duties are undertaken efficiently and in a timely way.
• Contribute to kitchen efficiency and cleanliness of tools, crockery, and pans.
• Undertake full cleaning tasks including toilets and windows and maintain hygiene.
• Replenish hand towels, toilet rolls and soap; monitor stock levels.
• Load and unload dishwashers as required.
• Attend meetings/supervision as required and support safeguarding procedures.
• Work in line with information governance and health and safety standards.
• Adapt duties to meet changing needs of the Family Centre.

Skills

Health & Safety

First Aid

Food Hygiene

Cleanliness

Residential Care

Initiative

Flexibility

Friendly Demeanour

Education

RQF Level 2 GCSE

Job description

Part Time Domestic Assistant

Permanent, Part Time

£27,516 per annum, Full Time Equivalent including additional allowance

Location: Chelmsford

Closing Date: Thursday 8th October 2026 at 11.59pm

The Opportunity

Please note that this is a part-time opportunity working 28 hours per week with a pro rata salary of £20,823 per annum including a 6% additional allowance.

The hours will be split into shifts, preferably from 1pm to 6pm, and will include working every other weekend.

Work location is Bridgemarsh, Main Road, Broomfield, Chelmsford CM1 7AJ.

Domestic Assistants will contribute to the maintenance and cleaning of laundry, communal areas, bedrooms, and kitchens within Bridgemarsh residential home, to ensure cleanliness and high standards of food hygiene for adults.

Utilising existing skills and experience in effective laundry management to maintain cleanliness in individual and communal rooms, together with some kitchen experience will be an important element in undertaking this role effectively.

Accountabilities

• Responsible for ensuring all laundry duties are undertaken efficiently and in a timely way.
• Contribute to kitchen efficiency by utilising equipment to ensure cleanliness of kitchen tools, crockery and pans are maintained to a high standard on a regular basis.
• Undertakes kitchen and dining room duties which may incorporate basic food preparation to ensure hygiene and cleanliness maintained.
• To undertake the full range of cleaning tasks, including toilets, the cleaning of Window's, polishing etc, including periodic special and spring cleaning paying special attention to and sterilising equipment regularly used by babies/children including soft play.
• Ensure replenishment of hand towels, toilet rolls, soap etc throughout the building.
• To monitor supplies of cleaning materials and notify the manager when stock needs ordering.
• To be responsible for the loading and unloading of the dishwashers.
• Have specific individual and shared targets and objectives as defined annually within the performance management framework.
• Have a role in monitoring health and safety in the workplace.
• To work in line with the Essex Family Centre Service Practice Guide for Information Governance (2006)
• To work in line with Safeguarding Procedures, ensuring concerns are reported.
• To attend meetings/Supervision as required.
• The duties of the post may vary to meet the changing needs of the Family Centre
• Any other duties compatible with the post held, which may be reasonably required from time to time.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Educated to RQF level 2 (GCSE) or equivalent by experience.
• Evidence of Health and Safety experience and any relevant qualifications and evidence of training incorporating moving and handling of objects.
• Evidence of a First Aid qualification, training, and experience.
• Knowledge and experience of basic food hygiene.
• High standards of cleanliness.
• Understanding of working in a setting for young people who are receiving a period of residential care.
• Ability and experience of working on own initiative and a flexible attitude.
• Friendly demeanour, empathetic towards others.