Senior Housekeeper - Milton Hospice, CB24 6AB
Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
Permanent Contract
Working Pattern:
- Full Time, 37.5 hours per week
- 5 days over a 7 day working week
- Working Flexible hours (7am - 3pm, Monday to Friday with days off in the week to accommodate 2 out of 4 weekend coverage)
Salary :
- £26,520 PLUS circa £2,000 per annum in weekend enhancements based on working 2 out or 4 weekends, rates as below:
- Enhanced Rates - Weekends, Evenings & Bank Holidays:
- + 30% Saturdays & Evenings
- + 60% Sundays & Bank Holidays
Comprehensive range of benefits:
- Free onsite parking & Subsidised meals
- Enhanced Annual leave Entitlement - 27 days + 8 UK Bank Holidays
- Additional holiday purchase scheme
- Employee health cash plan & wellbeing support schemes
- AVIVA pension package – up to 7% Employer Contribution inc Life Assurance
- NHS pension - continuation of if already contributing
- Free Eye Tests & Cycle to work scheme
Free on site parking, excellent transport links, tea, coffee and discounted hot meals
We’re looking for a dedicated and compassionate individual to join our small facilities team at our hospice in Milton. As Senior Housekeeper / Cleaner, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our service users and their families experience a high standard of cleanliness and comfort while at our hospice. As Senior Housekeeper you will be essential to delivering a high level of cleaning throughout the building. You will also be responsible for maintaining the required levels of cleaning products through internal ordering.
Are you:
- A professional cleaner/housekeeper with experience of supervising a small housekeeping team, or looking to step in to a role offering supervisory responsibilities to further your personal development?
- Happy to work on your own and supportively as part of a team?
- Flexible to work weekends?
- Good at adapting to change possibly at short notice?
- Able to identify issues and maintain high standards?
Do you have:
- High professional cleaning standards with an eye for detail and a desire to provide the best possible cleaning service?
- Working knowledge of Health and Safety Regulations?
The role:
- Supervising the daily housekeeping operation, ensuring a high level of cleaning throughout the building and that all tasks are delegated fairly and completed within the agreed timescales and standards.
- Maintaining appropriate stock levels of cleaning supplies and materials.
- Ensure safe use and storage of cleaning materials in line with C.O.S.H.H. regulations
- Work collaboratively with the Facilities Site Manager and wider care team
- Occasionally supervise volunteers and support a welcoming environment for families
- Ability to adapt to changing priorities
- A caring, respectful approach to working in a sensitive environment
- The ability to meet the physical demands of the role
Interested in Learning More Before You Apply?
At EACH, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to everyone and actively encourage applicants to ask questions, request reasonable adjustments, have an informal discussion or visit our hospice before submitting an application.
If you’d like to find out more or make a request, please contact the Recruitment Team by email [email protected] or phone 07442 465971.
Diversity Statement:
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.
Please note:
EACH reserves the right to close this vacancy early, should we receive a sufficient number of applications.
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
EACH has a legal responsibility to ensure that its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to verification that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Free parking
- Health & wellbeing programme
- On-site parking
- Paid volunteer time
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
