Job Information
Domestic Assistant - 18.5 hours per week
Coanwood Children’s Home Domestic Assistant – Part time, permanent Band 1 - Salary: £23,656 (full time salary quoted)
Job Location: Coanwood Children’s Home, Cramlington, Northumberland
Do you want a challenging and rewarding career with real opportunities to change the lives of young people living in a children’s home? If you are dynamic, dedicated and enthusiastic then we want to hear from you.
The Council
Northumberland County Council operates a range of services across one of the largest counties in the UK. Local Government’s ongoing challenges and the diversity of our residents means we have to work smarter. That’s why we want bold, creative and agile thinkers who can help us move forward and innovate.
For further information about working for Northumberland County Council, please click here: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/working
The Service
NCC operates 5 children’s homes including a national secure children home with education. Overall the service employs 130 care staff and 30 support services staff across the homes. Our Homes accommodate 25 young people aged 6 - 17, our main aim is to offer an exceptional family focussed caring environment where children and young people can feel safe and thrive.
The service is regularly inspected by Ofsted, currently our homes are rated as Outstanding or Good. It is crucial that everyone in our team is committed to the best safe care of our young people.
We currently have a vacancy for a permanent Domestic Assistant at Coanwood Children’s Home in Cramlington
The Role
We are looking for a motivated and flexible person to provide a domestic service across a multisite children's home in Cramlington. The service consists of a main site, with 2 smaller homes within the Cramlington area.
Working 18.5 hours per week from Monday to Friday. You will be responsible for maintaining a clean home including living areas, office areas and bedrooms, complying with hygiene and health and safety legislation. This is likely to be 3 days in one site and 1 day per week in each of the other sites.
You will have experience of cleaning in a care setting and interacting with service users in a caring manner.
For further information please download the relevant Job Descriptions
For further information, please email childrens.residential@northumberland.gov.uk
Why choose us? We have some outstanding benefits and perks to offer you, including: - 26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)- Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees) - Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension SchemeTo see all our excellent benefits and perks, please click here.
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Further information For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post.
Alternative application format: British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930
Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.
