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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Housekeeping Supervisor to join Facilities team. Your role will be to provide high quality support to the Housekeeping Lead in the supervision of the provision of a high standard of housekeeping; accommodation and laundry service during the evening shifts.
Staff benefits include, shuttle bus, and more Read more below
Role Requirements
Monitor and inspect buildings to ensure cleanliness and hygiene standards are met and maintained in each of the site buildings.
To co-ordinate work schedules for Housekeepers during the evening shifts
Assist staff where required to complete work schedules
To assist the Housekeeping Lead in ensuring that ordering and safe storage of cleaning materials and equipment is monitored and sufficient stock is maintained.
To assist the Lead in delegating responsibility for communal areas on a daily basis and in initiating cleaning of carpets, curtains and high dusting on a rotating schedule.
All maintenance issues report by the Housekeeping team to the Supervisor should be raised in a timely manner through Topdesk
To inspect, fault find, escalate any repairs and/or services required whilst auditing housekeeping services
Conduct routine housekeeping services/audits as outlined in the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules and ensure any works are to agreed service levels
Prioritise work to complete assignments in a timely manner
Ensure that any works carried out conform to legislative requirements and British safety standards.
To assist the Housekeeping Lead to ensure that the ordering and storing safely of laundry cleaning materials and equipment is monitored and sufficient stock is maintained.
All maintenance issues report by the Laundry Operative to the Supervisor should be raised in a timely manner through Topdesk
To inspect, fault find, escalate any repairs and/or services required whilst auditing laundry services
Interview Date: To be confirmed.
Terms and Conditions
Strictly no agencies, please.
As we often receive high levels of applicants for our roles, we regret that we will only be able to contact those applicants who are shortlisted for interviews. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 2 weeks of the closing date, please assume you have not been shortlisted for an interview on this occasion.
About Us
The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service.
Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom.
Staff Benefits
The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment.
We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service.
Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teachers pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Rehabilitation of Offenders
Many roles at The Childrens Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Childrens Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions.
Equal Opportunity Employer
To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UKs diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networksacross the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements.
Online Searches
In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidates name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.
