Job Title: Housekeeper Location: River House, Newcastle Hourly rate: £11.44 per hour Hours: 26 hours per week Responsible to: The Home Manager MAIN FUNCTION OF JOB To provide cleaning and tidying services throughout the Home to the required standards and rules of the Home and within the Christian ethos of River House. BACKGROUND INFORMATION River House is one of 6 homes for older people run by the Council for Social Witness (Older People Services) and is situated at 131 Central Promenade, Newcastle. The purpose-built Home accommodates 29 residents. The residents have a variety of physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs and varying levels of dependency. The Home operates a No Smoking Policy. CRITERIA QUALIFICATIONS AND KNOWLEDGE Essential Evidence an understanding of and respect for the needs of older people or those with a learning disability Awareness of health and safety practices within a working and residential environment. SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES Essential Willingness to work additional hours to meet the requirements of the Home; Willing to behave in a manner which respects the Christian ethos of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland In order to apply for this position, you need to complete an application for and monitoring form which are available for download at or can be requested by emailing or phoning. Closing date for receipt is 4pm on Monday 31stMarch 2025. Please note the job may close earlier if there are sufficient applications. We do not accept CVs as a form of application. Please note we are unable to offer sponsorship for this post. We are an equal opportunities employer Skills: Housekeper Cleaner Houskeeping Cleaning Older People Services Newcastle Part-time Benefits: Discount Card Free Uniform and training Enhanced annual leave Free Access NI and NISCC registration Enhanced Maternity pay and Pension scheme Free counselling for staff and 18 household