About St John’s Foundation
For over 850 years, St John’s Foundation has been changing people’s lives, for good. As one of the UK's oldest charities, we are proud to serve Bath and the surrounding area.
At the heart of our work is our almshouse community, where we provide housing for older adults in need. Alongside this, we run outreach services that help older adults in Bath and North East Somerset to live independently for longer.
With the expertise and resources, we have built over centuries, we are now able to support even more of our community, which is why we offer direct help to people of all ages facing financial crisis. Our Crisis Programme provides people with essential needs, such as beds, white goods, furniture, counselling, debt support and basic employment skills and training.
Every aspect of our work is built upon our values of trust, kindness, and courage, and inspired by our purpose: to change lives. For good. It’s a long-term strategy, but we’re unwavering. After all, we’ve been around for over 850 years.
Role Purpose
As a Housekeeper you will play an important role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness, hygiene and presentation across our organisation. Working across office, residential, and communal spaces, you will help to ensure environments are clean, safe, welcoming and well maintained for employees, clients, residents, and guests.
This role supports the smooth and effective running of our services by carrying out a range of housekeeping and communal cleaning duties. Housekeepers are expected to work flexibly, as directed by the Housekeeping Team Leader, to meet the needs of the service and may occasionally be required to work alone. Duties and responsibilities may change over time.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring a high standard of cleanliness and hygiene is maintained, and adherence to Health and Safety regulations.
- Cleaning and tidying of designated areas (kitchens, offices, meeting and conference spaces, toilets, shower facilities, laundry rooms and all associated communal areas), including deep cleaning tasks where required. (fridges, freezers, dishwashers etc.).
- Vacuum cleaning, sweeping, mopping, polishing, dusting and where necessary, the use of powered equipment, e.g., vacuum cleaners, carpet/upholstery shampoo machines, floor polishers, washing machines and tumble dryers, etc.
- Washing, drying and ironing of towel stock for showering facilities.
- Tidy, organise and prepare meetings rooms for events, meetings and activities.
- Collection and removal of wheelie bin rubbish, emptying litter bins and managing recycling.
- Notifying the Team Leader of any damages, defects and disturbances.
- In the absence of the Team Leader, ensuring all cleaning products delivered are checked for quality and against original order and stored appropriately.
- Check stock levels of all products and equipment, maintaining good stock rotation when storing and replacing when appropriate.
- Dealing with reasonable complaints / requests with professionalism and patience.
- Appropriate record-keeping.
- Providing cover during periods of absence by other team members.
- Supporting the Housekeeping Team Leader to continually develop and expand the service.
- Establishing and maintaining trust and confidence of the individuals, their representatives and guests who use the service.
- Other duties within the broad scope and purpose of the job as requested by the line manager.
Other Responsibilities
- Reporting any concerns relating to safeguarding to the Housekeeping Team Leader.
- Establishing, developing and maintaining effective working relationships with all work colleagues.
- Adhering to St John’s policies and procedures and complying with Health and Safety regulations.
- Attending training courses and team meetings as required.
- Undertaking any other duties, appropriate to the post, as required or directed by the Housekeeping Team Leader and/or the Head of Good Living
Pay: £25,066.24 per year
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Health & wellbeing programme
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
