St. Columba's Hospice, 15 Boswall Road, EDINBURGH EH5 3RW
Domestic Supervisor / Team Lead
Permanent / Part Time
Hospice Band 3 £26,477 (£14.31 per hour) - £27,486 WTE (pro-rata to hours worked) + Unsocial Hours Enhancement + Pension + Benefits
30 hours per week, Back Shift, 5 out of 7 days
St Columba's exists to give everyone who needs it the very best hospice care. We're an independent charity at the heart of our local community, offering free, flexible and person-centred palliative care and support to our patients and their families.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated person to join our friendly, hard-working cleaning & domestic services team. The Domestic Supervisor / Team Lead will play an important role in delivering front line services within the Hospice to ensure a clean and safe environment. You will be involved in a daily allocation of work for back shift. You will assist the Domestic Services Lead in running a team of Domestic Staff, maintaining the highest standards of cleanliness and hygiene at all times.
Previous experience in supervising staff and cleaning are required alongside the ability to work on your own initiative and as part of a team. You will be PC literate and able to prioritise and organise daily duties following departmental procedures. Good communication skills and time keeping are also essential for the role.
Experience with cleaning equipment or working within a healthcare setting would be an advantage, as would SVQ or BICS qualifications, although not essential. You must be prepared to work shift patterns which also include weekends.
We welcome enquiries about this opportunity. For an informal discussion about the role please contact Rad Dys or Gillian White on: 0131 551 7718
For further details about the role, including a job description and application form please visit the careers webpage
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EMPLOYER: St Columba's Hospice Care is an independent Scottish Charity, SC003634, regulated by the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR).
ST COLUMBA'S SERVICE RELATED BENEFITS: Continuous employment at St Columba's counts towards the calculation of entitlement for all St Columba's service related benefits including annual leave allowance, occupational sick pay, maternity/paternity leave & pay etc.
An independent Scottish charity, St Columba's Hospice offers competitive rates of pay, generous pension contributions, annual leave allowance and occupational sick pay entitlements that increase with length of service at St Columba's Hospice, and a supportive and rewarding place to work, with our own on-site education and research team - we're an Investor in People organisation! For a full summary of terms and conditions of employment please refer to the vacancy pack for the role you are interested in.
We want to ensure that as much of our resources as possible go towards supporting people with a terminal illness and therefore we do not normally contact unsuccessful applicants individually. If you have not heard from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion. However, we would encourage you to apply for other suitable roles. Thank you for your interest in this vacancy and in working for St. Columbas Hospice.
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