OPS Housekeeping Assistant Non OR inEdinburgh inEdinburgh PUBLISHED
MON 16 DEC 2024
CrossReach ro1aZlC
Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment by ensuring a clean and hygienic space for service users.
Flexible working hours and a rota system that can help with work-life balance.
Access to exclusive retail and leisure discounts through rewards schemes and Blue Light Discount card.
Generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit to ensure future security for you and your loved ones.
Enhanced family-friendly policies that support work-life balance and help you manage family responsibilities.
Focus on health and wellness with a health cash plan providing cash back for various health treatments.
CrossReach is hiring a Housekeeping Assistant for their Edinburgh location, responsible for maintaining a clean and hygienic environment for service users. This role involves assisting with various housekeeping tasks, adhering to cleanliness standards, and supporting service users in their personal spaces. The position requires participation in training and staff meetings, familiarity with COSHH regulations, and being part of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme. Applicants should have basic computer skills and respect for Christian worship.
Alongside the meaningful work in a supportive environment, CrossReach offers a range of employee benefits, including pension plans, health cash plans, and family-friendly policies. The organisation emphasises professional development, providing various training opportunities to foster growth. As a leading social care provider in Scotland, CrossReach seeks to create an inclusive culture that values diversity and supports the well-being of its staff and service users alike.
Alongside the meaningful work in a supportive environment, CrossReach offers a range of employee benefits, including pension plans, health cash plans, and family-friendly policies. The organisation emphasises professional development, providing various training opportunities to foster growth. As a leading social care provider in Scotland, CrossReach seeks to create an inclusive culture that values diversity and supports the well-being of its staff and service users alike.
We are seeking a dedicated Housekeeping Assistant to join our team, ensuring a clean and hygienic environment for our service users. Reporting to the Unit Manager, you will maintain high cleanliness standards, assist in various housekeeping tasks, and support service users in maintaining their personal spaces.
You will work flexible hours, including a rota system, and help new staff learn housekeeping procedures. Participation in staff meetings, training sessions, and health and safety training, including COSHH regulations, is required. Ensuring all tasks meet CrossReach’s standards is essential.
The ideal candidate will have basic computer literacy, respect for Christian worship, and be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme with necessary vetting checks. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.
Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.
But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
As a Christian organisation, you will need to have a respect for all aspects of Christian worship.
You will also need to become amember of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.You will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of practice. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on .uk
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
You will work flexible hours, including a rota system, and help new staff learn housekeeping procedures. Participation in staff meetings, training sessions, and health and safety training, including COSHH regulations, is required. Ensuring all tasks meet CrossReach’s standards is essential.
The ideal candidate will have basic computer literacy, respect for Christian worship, and be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme with necessary vetting checks. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a supportive environment.
We also offer you a range of benefits that you would expect from an organisation that support others.
Firstly, there is access to a wide range of exclusive retail and leisure discounts through our rewards scheme and the Blue Light Discount card. We also ensure that your future and that of your loved ones is secured with a generous contributory pension plan and death in service benefit. Balancing work and family are made easier with our suite of enhanced family friendly policies and your health and wellness are prioritised with access to our health cash plan, giving you cash back for a wide range of health treatments. We even have access to a care concierge service to assist you with life's challenges, providing invaluable support when you need it most.
But we also know that your training and development is important to you, and as well as a contribution to your professional membership fees, we are keen to support you in making the right steps to learn, grow and develop in ways that are right for you.
CrossReach has been at the forefront of high quality social care for over 150 years, providing loving care to people of all ages and supporting them to live life to the full whatever their circumstances. During that time, we have worked hard to understand the needs of the people who turn to us for help and with them have been at the forefront of pioneering services which have literally changed thousands of lives for the better.
Today we are one of the largest social care providers in Scotland, with experience across a broad range of services. We are still growing, learning, and improving, thanks to the incredible people we have the privilege to support, and all those who support us. We are part of the Church of Scotland and aim to provide social care services and specialist resources in Christ’s name to further the caring work of the Church to people in challenging circumstances.
As a Christian organisation, you will need to have a respect for all aspects of Christian worship.
You will also need to become amember of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.You will also be required to adhere to the SSSC Code of practice. We have a legal obligation to ensure that we do not employ any worker who has not been granted the relevant permission to work in the UK. This permission is without exception granted by UK Visas and Immigrations. We are required to check the entitlement to work in the UK of all prospective employees, regardless of nationality or job category.
We are committed to ensuring that we attract, retain, and develop the very best people to build a diverse and talented team and we recognise that every individual’s unique background, experience and ability contributes to our success. We aim to create an inclusive and inspiring environment where individuals feel valued and respected and where people can belong, thrive and be their very best, whoever they are.If you have any queries regarding this role or our recruitment process, please contact the Recruitment team on .uk
Please note: We reserve the right to close this advert prior to the closing date. Therefore, please make sure you complete and submit your application at an early stage.
Additional Information For Candidates
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