Cleaner

Location: Pasterns - Oxted

Hours: Permanent, Part-Time (working 15 hours a week)

Salary: £17,300 per annum, pro rata

How do we work?

Action for Children does what's right, does what's needed and does what works for children in the UK. Every year, our team changes the lives of 301,000 children, young people and families. Working in residential care is both challenging and rewarding. Our aim is to give every young person we work with the support to reach their potential and also support their aspirations for a positive future: this is a vital part of our work.

Our team provides care for young people with profound and multiple disabilities, including communication difficulties, sensory impairment, complex health needs and challenging behaviour. We support young people between the ages of 5-19 years to make choices and by developing life skills such as, personal care, cooking and communication.

We have three residential houses, two that specialise in working with children and young people on the Autistic Spectrum and one house that works with children and young people who have serve and complex needs. Patens is open all year round and is a full residential home for the children who live there. We also organise residential holidays to many different and exciting locations

We are looking for a cleaner to work 15 hours per week which will be Monday to Friday. You will be ensuring that all areas of offices, kitchen, bathroom and communal areas are maintained and kept to a high standard. Due to the location you will need to be a car driver.

How will you make a difference?

You'll significantly improve young people's lives:
By keeping high standards of cleaning
By being able to work using your own initiative
By replenishing cleaning materials and any other stocks as required
By keeping all areas free from hazards
By ensuring all bins are emptied to minimise any fire risk
By reporting any breakages or any concerns to your line manager
By working within Action for Children's policies and procedures

What will you need?

A willingness to understand the issues faced by young people
Excellent attention to detail
Good communication skills
The ability to work on your own initiative with good problem solving skills
A Food Hygiene certificate is desirable
The ability to prioritise and plan your schedule on a daily basis.
A good knowledge of COSHH and Health and Safety at work.
An understanding of Safeguarding
Ability to work on your own along with prioritising work load
The willingness to complete training which is relevant to your role.

How will we reward you?

Minimum 29 days' holiday (pro rata)
Flexible working, including maternity, paternity and adoption packages
Season ticket travel loans
Company pension scheme
Discounts at major high street retailers.

Plus, there's a lot more besides.

Want to join our team? Don't hesitate and apply now!

Action for Children is committed to safer recruitment practices, designed to protect the welfare of the children and young people using our services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference to vulnerable children's lives and to build a fulfilling and meaningful career with a leading UK children's charity.

For more information on this opportunity please contact Machaela at Machaela.huggins@actionforchildren.org.uk

Guidant is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.