Position Overview & Specifications
Chancet wood is a Residential short breaks home for children with physical and multiple disabilities aged 5 to 18 years old. We offer short breaks to around 20 families’ city wide. We are looking for a dynamic, friendly, outgoing person to join our Domestic team for 30 hours per week worked over 5 days. The hours worked will be between 9am and 6.30pm on a flexible rota.
Duties will include cleaning communal areas, bedrooms, kitchen, annex building, sensory room, undertaking laundry duties and washing pots. Additional tasks may be delegated on a day-to-day basis. Some bank holiday working is required and the occasional weekend if required. Knowledge of health and safety issues and the safe storage and use of chemicals is desirable. Duties may also include covering at busy times in the main to help wash up and clean the kitchen.
Although there is no direct work with children, we are looking for someone who enjoys working and interacting with children and young people.
We are investing in our workforce and are promoting opportunities to our under-represented groups. We value equality, diversity and inclusion and are focused on increasing the diversity of our workforce, particularly the number of Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic, Disabled and LGBTQ+ people, so that our teams reflect the communities in the city we serve. We are also supporting staff with unpaid caring responsibilities to work flexibly.
It is a great time to join us and we welcome your application.
Under the Disability Confident Scheme, disabled applicants, who meet the essential criteria of this job, are guaranteed an interview.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare and safety of children and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. All successful candidates will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
For further information, please contact Richard Green on 01142746459
Job details Job reference REQ000971 Date posted 15/02/2023 Application closing date 12/03/2023 Location Sheffield Salary Grade 3 (£21,575 - £21,968) pro rata Package Permanent Contractual hours 30 Job category/type Children's Social Care