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Shooting Star Children's Hospices; Artington; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 29,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

NHS Pension Scheme or stakeholder with

Annual leave

Job summary

Shooting Star Children's Hospices is seeking a dedicated Housekeeper to join Christophers Hospice in Guildford, with occasional cover at Hampton. You will keep the hospice clean to the required standard and help maintain a welcoming environment for families and staff.

This on-site, full-time role (37.5 hours/week) carries a permanent contract and a salary of £26,228 per year. You may be asked to cover across both sites to provide holiday cover; DBS check and safeguarding duties apply.

Responsibilities

• Day-to-day responsibility of keeping the hospice clean to the required standard
• Based at Christophers with potential holiday cover at Hampton site across both hospices

Job description

Housekeeper

Company: Shooting Star Children's Hospices

Salary: £26,228 to £26,228 a year

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 per week

Contract type: Permanent

Location: Christopher’s Hospice Guildford, GU3 1LP

Working pattern: On-site

Posting date: 2 Oct 2026, Closing date: 16 Oct 2026

About the role

A great opportunity has arisen for a new housekeeper at Christophers.

The Housekeeper will have day to day responsibility of keeping the hospice clean and to a standard needed. The housekeeper will be based at Christophers, with some holiday cover at Hampton site working under the guidance of the Soft Services Manager.

Please note: while this role is predominantly based in Guildford, the post holder must be able and willing to work across both hospices (Guildford and Hampton) to provide holiday cover as required

About you

Working with the housekeeping team you will be liaising closely with other staff and volunteers as well as supported families, ensuring the ambience, hygiene, tidiness and presentation of the whole hospice is of a high quality and complies with all current legislation.

What we offer

In return you will receive a competitive salary along with a range of benefits, which include:

• Pension scheme
• NHS Pension Scheme (for eligible employees) or our stakeholder pension scheme, with up to 7% employer contributions
• Annual leave
• 27 days plus Bank Holidays rising with length of service
• 2 weeks paid sabbatical leave after 5, 10 and 15 years' service
• Generous sick pay scheme
• Death in service benefits
• Employee referral scheme
• Blue Light discount card

Contractual benefits

• Enhanced maternity, adoption, and paternity leave pay
• Flexible working arrangements
• Reimbursed professional membership fees
• Eye care
• Health and wellbeing
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Occupational Health
• Mindfulness sessions
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Safeguarding

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expect all our staff to share this commitment. Also, we are committed to equal opportunities and consider all applicants to be in line with the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Employment is subject to receipt of satisfactory references and a DBS check.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

Shooting Star Children's Hospices is committed to inclusion and diversity in everything we do. We know that getting things right is critical for us to live our organisation’s values: Professionalism, Respect, Integrity, Diversity and Excellence.

We are always trying to improve our way of working to be more inclusive and equal. Our vision is for Shooting Star Children's Hospices to be a place where people of all backgrounds, groups and communities feel welcomed to work and volunteer.

Please contact Cindy Harrison, [e-mail] or 07435421496 if you have any questions about this role.

Anticipated closing Date: 16/10/2026

Please note that vacancies may close at any time once a sufficient number of applications has been received. We therefore recommend submitting your application as early as possible.

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