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Bank Housekeeping Assistant

Location:
Reading
Job Sector:
Maintenance & Catering
Salary:
£11.44 per hour plus enhancements
Employment Type:
Bank
Hours of Work:
Ad hoc (bank)
Ref No:
HB10226DOK24
Closing Date:
10/01/2025

Bank Housekeeping Assistant
Sue Ryder Duchess of Kent
22 Liebenrood Rd, Reading. RG30 2DX
£11.44 per hour plus enhancements


Be there when it matters

There has never been a more important time to provide high quality, specialist end-of-life care to support patients and their families.

About us

At the Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading, and through our Day Services in Newbury and Wokingham, we look after people living with life- limiting conditions, and offer support for families too. We provide expert care and support across Berkshire.

About you:

Do you take pride in providing excellent customer service and want to work in a lively, supportive team?

We can't think of a better place to develop your skills than at Duchess of Kent Hospice. It's passionate and supportive and you'll be helping to create a warm and comfortable experience for our patients, visitors and staff.

About the Role:

We are looking for Housekeeping Assistants to work as part of our friendly and established team on an ad hoc basis, covering leave and sickness when needed

You will be working with a team to maintain the highest possible standard of cleanliness throughout our Hospice and Day Hospice. Your job will include laundry, daily vacuuming, mopping and cleaning of patient’s rooms, bathrooms and toilets.

Experience and skills required:

• Able to work as part of a team
• Able to communicate verbally and in writing
• Understanding of COSSH and Health and Safety Regulations

Competitive Benefits including:

Benefits

• Enhanced pay for unsociable hours
• Company pension scheme
• Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Ethnic Diversity and Equality, People with Disabilities, and Women and Non Binary Individuals
• Staff discount of 10% on new goods online at shop.sueryder.org
• Structured induction programme and learning and development opportunities.

For more of our employee benefits please visit our website.

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/why-work-for-sue-ryder

We actively encourage applications from people from all backgrounds to help us to provide the best possible experience for the people who use our services and continue to make Sue Ryder a great place to work, and attract and recruit the best, most diverse workforce possible. We are particularly interested in increasing applications from the global majority, LGTBQIA+ and people with disabilities as they are currently underrepresented in our organisation.
Please let us know if you have any feedback to make our recruitment processes more accessible and inclusive or if you require any adjustments made to your application or interview process by emailing recruitment@sueryder.org

https://www.sueryder.org/jobs/equity-diversity-inclusion

If you want more than just a job, we want you.

Join the team and be there when it matters.