REFUGE HOUSEKEEPER (Female)

Staffordshire Women's Aid; Stafford; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 15,000; Part time

Job summary

Staffordshire Women's Aid requires a part-time Refuge Housekeeper (20 hours per week, over 3 weekdays) based in Stafford. The role involves cleaning and maintaining all communal areas in the 12-unit Refuge and preparing flats for new families, with health and safety compliance checks across properties. Applicants must be female due to the Equality Act, and a driving licence with access to a vehicle is essential.

Salary is pro rata (approx. £13,988 p.a.

Responsibilities

• Cleaning and maintenance of all communal areas in the refuge
• Preparing flats for new families to move into
• Carrying out health and safety compliance checks across all safe accommodation properties

Job description

REFUGE HOUSEKEEPER (Female)

Part Time Contract: 20 hours per week (to be worked over 3 weekdays)

Salary - £25,878 (FTE) per annum pro rata

Actual Salary - £13,988 per annum (20 hrs pro rata)

Based in Stafford

Driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential requirements of the role

Staffordshire Women's Aid is an innovative, award winning, charitable organisation that has been providing specialist services to those living with, fleeing, or recovering from the impact of domestic and sexual violence since 1976.

We are looking to recruit a Housekeeper for our Refuge

We provide a range of high quality, safe accommodation, including a 12-unit purpose-built Refuge and also dispersed refuge accommodation within the local community, for women and children who need to flee their homes because of domestic violence.

You will be responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of all communal areas in the refuge and for preparing flats for new families to move into. In addition, you will also carry out health and safety compliance checks across all safe accommodation properties.

This post is open to female applicants only as being female is deemed to be a genuine occupational requirement under Schedule 9, Paragraph 1 of the Equality Act 2010

This post is based in Stafford.

A full driving licence and access to a vehicle are essential requirements of the post.

Closing date for applications: 10 am on Friday 25th September 2025

Interviews: Wednesday Thursday 1st October 2025