Housekeeper
The Vacancy
Working with CHAS provides a unique opportunity to support children and families to make the most of their precious time together; as a team, we make extraordinary things happen every day!
We are looking for two housekeepers to join our team at Rachel House in Kinross.
We have 35 hours available across four shifts per week, covering Friday to Monday. This role is well-suited to a Job Share arrangement, and we welcome applications for part-time hours.
For example, this could involve each person working four shifts per fortnight—one full weekend on (Friday to Monday) and the next weekend off. Alternatively, applicants could work two shifts per week on a rotating schedule covering shifts Friday to Monday. Lastly, we could consider shifts worked on set days every week (Friday to Monday).
Our Housekeepers play an essential role in allowing us to maintain the highest service levels within the Hospice. Join our Housekeeping team and help create a warm welcoming environment. We take pride in maintaining a high standard of cleanliness as well adhering to Infection Prevention and Control practices to ensure we are providing a safe environment for our children, families and staff.
Key duties include:
• Helping to ensure a safe, welcoming, and clean environment for families, visitors, staff, and volunteers.
• Preparing our children and parents bedrooms for their stay with us
• Laundry
About You
• You will be kind, reliable, and friendly with good communication skills.
• Previous housekeeping or cleaning experience within a healthcare or commercial environment would beneficial but not essential as full training will be given.
• A good understanding of Health and Safety and Infection Control Practices is beneficial but not essential as full training with be given.
• Looking to work somewhere that genuinely makes a difference
About CHAS
At CHAS, we support families during the toughest of times. We have ambitions to reach every family in Scotland who is living with the heart-breaking prognosis that their child is dying and offer them our care and support to empower them to make the most of the short time they have together. As a Housekeeper you will play an important role in achieving this vision.
We offer:
- Flexibility – Part time working welcomed. Shifts available: Friday to Monday, typically day time, 8.75 working hours per day.
- Salary: Salary in line with Real Living Wage, and transparent salary increment scale.
- Pension - the opportunity to pay into an existing NHS scheme or join local government pension scheme.
- Meaningful work – working within the hospice you can see where your work makes a difference to the children and families that CHAS support.
- Professional development – opportunity to enhance your skills, taking advantage of our comprehensive learning and development programme.
- Supportive environment, working within an experienced and supportive team. Access to a range of tools to support wellbeing, including Employee Assistance Programme (which includes free access to counselling & financial advice).
- Comprehensive Benefits: Including generous annual leave and pension, incremental salary progression, life assurance, employee assistance programme, access to Blue Light discounts, and health and wellbeing support.
- Free onsite parking
Further Information and How to Apply
If you would like to join our team, upload your CV or complete our full application form.
Further information about the role can be found in the attached documents.
To arrange an informal chat about the position, please contact, Lorraine Churchill, Head Housekeeper at LorraineChurchill@chas.org.uk
For any queries regarding the recruitment process, please contact our HR Team on 0131 444 3293 or by emailing careers@chas.org.uk.
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The Company
The Company has experienced unprecedented growth over the past few years. We have a vast number of employees, and provide support to clients from all over the country.
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