Casual Housekeeping Assistant

Job Introduction

Join us in Staffordshire to work in our homes supporting our children, and young people.

We are committed to providing the best care and support, fostering lifelong relationships with our children. Creativity and fun are at the core of our approach, both inside and outside the homes. Our specialist teams support children and young people across Staffordshire, with numerous vacancies available.

As we continue to develop and enhance our in-house short break services for young people with disabilities, we currently have roles in Burton Upon Trent.

We have the following posts available:

Housekeeper - Casual

This post is Monday to Friday and on a casual basis. Hours are between 8am and 6pm.

Main Responsibilities

As a Housekeeping assistant, you’ll:

• To manage the environment of the home to provide a clean, hygienic and comfortable environment for children and staff.
• To operate powered domestic equipment, including vacuum cleaner, carpet cleaner, floor cleaning machines and laundry equipment which will ensure the home is clean and laundry is clean for children.
• To manage the provision of sufficient clean bedding and linen and any other laundry duties required to provide children and staff with clean laundry.

What you can expect from us:

We have:

• a detailed induction programme specifically designed to cover all elements of the role, so that you have all the tools and knowledge ready to get going.
• an ambitious, confident, and motivated management team who are experienced, supportive, and keen to help you learn and grow.
• a selection of training courses to support your development, and even have funded qualifications we can support you with obtaining.

The Ideal Candidate

For the purpose of shortlisting, the minimum criteria for the role are:

• An understanding of Health & Safety issues and regulations including an understanding of COSHH.
• Ability to work as a member of a team.

Are you interested?

You are welcome to contact any one of our Residential Senior Managers or Deputy Managers to discuss the role in greater detail and gain more information about the service. They can be contacted either by email or phone – 01283 845237

• Lindsey Saunders Interim Registered Manager (lindsey.saunders@staffordshire.gov.uk)
• Mark Jarvis Deputy Manager (mark.jarvis@staffordshire.gov.uk)
• Ben Wilcox Deputy manager (ben.wilcox@staffordshire.gov.uk)

Interview dates: Thursday 24th September

When applying please ensure your supporting statement shows evidence of how you meet the criteria for the role. We may be unable to shortlist you for interview without this evidence.

Please note: In line with Schedule 2 this role is regulated by Ofsted so it a requirement that we obtain FULL employment history, from leaving secondary school. Please ensure that this is completed on your application as this will be discussed with you should you be invited to interview

We reserve the right to close a vacancy early before the closing date if we receive sufficient applications.

Our Recruitment Process: We anonymise applications during shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. Please complete your application fully, especially the supporting statement, to highlight what you’ll bring to the role.

Please note: The minimum criteria in the ideal candidate section detailed above will be used if you are applying under one of our Interview Guarantee Schemes detailed below.

About Staffordshire County Council

We are no ordinary county council:

Our Values:

The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:

We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

Our benefits:

We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to Our rewards and benefits - Careers at Staffordshire

Our recruitment process:

As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Staffordshire County Council is an equal opportunities organisation and Disability Confident employer. We encourage applications from all background and communities

As part of our commitment as a Disability Confident employer, a Gold Award Armed Forces employer and our commitment to supporting care leavers - we offer a guaranteed interview as long as your application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

As you’ll know safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our children and young people/vulnerable adults is important to us and that’s why this position is subject to a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. If applicable you should disclose details of unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions in your application form.