Housekeeping Assistant

• Hourly Rate: £12.97 per hour plus weekend uplift
• Hours: Part-time – Some flexibility in working hours may be required to meet the needs of the service.

Do you want to help make a real difference to people living with life-limiting illness and those close to them? Are you looking to develop your housekeeping career within a supportive and purpose-driven charity? If so, we would love to hear from you. Barnsley Hospice is seeking a motivated and compassionate Housekeeping Assistant to join our Housekeeping Team.

As a Housekeeping Assistant, you will play a vital role in maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment for our patients, visitors, volunteers and staff. Working as part of our Housekeeping Team, you will assist with cleaning and laundry services across the hospice, ensuring high standards of hygiene and infection prevention are maintained at all times.

This role is particularly suited to someone who takes pride in their work, can work independently when required, and understands the importance of creating a comfortable environment for people receiving specialist palliative and end-of-life care.

• Maintain high standards of cleanliness throughout the hospice in line with cleaning schedules and infection control procedures.
• Carry out housekeeping and laundry duties, ensuring linen is handled safely and appropriately.
• Safely use cleaning equipment and materials in accordance with Hospice policies and guidelines.
• Report maintenance issues, equipment defects and any concerns to the Housekeeping Team Leader.
• Accurately complete cleaning records and documentation as required.
• Support the safe handling and disposal of clinical and sanitary waste.
• Ensure stock levels of cleaning products are maintained and rotated appropriately.
• Help provide a welcoming and supportive environment for patients, visitors and colleagues.

• Has experience in a housekeeping, cleaning, domestic services or similar role.
• Understands the importance of hygiene, cleanliness and infection prevention standards.
• Demonstrates excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Can work independently and use their initiative, particularly during weekend shifts.
• Is highly organised with strong attention to detail.
• Works collaboratively and positively as part of a team.
• Is reliable, professional and committed to delivering a high-quality service.
• Shares our values of compassion, respect and dignity.

Barnsley Hospice is a charity providing specialist palliative and end-of-life care to hundreds of local people each year. Our focus is on helping people achieve the best possible quality of life while supporting those close to them throughout illness and bereavement.

By joining our team, you will help ensure that vital services continue to be available to people across our community.

We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and warmly welcome applications from all sections of the community. We particularly encourage applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQIA+ candidates and candidates with disabilities, as we are committed to increasing representation across our workforce.

If you are looking for a role where your work will have real purpose and impact, we would love to hear from you.