Domestic Assistant

Job description

Chancet wood is a Residential short breaks home for children with physical and multiple disabilities aged 5 to 18 years old. We offer short breaks to around 20 families’ city wide. We are looking for a dynamic, friendly, outgoing person to join our Domestic team for 30 hours per week worked over 5 days. The hours worked will be between 9am and 6.30pm on a flexible rota.

Duties will include cleaning communal areas, bedrooms, kitchen, annex building, sensory room, undertaking laundry duties and washing pots. Additional tasks may be delegated on a day-to-day basis. Some bank holiday working is required and the occasional weekend if required. Knowledge of health and safety issues and the safe storage and use of chemicals is desirable. Duties may also include covering at busy times in the main to help wash up and clean the kitchen.

Although there is no direct work with children, we are looking for someone who enjoys working and interacting with children and young people.

We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.

It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.

Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.

For further information, please contact Richard Green on 01142746459

Job details

Job reference

REQ000971

Date posted

15/02/2023

Application closing date

12/03/2023

Location

Sheffield

Salary

Grade 3 (£21,575 - £21,968) pro rata

Package

Permanent

Contractual hours

30

Job category/type

Children's Social Care