Volunteer Housekeeping Assistant
This is a Temporary, Part Time vacancy that will close in {x} days at {xx:xx} BST.
The vacancy
Assist with light housekeeping duties.
Key activities:
- Assisting the housekeeping staff with cleaning and preparing rooms for children and young people coming to the hospice, as well as maintaining families rooms during their stay in our family accommodation i.e. light dust and clean, straightening beds
- Carrying out daily, weekly or monthly cleaning tasks e.g. cleaning windows, dusting, hovering, cleaning equipment
- Helping to set up rooms for meetings and training
- Helping with laundry and ironing
- Helping with ‘deep’ cleans of regularly used non clinical areas e.g. dining rooms, linen rooms, reception areas, play rooms, ball pools
Personal qualities/attributes/knowledge:
- Enjoys cleaning and domestic duties
- Ability to work well as part of a team
- Flexibility
- Commitment and reliability
- Ability to act with tact and discretion
- Non-judgmental
- Able to work confidentially and within boundaries
- The ability to work on own initiative, if necessary
Supervision and induction:
- You will receive an induction and ongoing supervision from the Facilities Coordinator.
Recruitment process:
- Application form, informal interview, enhanced DBS and two references.
- Mandatory training is required before starting, with some elements needing annual refreshers (e.g. safeguarding).
Why volunteer with us?
We benefit greatly by having volunteers, but volunteers themselves get lots out of it too! Volunteering is a great way to:
Why volunteer with us?
The organisation
East Anglia’s Children’s Hospices (EACH) ensures the best possible quality of life and makes every moment count for children and families across Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk and Suffolk. Our family-centred approach includes specialist nursing care, symptom management nursing, short breaks, wellbeing activities, therapies, care at end of life, bereavement support, counselling and volunteer services in the family home; all meeting the individual needs of the child, young person and whole family.
In 2020, all three of our hospices; The Nook (Norfolk), The Treehouse (Ipswich) and Milton (Cambridge) were rated OUTSTANDING by the Care Quality Commission.
Our people are central to our success. We have a talented workforce of staff and volunteers in Care, Fundraising, Retail, Facilities, IT, Finance, Marketing & Communications and Human Resources.
We’re over 440 employees strong, with a team of more than 2,000 volunteers across the organisation including over 50 shops and a Retail Distribution Centre.
Diversity statement
At EACH we believe in fostering a workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion where differences are embraced. We are actively seeking talent from all walks of life, recognising that diversity drives innovation, creativity and success.
Join us on a journey to create a more inclusive workplace, where everyone has equal opportunities to grow, contribute and succeed. We welcome candidates from all backgrounds to apply for opportunities at EACH and adjustments will be made to facilitate the application and selection process.
Please note:
This post is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check prior to appointment.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group.
More information
Documents
Alternatively, please sign in with...
Published
Not PublishedClosing
in X days