General Assistant - Colchester, United Kingdom - Sanctuary

Sanctuary

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Colchester, United Kingdom

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Location:

Colchester, South East, GB, CO4 5JL- Department: Student Services- Operation: Sanctuary Students- Closing Date: 12/05/2024- Salary: £11.44 / hour- Requisition: 217713Sanctuary Students provide safe and secure accommodation to thousands of students around the country.

We believe that our strength lies in our dedicated staff who help students with their everyday needs.

General Assistant

NHS Colchester, Colchester CO4 5JL

£11.44 per hour

32 hours per week

Monday and Friday 9am to 5am (with an hour lunch) and Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 9am to 3pm
Do you have experience in housekeeping or cleaning different accommodation types? If so, we have the role for you. We're recruiting a General Assistant, also known as a Cleaner, to join out onsite accommodation team at NHS Colchester.

Daily duties will include cleaning communal areas and void (empty) properties, weekly service cleaning of occupied properties and cleaning communal areas including kitchens, lounges & stairs.

Joining a team of 7 you will also provide a housekeeping and bed making function, within on-call, patient, and relative accommodation.

We are looking for someone with experience in cleaning or housekeeping and who can use their own initiative to deliver a high-quality cleaning service.

The role of General Assistant_ _
will include:

Providing high quality cleaning services for bedrooms, kitchens, pathways, and communal areas
Identifying and reporting any hazards and faults to ensure a safe environment is maintained
Organising stores on site and carrying out checks of equipment, replacing when necessary
Any other general tasks as required by management

Skills and experiences:

Previous cleaning or housekeeping experience
Practical experience in operating cleaning machinery
Ability to work to deadlines, prioritise workloads and work on own initiative
Experience of understanding simple verbal and written instructions and undertaking duties as requested
Excellent customer service and communication skills

Why work for us?
Sanctuary Students manages accommodation for over 11,500 students across England and Scotland.

We work in partnership with universities to provide cost-effective facilities management and support services, as well as providing specifically designed and purpose-built accommodation direct to students across the UK.

We offer a range of accommodation from shared flats to self-contained apartments in some of the biggest university towns and cities in the UK, including London, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.

Our Benefits

As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary a great place to work, where your wellbeing is of genuine importance, we have developed an attractive employment package.

The package recognises your contribution, supports your physical, mental, and financial health, and gives you the flexibility to tailor your employee benefits by offering:

25 days leave rising to a maximum of 30 days (plus public holidays) pro rata
A pension scheme with employer contributions from Sanctuary
Life Assurance
Employee Advice Service including counselling
Cycle to Work Scheme
Voluntary health plans
Employee discounts
Wellbeing support and tools
Employee recognition scheme

Job reference: 217713

Closing Date: 12 May 2024

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We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
Sanctuary Students is a subsidiary of Sanctuary Housing Association, an exempt charity.