Housekeeper

Job description

Job responsibilities

Hope House Children’s Hospices have an opportunity for a Housekeeper to join our team based in Conwy. You will join us on a part-time (24 hour per week, 4 days out of 7), permanent basis. In return, our Housekeeper will receive a competitive salary of £13,603- £14,438 per annum.

At Hope House Children’s Hospices, we have a vision to reach every child and family who needs us and to ensure that no one faces the death of a child alone.

About the Housekeeping role:

We are seeking an energetic Housekeeping Assistant to join our team at our Hospice in Conwy.

Your role as Housekeeping Assistant will be to provide a homely environment in which families feel welcome and comfortable. To maintain the standards of hygiene appropriate to the standards set by the organisation.

We are looking for someone with excellent cleaning skills and the ability to maintain high standards of cleanliness in line with our infection control procedures and regimes, whilst demonstrating a flexible approach to work with the ability to deal with competing demands.

Given the rural location, own transport would be essential.

About us:

By joining Team Hope House & Ty Gobaith, you will be helping your communities and in return for this, we make a real commitment to your career, health and wellbeing. We will support you by offering:

• Great career development and progression opportunities
• Protected time to complete mandatory training
• NHS Pension scheme and excellent organisational pension scheme
• Flexible working, part time, flexible and hybrid working
• Up to 33 days annual leave (increasing with long service up to 38 days)
• 1 Wellbeing leave day per annum
• Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
• Staff Counselling through Health Assured
• Practical support with your work through Access to Work
• Discounted gym membership
• Staff rewards programme and Blue Light
• Medicash Healthcare Cash Plan including dental treatment, optical care as well as a range of other healthcare treatments covered
• Salary sacrifice bikes up to £1200
• Free car parking at our hospice sites
• Free flu vaccination every year

And more. We are proud to be a diverse and inclusive organisation and there is a choice of staff networks that will help you meet like-minded people.

Closing date: 11th February

Interview date: 20th February

If you think you have what it takes to be our Housekeeper then please click ‘apply’ now! We are welcoming informal discussions with our Hospice Facilities Manager, Heath Arnfield , contact us on 01691 679679. We’d love to hear from you!

Hope House and Ty Gobaith Children’s Hospices are committed to equality of opportunity and meeting the needs of children, young people and families. The care we provide and the environment we create to deliver care reflects our ongoing commitment to respecting the diversity of the communities we serve, and the individual physical, spiritual and emotional needs of each person and their loved ones.

Person Specification

Essential Skills

Essential

• The key skills you will require for this role include:
• Housekeeping:
• Excellent cleaning skills and the ability to maintain high standards as required by internal and external infection control procedures and audit regimes.
• Be able to follow a structured Housekeeping schedule.
• General:
• A flexible approach to work duties with the ability to deal with competing demands
• An excellent team player.
• Capable of identifying hazards in the work environment and able to take appropriate action to address.
• Possess a positive attitude to professional development by participating in all mandatory training relevant to the job role.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Hope House Children’s Hospices

Address

Ty Gobaith

Tremorfa Lane

Groesynydd

Conwy

LL32 8SS

Employer's website

https://www.hopehouse.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)