Domestic Operative

Mercury College; Doncaster; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 22,000; Full time

Job summary

A community-focused care provider in Doncaster seeks a Domestic Operative to maintain cleanliness and hygiene in residential areas. The role involves working closely within a team to ensure a safe environment while adhering to health and safety standards. Candidates should possess knowledge of cleaning practices and relevant regulations while fostering positive relationships in a bustling setting. The position offers multiple employee benefits, including substantial holiday time and professional development opportunities, emphasizing commitment to staff welfare and career advancement.

Benefits

6 weeks holiday

Ongoing training days

Promotion opportunities

Salary Sacrifice Pension scheme

Cycle to work Scheme

Employee discounts

Referral bonus

Free parking

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of general health and safety regulations such as COSHH and Food Safety.
• Experience applying cleaning methods in sensitive environments.
• Ability to follow schedules and produce quality work.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all areas are clean, safe, and meet hygiene standards.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues for optimal care.
• Handle cleaning materials safely due to proximity to residents.

Skills

Knowledge of health and safety regulations

Experience with cleaning equipment

Ability to maintain confidentiality

Positive relationship skills

Effective communication

Job description

About The Role

We are looking for a Domestic Operativeto join our adult service. This job involves ensuring all residential accommodation, offices and communal areas are clean, safe and provide a pleasant environment for people to live and work in, whilst 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; however, 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
• Working to agreed standards, including relevant Health and Safety legislation

Your colleagues and you 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.

Be suitably qualified and trained and 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.

Working hours for this role: Monday - Friday, between 7am and 4pm.

About You

The successful candidates 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.

We are committed to building a stable and sustainable workforce to ensure that we provide the best continuity of care for the people we support. While we welcome applications from all candidates, some roles may require candidates to have the right to work in the UK without restrictions due to the nature of the service and staffing requirements. These roles may be prioritised for those with unrestricted right to work in the UK and due to our operational needs at the time.

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.