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Relief Housekeeping Assistant

4 weeks ago


Shetland, United Kingdom CrossReach Full time

**Job reference**: 001357

**FTE Salary**: £10.90 per hour

**Location**: Shetland -The Walter & Joan Gray

**Employment type**: Relief

**Division**: Older People Services

**Hours Per Week**: Variable, as required

**Closing date**: 10/12/2023

**Full / Part time**: Relief

Could you be a team member providing service users with a pleasant homely environment? Working to ensure the smooth running of the service this might be in the kitchen, dining room, laundry or general housekeeping tasks.

Your job is important here and it’s something that everyone notices right from the start. There are three different areas within this role, including working in the kitchen, laundry and in the house itself, although the job is primarily focus on working in the laundry. You will definitely be working as part of a close-knit team where your positive approach to maintaining a good standard of housekeeping will be valued.

As a relief member of staff, you will have the flexibility to work as and when you want, with as few or as many shifts as you are able. This is a great way to achieve a work life balance, fitting work in around your other commitments.

If you’ve worked in a care setting before that’s great, but we’re more interested in how you’d help us continue to make our residents lives as pleasant as possible. And if you’re interested, we’ll make sure that you have all the training and development you need, not only so you can do a great job, but to help you build your career with us too.

This post is also eligible for a Shetland Island Allowance of £2,541 pro rata per annum.

As we do our work in Christ’s name you must be respectful of our Christian Ethos and be able to work within it.

We have a legal obligation to ensure that it does 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.

This post requires you to be a member of the Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme and undertake the necessary vetting checks.


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