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Domestic Assistant

Employer
Hightown Housing Association Limited
Location
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Salary
£2,325pa
Closing date
28 Jun 2021

Job Details

About the Role

The Young People`s Housing Service (YPHS) in Hemel Hempstead provides accommodation and support for young people aged between 16-24 years. You will be working 5 hours a week.

Duties include:

Maintaining high standards of cleanliness in a busy kitchen

Ensuring communal areas are clean and welcoming

Returning rooms and en-suite bathrooms to a high standard of cleanliness once a stay has ended and preparing ready for the next service user

Mandatory training will be offered that all new employees to the association must attend.

About You

We are looking for a passionate person with a `can-do` attitude. Some previous experience of domestic cleaning would be beneficial. Some knowledge around the work carried out within care and supported housing would be useful.

Benefits

We offer a range of benefits which include:

Generous annual leave allowance of 25 days per year, rising with service, plus statutory bank holidays (pro rata for part time)

Workplace pension scheme

Employee Assistance scheme to support your health and wellbeing

Life assurance of three times your annual salary

Regular Support from your line manager and colleagues

Annual bonus based on satisfactory performance

Monthly attendance bonus

About Us

Hightown is a charitable housing association operating principally in Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. We believe everyone should have a home and the support they need, so our aim is to build new homes and to provide excellent housing and support.

We currently manage over 7,500 homes and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff from our head office in Hemel Hempstead. We have an annual turnover of £90 million and a development programme that will deliver over 400 new affordable homes each year.

Closing date: Monday 28th June 2021

Interviews: Wednesday 30th June 2021

How To Apply

To apply for the position of a Domestic Assistant please complete our online application form.

Hightown is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Successful candidates will need to have a satisfactory enhanced disclosure from the Disclosure & Barring Service, together with any other relevant recruitment checks.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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Company

Hightown is a charitable housing association transforming thousands of lives every year.

We do this by building hundreds of much needed new homes and providing care and supported housing services for a wide range of people. We have high ambitions, a principled approach and a dependable, flexible team that delivers.

We are a charitable association aiming to help people who cannot afford to buy or rent housing at market values. 
  
We currently manage over 7,000 homes (principally in Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire) and employ over 1,000 full and part time staff. We have an annual turnover of £90 million and a development programme that will deliver around 450 new affordable homes each year.

Mission 

Building homes. Supporting people.

Values

  • Put residents and service users first.
  • Treat people with respect
  • Be cost effective
  • Don't compromise standards or safety
  • Develop passionate and committed teams

Culture

Hightown’s aim is to provide as many homes as we can at below market rates and a wide range of housing and support for people who are vulnerable and/or disabled. Hightown’s history over more than 50 years shows our continuing focus on our strong social purpose.

We are rated highly for financial and operational performance; and have a high grading from the Regulator of Social Housing.
Hightown is committed to retaining its distinctiveness and its reputation for making projects happen which demonstrate Hightown’s values and contribution to society.

We believe that, by developing decent homes and supporting individuals to live with confidence, independence and choice, our work delivers a tangible positive impact for local communities

Please see our vacancies below:

Company info
Website
Telephone
01442 292309
Location
Hightown House
Maylands Avenue
Hemel Hempstead
Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
HP2 4XH
GB

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