General Assistant

2 weeks ago

Stockport, Stockport, United Kingdom Sanctuary Full time
General Assistant - Cleaning

Portland House, Carver Drive, Marple, Stockport, Cheshire, SK6 7QG

£12.21 per hour - Pay rate effective 1 April 2025

15 Hours per week

Sanctuary Supported Living is delighted to be recruiting for a General Assistant at Portland House.

At Sanctuary Supported Living, we specialise in delivering a wide range of personalised housing, care, and support services to help people across England to live as independently as possible.

We're a national organisation, but we're not-for-profit and we think locally by putting our customers at the heart of what we do. We're committed to being our best and helping customers to be their best, as we support them on their pathways for independence.

No matter your job - delivering support directly or working in our offices to support our frontline teams - your work makes a difference every day.

And working with us isn't just another job. It's rewarding, inspiring, exciting and it provides an opportunity to make a real, positive impact on people's lives. Plus, we'll support you in reaching your aspirations and career goals, through comprehensive training and benefits.

The role of General Assistant will include:
  • Undertaking general duties as assigned, such as maintaining the cleanliness of all communal areas, offices, and the kitchen
  • Ensuring all cleaning duties are completed to a high standard
  • Identifying and reporting potential faults and hazards on site, to maintain a safe environment
  • Maintaining stock levels, restocking as required and ensuring equipment is used in line with guidance notes
  • Helping to prepare meals and drinks, following food hygiene standards, and ensuring the needs of our customers are met
  • Ensuring customers' privacy and dignity are maintained and respected
Skills and experiences:
  • Working knowledge and experience of undertaking general cleaning duties is desirable
  • Some experience of working in a domestic/catering environment
  • Level 2 diploma in housekeeping/catering, or willing to work towards
  • Good interpersonal and customer service skills
  • A general understanding of health and safety in the work place
Are you ready to be your best?

Brilliant work deserves brilliant benefits As part of our commitment to making Sanctuary Supported Living a great place to work, here are just some of the ways we'll reward you:
  • At least 25 days paid holiday, rising to 30 days after 5 years' service (plus public holidays)
    • A pension scheme with employer contributions
      • A variety of online discounts and rewards from major retailers
        • Health and well-being plans
          • Life assurance
            • Family friendly arrangements, including opportunities for flexible working
              • Tax efficient savings through our Cycle to Work scheme
                • A wide range of learning and development opportunities
Job Reference: 223481

We are only currently accepting applications from those with the right to work in the UK.

If you are applying internally, don't forget to use your internal careers account to submit your application.

We might get a lot of applications so reserve the right to withdraw this advertisement at any time. Don't miss out, please apply early.

Inclusion is one of our core values. Our goal is to be a diverse, inclusive organisation where our people thrive and meet our customers' needs with fairness and empathy. We know having a range of ideas and opinions makes a difference. We encourage and welcome applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support this mission. We will make adjustments throughout your application process, in line with Sanctuary's commitment to our Disability Confident employer status.

Building Equality and Diversity

Sanctuary Group encourages and welcomes applications from people from diverse backgrounds to support our commitment to offering an inclusive environment for our employees and customers.
We work closely with the Home Office in order to prevent illegal working.
An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be necessary in the event of a successful application which we will pay for.
Sanctuary Supported Living is a trading name of Sanctuary Housing Association and Sanctuary Home Care Limited, both exempt charities.

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