Job summary
Position: Housekeeping Evening Assistant
Department: Housekeeping
Hours: 17.5 Hours per week (4.30pm - 8.00pm - Monday - Friday)
Salary: £22,308 p.a. (full time 37.5 hours per week) -
Pro rata equates to £10,410.40 for 17.5 hours per week
Closing Date: Midnight 16th June 2024 -We will be accepting applications and interviewing on a rolling basis and the vacancy may be withdrawn before the closing date if a suitable candidate is found.
We seek to appoint an experienced person to join the hospice Housekeeping Team on a fixed term contract for one year to cover maternity leave.
Working as a member of the Housekeeping team to maintain a high standard of cleanliness throughout the Hospice ensuring work schedules are followed to the standards required.
Main duties of the job
Do you have an eye for detail and take pride in providing first rate housekeeping services?
Assist the Housekeeping Supervisor in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness throughout the Hospice ensuring work schedules are followed to the standards required. This will involve moving and handling tasks, as directed by the line manager, to be carried out in adherence with Hospice moving and handling policy.
As an experienced housekeeper providing a comprehensive service primarily in the Hospice Education Centre and office areas, you will ensure high levels of cleanliness are maintained at all times. Up to date knowledge of COSHH helpful.
Flexibility will be required as the role will also form part of the team proving housekeeping support across the main Hospice site. Consideration of your surroundings is vital care, compassion and discretion required at all times.
About us
About the Hospice
At Heart of Kent Hospice, we believe that everyone deserves compassionate, expert care when there is no cure for their illness and when they have a limited time left to live.
We are a charity and we dont charge a penny for our care. We depend on the compassion and kindness of you, the people of this community, to power our services and ensure that everyone gets the help they need.
We provide specialist care and support to adults who have a terminal illness as well as their families, friends and carers. We help people to live as fully and as well as possible for the rest of their lives and ensure that their final days are comfortable and peaceful,
wherever they choose to be. We treat every individual as the unique and special person that they are. Everything we do is tailored and personalised.
Our vision is that everyone living with a terminal illness in our community will have the best quality of life. Our purpose is to enable people with a terminal illness in our community to live with comfort, independence and dignity to the end of their lives, and to support those closest to them. All our care is underpinned by our core values of compassion, integrity, respect and teamwork. These values guide our decision-making and how we conduct ourselves in our work and every one of our colleagues plays an important part in enabling us to give our patients and their families the best possible care.
If youre passionate about our cause consider joining our team.
Details
Date posted
24 May 2024
Pay scheme
Other
Salary
£22,308 a year
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
1 years
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
B0118-24-0012
Job locations
Preston Hall
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7PU
Employer details
Employer name
HEART OF KENT HOSPICE
Address
Preston Hall
Aylesford
Kent
ME20 7PU
Employer's website
https://www.hokh.org/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
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