Housekeeper
Job Description
Job title: Housekeeper
Company: Estuary Housing Association
Job description: Permanent, Part TimeWe’re looking for a part-time Housekeeper to join our friendly team at Leyland Court, a sheltered service for older people in Southend-on-Sea.Working with the Scheme Manager, the part-time Housekeeper will be responsible for maintaining an excellent standard of cleanliness at Leyland Court, helping to ensure the health, safety and wellbeing of our residents. You will also serve the lunchtime meals that are prepared by Leyland Court’s Cook. The hours for this part-time position are Mondays 9.30am-13.30pm, Tues – Fri 10.30am – 13.30pm.Requirements:The successful candidate will possess previous experience in a cleaning role; along with basic knowledge of H&S / COSHH regulations. You will also need to demonstrate good communication skills, the ability to work as part of a team and a commitment to upholding the rights, privacy and dignity of older people.Values-based recruitmentEstuary has a value-based recruitment policy which means our selection process is aligned with our core values of Excellence, Care and Innovation – this ensures that, when recruiting, we find the right person with the right values and expected behaviours for the job, who will strive to provide excellent services to the people we support. This supplements our requirements for essential and desirable skills, knowledge and abilities for each role.Safeguarding & RecruitmentEstuary is committed to safeguarding and practices safer recruitment standards and expects all staff to share the commitment to safeguarding children and people with care and support needs. The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK.Diversity & InclusionAt Estuary Housing Association we are committed to embedding diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work and everything we do. We aim to be an inclusive organisation, where individual differences are respected, where staff, people who use services, as well as their families and carers, are treated with dignity and on the basis of their merits, abilities and needs, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to fulfil their potential without suffering discrimination or disadvantage.This post is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service check.Closing date for applications is midday on Monday 30th September 2024.Please apply as soon as possible as you may be contacted sooner for an interview so if you have the attitude and skills needed to excel in thus role, apply today!The successful applicants will be required to provide proof of eligibility to work in the UK. Please note that at this time, we’re unable to accept applications from candidates who require visa/work permit sponsorship. We appreciate your understanding and we welcome applications from all candidates who are eligible to work in the UK without sponsorship.Anonymous ShortlistingTo further support our aim to be an inclusive employer, we use specific software to remove all person-identifiable information from CVs, including name and dates of employment/education, also date of birth, age and gender where a candidate has included these details in their CV. Your personal details will only be made available to hiring managers if you are selected for interview.Estuary is Disability ConfidentWe’re also a certified Disability Confident Employer, which means we are committed to employing people with disabilities, and that we will:
- Actively seek to attract and recruit people with disabilities
- Provide a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process
- Offer a guaranteed interview to applicants with disabilities who meet the minimum criteria for the vacancy
- Be flexible with our assessment process to ensure applicants with disabilities have the best opportunity to demonstrate their ability to do the job
- Make reasonable adjustments to support people with disabilities as needed.
AccessibilityIf you are unable to use the online process to apply, please call us on 0300 3045000 to request an application pack in an alternative format.Estuary is a Housing Association with a strong and clear regional commitment within Essex. We work very successfully within every district in Essex, the three outer East London Boroughs and in the Suffolk Coastal District.We currently own and manage over 4600 properties. We are always looking at ways to increase the number of homes we can offer and believe it is important to build communities, not just homes.We are committed to the provision of good-quality housing, care and support services to meet local needs and to contribute to the development of sustainable communities. Our residents are at the heart of everything we do, their views are important to us in helping shaping future services.We employ just over 300 people, two thirds of whom work providing care and support to people with learning disabilities. We also have an army of dedicated people behind the scenes providing a variety of services including rent collection, gardening, estate management and working on projects to build new houses.PLACEHOLDER
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Location: Southend-on-Sea, Essex
