Domestic Assistant

**Are you an experienced cleaner with knowledge of COSHH?**

**Are you looking for flexible employment that will allow you to maintain good work life balance?**

We're looking for a Domestic Assistant to join our professional and dedicated team at BPAS Merseyside on a casual basis. You will carry out cleaning duties in accordance within the unit to agreed levels and standards.

**This is a casual vacancy covering periods of annual leave and sickness. The salary is between £10.57-£11.02 per hour with Saturday shifts being paid at time and a half.**
- By working as a Casual/Bank employee you will benefit from flexible hours that suit you and a pensionable income._

**About You**
- We are also looking for:_
- Able to undertake repetitive, routine work and be self-motivated
- Manual Handling and COSHH qualification
- Able to maintain strict confidentiality

**Key Duties**:

- Clean the premises to include cleaning work tops, dusting of telephones, furniture, window ledges & any other fixtures.
- Monitor stock of cleaning materials for ordering by the Treatment Unit Manager, & stock toilets with sufficient supplies.
- Assist in the washing and ironing of all dirty linen daily, observing strict control of infection controls.
- Mark and date all linen before putting into circulation and regularly check all linen for repair/replacement and take out of use.
- Periodically wipe down paint work, carry out high dusting, wash inside of windows and clean window blinds.
- To vacuum carpets, sweep and mop floors.
- To empty bins and dispose of waste in accordance with BPAS procedures.
- To clean toilet areas including toilet, washbasins, window ledges, cupboards, and bins.
- Use all cleaning materials in accordance with COSHH and Health & Safety Regulations, and comply with cross infection instructions with regard to cleaning materials and equipment.
- Comply with Manual Handling Regulations and to use manual handling techniques

**About us**:
British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) is the UK's largest independent women's reproductive healthcare charity. We work mainly on behalf of the NHS across the country providing abortion, contraception, STI testing & treatment. We specialise in evidence-based, not-for-profit care reproductive healthcare.

**Working with us**:
Alongside a supportive and friendly working environment, BPAS has generous benefits: life assurance cover at 3 times salary, 34 days annual leave per year & a defined contribution pension scheme. You will have access to our employee benefits programme through BHSF which includes special health & wellbeing services & lifestyle offers for you & your family. This includes various salary sacrifice schemes, counselling services & free private GP appointments.

BPAS is committed to safeguarding & promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults, children & young people through a safer recruitment framework. This includes a thorough selection process & a number of pre-employment checks.

**Further Information**:
**Location**:
BPAS Merseyside, 32 Parkfield Road, Liverpool L17 8UJ

**Contract/hours**:Ad-hoc - covering periods of annual leave and sickness in line with business needs. More will be discussed at interview.

Typical shifts are 06:30 -12:30, 06:30 - 13:00 and 17:00 - 20:00

**Salary**:£10.57-£11.02 per hour - depending on experience

**The Small Print**: All applicants must be pro-choice.
- If you do not hear from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, unfortunately you will not have been shortlisted on this occasion._

**References**: All offers of employment are conditional based on satisfactory pre-employment checks. We require applicants to provide 3 years of employment references including information on reasons for leaving and any gaps in employment.

**COVID-19**: BPAS encourages all applicants to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and we invite you to share evidence of your vaccination status. This is in addition to the requirement to provide evidence of vaccination/immunity against the following conditions of Tuberculosis, Hepatitis B, MMR and Varicella for clinical roles directly involved in patient care.

**Job Type**: Zero hours contract

**Salary**: £10.57-£11.02 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free flu jabs
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Overtime
- Weekend availability

Application question(s):

- Do you support a woman's right to choose abortion?
- Do you have experience of household cleaning, cleaning procedures and practical cleaning techniques?
- Are you the family or friend of a current BPAS employee? If yes, please state the name and nature of the relationship.
- Do you have the right to work in the UK? What is your current status?
- Are you aware this is a casual vacancy? The hours are ad-hoc, covering periods of annual leave and sickness only. Typical shifts are 06:30 - 13:30, 06:3