Domestic Operative

Mercury College; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Part time

Job summary

A community-based care provider in Doncaster seeks a Domestic Operative to maintain cleanliness in residential and office areas. This part-time role (20 hours/week) requires knowledge of health and safety regulations and cleaning experience. A commitment to confidentiality and teamwork is essential to support the needs of the residents effectively. The employer offers various benefits, including training opportunities and a pension scheme. Candidates with settled status in the UK will be prioritized, but all are encouraged to apply.

Benefits

Continuous support and feedback through 1:1 supervision

6 weeks holiday

Ongoing free mandatory training

Promotion opportunities

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Access to retail discounts

Referral bonus for new starters

Free parking

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of health and safety regulations.
• Experience in cleaning tasks with an emphasis on safety.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality in the workplace.

Responsibilities

• Ensure cleanliness and hygiene in residential accommodation.
• Work as part of a team to meet the needs of supported individuals.
• Complete necessary records clearly and promptly.
• Follow agreed safety standards and work schedules.

Skills

Knowledge of general health and safety regulations

Experience with cleaning equipment and materials

Ability to follow schedules

Clear communication skills

Positive relationship-building

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Domestic Operative to join our adult service. This role involves ensuring all residential accommodation, offices and communal areas are clean, safe and provide a pleasant environment for people to live and work in, while complying with all relevant Health and Safety legislation. The role may also include working in the central laundry to ensure people’s items are laundered in a timely manner and in line with all relevant Health and Safety legislation. Your main area of work will be Meadow View, but work around the Group may be required. In this role you will ensure that the environment is kept at a high standard of hygiene and cleanliness for the people we support. You will do this by: ensuring records are completed clearly and promptly, following agreed work schedules, and working to agreed standards, including relevant Health and Safety legislation. Your colleagues will work as a team to ensure the needs of the people we support are best met. You will not waste materials or equipment so that money can be spent on more important things. You will be suitably qualified and trained, follow best practice and have a commitment to learning. Because you are working where the people we support live, you must take extra care with cleaning materials and equipment, making sure they can’t get to these things.

This is a part time role for 20 hours a week: Monday - Friday, working hours between 7am and 4pm.

About You

The successful candidate must have a good knowledge of general health and safety regulations, for example Health and Safety at work, COSHH, Food Safety and Infection Control. You will also need experience of using cleaning equipment and materials in situations where care is needed to prevent harm to others.

It is essential you have knowledge of general cleaning tasks and have experience of using equipment and materials in situations where care is needed to prevent harm to others.

You must have the ability to follow schedules and produce high quality work while maintaining positive relationships with people and staff in a busy environment. You will need to deal with external visitors in a welcoming and helpful manner, communicate clearly and effectively and follow laid down schedules/procedures as well as a willingness to suggest improvements.

It is vital you maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality in this role.

Due to current workforce planning requirements, we are currently prioritising applications from candidates with indefinite leave to remain or settled status in the UK, but we continue to welcome applications from all candidates regardless of their sponsorship/settled status.

About Us

We provide community based residential care for adults who have complex care needs, including behaviours that may challenge and learning disabilities, often in association with autism.

Benefits of working for us

• Continuous support and feedback through 1:1 supervision
• 6 weeks holiday
• Ongoing free mandatory and development training days
• Regular promotion opportunities
• Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme
• Cycle to work Scheme
• Access to various discounts at a range of different retailers
• Refer a friend scheme – earn a referral bonus for recommending successful new starters with us
• Free parking

Hesley Group are proud to be a Living Wage Employer, ensuring every one of our colleagues is paid at least the real living wage, reflecting the true cost of living. It’s our commitment to fairness, a recognition of skill and a heartfelt thank you to the incredible people who make what we do possible.

Diversity, equality and inclusion are a priority for us. We aim for all our colleagues to feel valued and respected, so we’re building an inclusive culture which supports people from all backgrounds and communities to be at their best at work. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and celebrate all forms of diversity, including (but not limited to) ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, neurodiversity, age, socioeconomic status, family or parental status, beliefs and religions. We believe that it’s by drawing on different perspectives and experiences that we’ll continue to support and offer the best possible care, education and vocational opportunities for young people and adults with learning disabilities.