Domestic Assistant - 18.5 hours per week
Coanwood Children's Home Domestic Assistant - Part time, permanent Band 1 - Salary: £23,656 (full time salary quoted)
Job Location: Coanwood Children's Home, Cramlington, Northumberland
Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of young people living in a children's home? If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you.
The Council
Northumberland County Council operates a range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government's ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That's why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
The Service
NCC operates 5 children's homes including a national secure children home with education. Overall the service employs 130 care staff and 30 support services staff across the homes. Our Homes accommodate 25 young people aged 6 - 17, our main aim is to offer an exceptional family focused caring environment where children and young people can feel safe and thrive.
The service is regularly inspected by Ofsted, currently our homes are rated as Outstanding or Good. It is crucial that everyone in our team is committed to the best safe care of our young people.
The Role
We are looking for a motivated and flexible person to provide a domestic service across a multisite children's home in Cramlington. The service consists of a main site, with 2 smaller homes within the Cramlington area.
Working 18.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday, you will be responsible for maintaining a clean home including living areas, office areas, and bedrooms, complying with hygiene and health and safety legislation. This is likely to be 3 days in one site and 1 day per week in each of the other sites.
You will have experience of cleaning in a care setting and interacting with service users in a caring manner.
Why choose us? We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including:
1. 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)
2. Flexi scheme (if applicable) - up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)
3. Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
For further information, please email childrens.residential@northumberland.gov.uk
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