Job Title: Domestic
Location: YMCA, Roath, Cardiff
Closing Date: 08/07/2022
Domestic Worker
RESPONSIBLE TO: Senior Services Officer
HOURS: 37.5 hours per week between the times of 7.00am – 6pm, over 7 days a week including Bank Holidays.
LOCATION: Cardiff
CONTRACT: Permanent
SALARY: Starting at £19,841
CLOSING DATE: 24/6/2022
ORGANISATIONAL AIMS:
- To provide temporary hostel accommodation to homeless people
- To develop a range of accommodation options and individual capacity
building - To manage the Association and its projects with good practice and within
statutory guidance.
OUR VALUES:
Because we CARE and have COMPASSION we want to MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
Our aim is to EMPOWER and SUPPORT people.
We do this with RESPECT and EMPATHY, mindful of the EQUALITY of all.
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES:
To be familiar with all the procedures, policies and task instructions of the Domestic department and organisation and to adhere to them at all times. In particular:-
- To carry out a daily cleaning programme, including communal and public areas, ensuring required standards are maintained.
- To prepare vacated accommodation for re-let, reporting any areas of concern.
- To collect used bed linen on laundry days and replace with clean.
- To be responsible for removal and storage of ex-residents’ belongings.
- To assist with monthly room checks, reporting any maintenance and/or health and safety issues.
- To assist with additional cleaning/ “spring cleaning” duties as required and requested including other properties managed by the YMCA.
To carry out other duties that reasonably fall within the scope of the post:-
- Responding to emergencies / crisis
- Attendance at meetings deemed appropriate by the Services Manager.
- Participation in training and supervision.
- You must work constructively with other departments within the YMCA Cardiff Group.
- Assisting with jobs that usually fall to another member of staff, but in whose absence, failure to carry out the work would present a risk or offence to others or would be detrimental to the Associations ’ service provision.
- To be able to respect the Christian ethos of the YMCA and uphold its values.
PERSON SPECIFICATION
JOB TITLE: Domestic
ESSENTIAL:
- Experience working in a similar field (e.g. hotel work)
- Basic literacy skills
- Good verbal communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to work unsupervised
- Ability to relate to people from a wide range of backgrounds
- Ability to remain calm under pressure
- Professional approach to confidentiality, boundaries and anti-discriminatory practice
- Reliable, dependable, punctual and flexible
- To respect the Christian ethos of the YMCA and uphold its values
- Be able to demonstrate our core values of respect, empathy and equality in daily work
DESIRABLE:
- NVQ Cleaning & Support Services
- Qualifications in first aid/health & safety/fire safety
- Understanding of homelessness and housing problems.
- Basic IT skills
- Assertiveness